Friedman Kaplan is pleased to announce that Joel I. Frank has joined our partnership. Mr. Frank will be a partner in our corporate department and will focus on securities matters. More

The Wireless History Foundation inducted FK partner Barry Adelman into its Hall of Fame at its Awards Dinner in Los Angeles on September 12th. More

Justice Saliann Scarpulla of the Supreme Court of New York, New York County, issued a decision handing a resounding victory to Friedman Kaplan’s client All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. and its affiliates (together, “ANA”) in a case filed against ANA, Japan’s largest airline, by a former supplier, Kyowa Seni, Co., Ltd. (“Kyowa”).  More

Friedman Kaplan partner Christopher Colorado on June 27 participated in an American Bar Association Section of Litigation panel entitled Virtual Currency: Current Regulatory and Civil Litigation Trends.  More

Michael Miller, President of the New York State Bar Association, announced today that Friedman Kaplan partner and former New York Court of Appeals Judge the Hon. Robert S. Smith (Ret.) and former New York State Supreme Court Justice the Hon. Barry Kamins (Ret.) will co-chair a task force on wrongful convictions for the bar association. Their mission will be "to update the 2009 report with recommendations based upon new developments, technology, science, experience and judicial decisions, and make affirmative recommendations to reduce the likelihood of wrongful convictions," said Mr. Miller. More

Friedman Kaplan client PAVmed Inc., a multi-product medical device company, announced it has finalized a definitive licensing agreement with Case Western Reserve University to develop and commercialize its EsoCheck technology, a rapid office-based alternative to diagnostic endoscopy that combines a non-invasive cell sampling device with a DNA biomarker test. More

Mr. Reindel, who will lead the firm's Israel practice, represents public and private companies in connection with domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and debt financings, and private equity funds and hedge funds in connection with their investments, contracts, and compliance issues.  More

On May 11, Friedman Kaplan partner Ricardo Solano, Jr. was honored by Seton Hall Law School with its Exemplary Service Award. The award recognizes alumni who have been especially involved with and supportive of Seton Hall Law following their graduation.  More

Friedman Kaplan is proud to announce that staff attorney Bonnie Baker has been promoted to counsel.  More

U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain of the Southern District of New York today issued a decision denying Solus Alternative Asset Management’s request for a preliminary injunction to block a refinancing by New Jersey-based home builder Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. with new debt provided by FK client GSO Capital Partners, a credit-oriented alternative asset manager that is part of Blackstone Group. The case has been closely followed by the financial press and, as noted by the Wall Street Journal, has “riveted credit derivatives market participants.”  More

Friedman Kaplan is proud to announce that Steven M. Pesner has joined the firm’s New York office as Senior Counsel. Steve represents major private equity and investment management funds, domestic and international entrepreneurs, and public and private companies in connection with solving complex litigation, corporate, securities, regulatory and other issues, including class actions, securities actions, bankruptcy issues, RICO claims, and other complex litigations, disclosure issues, FCPA issues, and regulatory issues. He also has significant experience in alternative dispute resolution, including arbitration and mediation. More

Friedman Kaplan’s longstanding client, Sesame Workshop, along with International Rescue Committee, has been awarded the MacArthur Foundation’s 100&Change grant of $100 million towards their ongoing work educating refugee children displaced by violence and persecution in Syria and the Middle East. More