Holland & Knight Partners with Fordham Graduate Business School to Establish Fordham Institute for Family & Private Enterprise
April 23, 2008
NEW YORK – Holland & Knight is pleased to announce that the firm has partnered with Fordham Graduate Business School to establish and sponsor the Fordham Institute for Family & Private Enterprise.
The new Institute is the first university-based center devoted to assisting family-owned businesses located in the New York City area achieve their business goals through educational seminars, networking events and other membership activities. Fordham is the first and only university in the area with a dedicated institute serving the educational and networking needs of family-owned businesses.
Holland & Knight is the sole law firm involved in the project. Holland & Knight lawyers will participate in the Institute's seminars and events, addressing important issues for family-owned businesses such as family governance, business succession, tax and estate planning and transfer of ownership.
"Holland & Knight is very proud to partner with Fordham Graduate School of Business, a renowned and highly respected New York institution," said John Reilly, executive partner of Holland & Knight's New York office and a member of the Institute's board of directors. "The program is designed to meet the needs of the mid-market segment of the New York business community, an area that comprises a substantial portion of our firm's client base. Partners in our firm will contribute to presentations on a wide range of issues relevant to the formation, planning and operation of family-owned and private enterprises."
Other businesses participating include Lincolnshire Management, NGN Capital and Mahoney Cohen & Company. Additionally, the project has received a grant from NASDAQ.
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