Frederick-D-Lipman

Frederick D. Lipman - Best and Worst Practices

Blank Rome, LLP

Frederick Lipman advises a wide range of clients in corporate and securities issues such as:

  • IPOs
  • corporate governance (including special board committee and controlling shareholder representations)
  • mergers and acquisitions
  • securities, venture capital, and public offerings
  • corporate litigation and other business issues
  • international commercial transactions
  • banking, bankruptcy, regulatory, loans, and workouts
  • insurance

Mr. Lipman is an internationally known authority on business law and has authored 12 books, including International and U.S. IPO Planning (John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2009), Valuing Your Business: Strategies to Maximize the Sale Price (John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (2005), Executive Compensation Best Practices (John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2008), Corporate Governance Best Practices (John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2006), and Audit Committees (The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. 2008).

He has appeared on CNN, CNBC, Bloomberg, and Chinese television and has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Forbes, and other publications. Mr. Lipman was a lecturer in the MBA program at the Wharton School of Business for five years and at the University of Pennsylvania Law School for ten years.  He has lectured in China, Thailand, and India.

A graduate of Harvard Law School, he has more than 40 years of experience in corporate governance (including special committee and controlling shareholder representation), trust law, mergers and acquisitions, insurance, private equity, and IPOs.

He serves as president of the Association of Audit Committee Members, Inc., a not-for-profit organization dedicated to developing national best practices for audit committees. 

Mr. Lipman has held faculty positions with the Wharton School of Business, the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and Temple University Law School. 

He is listed in Chambers USA, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in Finance and Industry, and Who's Who in the World, and is active in civic affairs.  Mr. Lipman has received the highest possible rating from Martindale-Hubbell.