PRACTICE AREAS
Mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, entity governance, commercial lending, franchising and licensing, software, computer, internet, entertainment and intellectual property transactions.
CONFLICT RESOLUTION EXPERIENCE
Currently a partner and chair of Entertainment and Sports Law Practice at Fox Rothschild LLP, Mr. Fern spent more than a decade at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer International, Inc., managing its international business affairs and serving as General Counsel. His clients include major multinational and international corporations, medium-sized companies and entrepreneurial ventures. He also advises boards of directors and managing members and partners on governance issues and acts as a consultant to law firms and an expert witness in cases involving contracts, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate and partnership governance.
Mr. Fern's publications on contract law are used by attorneys worldwide. He is author of Warren's Forms of Agreements, an eight-volume leading treatise on negotiating, structuring and drafting American business agreements and contract law, as well as Warren's Forms of Agreements: Fern's Desk Edition. Mr. Fern also represents clients in structuring and drafting franchise agreements and regulatory matters. He has been designated a Certified Specialist in Franchise and Distribution Law by the California Board of Legal Specialization. He has written extensively on this subject in numerous published law books, including the three-volume treatise, Franchise Law, and related published books: Intellectual Property Law, Establishing and Operating Under a Franchise Relationship, and Franchising Current Legal Forms (volume 3(a)). |
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ORGANIZATIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS
 Member, California and New York bar associations
Member, numerous state and national committees and forums on Franchise Law
Rated as an AV Preeminent Rated Lawyer through the AV Peer Review Ratings of LexisNexis Martindale- Hubble for over 25 years
Rated as one of the "Top Lawyers" in Southern California by Beverly Hills Courier
Recognized in The International Who's Who of Franchise Lawyers every year since 2006
Delivered numerous articles and more than 100 speeches before law and industry audiences on contracts, intellectual property (copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets), corporate governance, M&A transactions, franchising and licensing
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EDUCATION & TRAINING
J.D., 1967, New York University School of Law, cum laude
B.A., 1964, City University of New York
Mr. Fern is available throughout California. |
