Law firm Morrison & Foerster LLP (MoFo) has named Christopher Ford, a partner in the firm's Washington DC office, to the position of chair of Global Sourcing Group.

Chris focuses on advising customers on the full life cycle of their complex information technology and business process outsourcing transactions.

He has advised on many substantial transactions in recent years, including in relation to a $1.4bn IT outsourcing for one of the largest US states, a $600m renegotiation of a global manufacturing company's IT outsourcing agreement, and a $450m transaction whereby a major transportation company outsourced its IT infrastructure and managed voice and data networks.

Ford succeeds Alistair Maughan, a partner in the firm's London office, who has taken on a new role as co-chair of the firm's Technology Transactions Group, alongside Paul Jahn, who is based in San Francisco.