Fahd Riaz, left, and Joe Kernan, right, with DLA Piper. Courtesy photos Joe Kernan and Fahd Riaz, DLA Piper
Joe Kernen and Fahd Riaz are continually looking toward innovative ideas to expand opportunities for their firm and solutions for their clients. Fahd's work focuses on corporate counseling and finance transactions, mergers and acquisitions and strategic transactions, and venture capital and private equity. His clients range from startups to Fortune 50 companies, to family offices. He serves as outside general counsel for clients and advises both public and private boards of directors on disclosure issues, corporate communication policies and fiduciary duty matters. From small businesses to multibillion-dollar public companies, entities of all levels seek his advice. The Philadelphia-based partner is an avid supporter of entrepreneurs and emerging growth companies with an interest in developing strategies for success in their early stages. He often serves as a legal adviser to the companies he has supported.Legal Innovator: Joe Kernan and Fahd Riaz
Joe Kernen and Fahd Riaz are continually looking toward innovative ideas to expand opportunities for their firm and solutions for their clients.
September 23, 2020 at 02:01 PM
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Fahd Riaz, left, and Joe Kernan, right, with DLA Piper. Courtesy photos
Joe Kernan and Fahd Riaz, DLA Piper
Joe Kernen and Fahd Riaz are continually looking toward innovative ideas to expand opportunities for their firm and solutions for their clients. Fahd's work focuses on corporate counseling and finance transactions, mergers and acquisitions and strategic transactions, and venture capital and private equity. His clients range from startups to Fortune 50 companies, to family offices. He serves as outside general counsel for clients and advises both public and private boards of directors on disclosure issues, corporate communication policies and fiduciary duty matters. From small businesses to multibillion-dollar public companies, entities of all levels seek his advice. The Philadelphia-based partner is an avid supporter of entrepreneurs and emerging growth companies with an interest in developing strategies for success in their early stages. He often serves as a legal adviser to the companies he has supported.
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