A matter in which Friedman Kaplan Partner Mary Mulligan, Counsel Bonnie Baker, and Associate Nora Bojar recently represented a UK national in defense of charges of fraud, bribery, and money laundering has been nominated by Global Investigations Review for its Most Important Court Case of the Year award. More

After a lengthy trial spanning almost three years and including the testimony of 73 witnesses, a Greek court today acquitted Friedman Kaplan's client, a UK national, of charges of fraud, bribery, and money laundering. More

New York’s Court of Appeals has issued a landmark decision in favor of Friedman Kaplan’s clients regarding the interpretation of New York statutory law. More

On April 29 and 30th, Friedman Kaplan partners Anne Beaumont and Asaf Reindel spoke at the GAIM Ops Cayman conference. Ms. Beaumont moderated a panel titled "You Will Be Hacked: Practical Lessons in Preparing for and Responding to Cyber Incidents," and Mr. Reindel spoke at a speaker-hosted lunch table titled "How Fund Managers Can Prepare for the Anticipated End of LIBOR."  More

What’s happening right now in the world of LIBOR transition? Friedman Kaplan’s LIBOR Transition Task Force sees five major themes. More

While the loan markets have yet to adopt SOFR as a replacement benchmark to LIBOR, lenders and borrowers have started using the ARRC’s fallback provisions or variations thereof in credit agreements. However, in almost all cases credit agreements continue to contain other standard provisions that arguably are inconsistent with the ARRC provisions and should be removed. More

The Hedge Fund Law Report has published an article by Friedman Kaplan litigation partner Anne Beaumont discussing the implications for hedge fund managers of the SEC's July 12, 2019 Staff Statement on LIBOR Transition.  More

In an article published by Private Equity Law Report, Partners Anne Beaumont and Lance Gotko provide an overview of the SEC’s whistleblowing rules, summarize key SEC and EEOC enforcement actions over the last several years, and offer practical advice to private equity firms on how to avoid running afoul of the applicable rules. More