On January 23, 2020, the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance featured a number of high-profile securities attorneys, including FisherBroyles partner Rebecca Rettig, at its inaugural event of the year, "When the SEC Comes Calling." The event addressed the recent SEC investigations and enforcement actions in the crypto and blockchain space, and provided practical tips for companies [...]
FisherBroyles Partner Sharon Soloff Named One of Six Elite New York Wealth Management Professionals by Citywealth Magazine On January 22, 2020, FisherBroyles partner Sharon Soloff was selected by Citywealth Magazine as one of six Elite New York Wealth Management Professionals, only three of whom are attorneys. Citywealth is a global publication dedicated to the needs of ultra-high [...]
On September 28, 2019, FisherBroyles Miami Partner Irene Oria was installed as National President of the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) for a one-year term. The HNBA is the nonprofit, nonpartisan, national bar organization that represents the interests of Hispanic attorneys, judges, law students and other legal professionals in the United States and its territories [...]
PHILADELPHIA, JANUARY 27, 2020: FisherBroyles, LLP represented Medical Guardian, LLC, one of the largest providers of personal emergency response systems and medical alert services in the United States, in the company's recent consummation of a $105 million senior credit facility. The company plans to use the capital to refinance its existing senior credit facility and to [...]
Think your industry is too traditional to embrace innovation? Whose Company is it Anyway host Sheldon Stone, a partner in Amherst Partners, a financial advisory firm based in Birmingham, MI, explores the rise of cloud-based law firms with his special guest, Patricia Fugée, a partner at FisherBroyles law firm. The firm's Next Generation Law Firm® model was engineered to maximize [...]
On January 23, 2020, Rebecca Rettig will be a featured panelist, along with other prominent securities litigators, at the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance's event, "When the SEC Comes Calling: Practical Tips When Faced With an SEC Investigation or Enforcement Action." The event will address the recent high-profile investigations and enforcement actions brought by the SEC [...]
On January 1, 2020, Partner Patricia Fugée became President-Elect of the American Board of Certification. This national organization is dedicated to serving the public and improving the quality of the bar by certifying lawyers in the areas of bankruptcy and creditors' rights. Board certification assists the public in identifying those attorneys who have the skills [...]
LIBOR History The London Interbank Offered Rate or “LIBOR” originated in the 1970’s, around the time sovereign debt and cross-border M&A financing were exploding. It represents the average of the interest rates offered by depository banks in the London market for deposits of different tenures, ranging from overnight to 30-day interest periods up to 360 [...]
Last week the U.S. Department of Justice issued a compilation of False Claims Act recovery information showing that it had obtained more than $3 billion in settlements and judgments during the course of fiscal year 2019 (October 2, 2018 – September 20, 2019). The bulk of recoveries once again arose in the health care industry—a [...]
On Thursday, January 2, 2020, columnist Karla Miller quoted Amy in her article for The Washington Post entitled, "When an employer actually needs 'the best man for the job.'" The article, which you can read here, discussed a narrow exception under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964-posting a job ad specifying one gender instead of [...]
