Claudia Vetesi

About Claudia Vetesi

I have decades of experience advising clients on advertising and marketing compliance, including managing pre-litigation risk regarding advertising claims. I represent clients in consumer class action cases and complex litigation, including unfair business competition, false advertising, and product liability. I regularly handle matters before the National Advertising Division (NAD) and competitive advertising disputes. I represent clients across a broad range of industries, from food and beverage to technology.I\'m a leading partner in MoFo’s Food & Agriculture group. Ranked Band 1 in Chambers Agribusiness, this cross-disciplinary group has helped shape the industry for more than two decades. From disruptive new food startups to Fortune 50 companies, I provide food and agriculture clients with holistic, innovative strategies that addresses their most pressing legal challenges and mission critical transactions.I\'m also a longtime leader in MoFo’s pro bono program. I have represented asylum seekers and others in immigration proceedings, including traveling to El Paso, Texas, to work with families separated and detained at the border. I have also worked on matters relating to reproductive rights, gun violence prevention, and criminal justice reform.I previously served as a Lawyer Representative for the Northern District of California and am a board member of the Bar Association of San Francisco, Diversity and Justice Committee, San Francisco Law Library, and Bay Area Legal Aid. I am also a member of the San Francisco Raza and the Hispanic Bar Association. I received my J.D. degree in 2004 from Berkeley Law (Boalt Hall School of Law).Specialties: Complex commercial litigation, including consumer class action, unfair competition, false advertising, and product liability. Advise on labeling and advertising laws, competitor advertising, FTC rules and guidance, Lanham Act claims, and represent clients before the NAD.

Experience

1. Partner

   Morrison Foerster

   Dec 2017 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

Education

• University of California, Berkeley - School of Law

  J.D.

  2002 — 2004

• University of California, Berkeley

  English, Dance

Skills

• Legal Writing
• Legal Research
• Land Use Law
• Arbitration
• Dispute
• Litigation
• Class Actions
• Courts
• Corporate Law
• False Advertising
• Intellectual Property
• Dispute Resolution
• International Arbitration
• Trials
• Commercial Litigation
• Unfair Competition