Cynthia
G.
Fischer
Cynthia Fischer serves as the general corporate counsel and business advisor to a number of foreign-owned companies and individuals doing business in the United States, as well as to United States-based companies and individuals. She advises on the formation of U.S. corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint ventures. She provides general corporate, commercial, distribution, licensing, franchising, product warranty, and intellectual property advice. She counsels clients on the structure of sales networks and distribution at wholesale and retail levels. Representative clients include exporters, manufacturers and distributors of fashion and apparel, luxury goods, food, optical, medical devices, machinery, and home appliances.
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Education
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University of Minnesota, J.D., 1975
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University of Minnesota, B.A., magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, 1972
Court Admissions
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U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association: Forum on Franchising, member
- New York State Bar Association: Franchising, Licensing and Distribution Committee, member
- International Bar Association, member, vice-chair of the Financial and Tax Aspects of International Sales Subcommittee of the International Sales Committee
- International Distribution Institute, member
- American Institute of Architects, allied member
- Royal Institute of British Architects, affiliate member, secretary of RIBA-USA
Other Distinctions
- Rated AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell®
Ms. Fischer also has given the following legal lectures to Italian-speaking audiences:
- Come Operare Nel Sistema Giuridico-Commerciale Degli Stati Uniti, Assindustria Firenze, 2005
- Come Vendere negli Stati Uniti aspetti Commerciali, Fiscali e Doganali, Unione Industriali di Como, 2004
- Incontriamo gli Stati Uniti d'America: il sistema societario e fiscale, Associazione Dottori Commercialisti, 2003
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