On May 11, Friedman Kaplan partner Ricardo Solano, Jr. will be 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

The Hedge Fund Law Report has published an article by Friedman Kaplan partner Anne Beaumont and associate Alexander Levi regarding the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. v. Somers, which addresses the scope of whistleblower anti-retaliation protection under Dodd-Frank. More

Friedman Kaplan partner Anne E. Beaumont has authored an article in the Hedge Fund Law Report on the trial court, Appellate Division, and Court of Appeals decisions in Davis v. Scottish Re Group Ltd., as well as the implications for investors, funds and managers of the Court of Appeals’ ultimate decision. More

Friedman Kaplan partner Anne E. Beaumont has authored an article in the Futures and Derivates Law Report summarizing notable cases and general trends in derivatives litigation in 2017. More

Friedman Kaplan partner Christopher Colorado, along with Edi M. Grgeta and Konstantin A. Danilov of Analysis Group, co-authored an article in the November/December edition of the Journal of Corporate Renewal entitled “Sears, SRG, and the Economics of Fraudulent Conveyance.” More