Established in 1980 by Frederick U. Fierst and Kenneth Neiman as “Fierst & Neiman,” the firm started as a general practice.
In the late 1980s, the firm began its vibrant entertainment law practice by undertaking the representation of Mirage Studios, the creators of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
In the 1990s, the firm developed an outstanding reputation in the worldwide entertainment and licensing industries through Fred Fierst’s continued representation of Mirage, as well as representation of other high profile entertainment clients throughout the world.
Ken Neiman left the firm to become a United States Magistrate Judge in 1994. The firm’s reputation for excellence in litigation was strengthened with the addition of the then chief of the local US Attorneys Office Jeffrey Kinder in 1999.
Jonathan J. Kane became Of Counsel to the firm in 2001, and became a partner in 2005. While with the firm, he has become one of the outstanding business and housing court attorneys in the Pioneer Valley.
Hun Ohm joined the firm as a transactional and intellectual property associate in 2006, the same year Jeff Kinder left the firm to accept a Massachusetts Superior Court judgeship. Judge Kinder now sits on the Massachusetts Appeals Court.
In 2012, Hun Ohm became a partner in the firm and David Bloomberg joined as a partner, bringing his outstanding real estate, banking and secured finance practice to the firm.
Susan Cooper joined the firm in an Of Counsel capacity in 2013. She has focused on business, corporate, tax credit, and Mergers and Acquisitions matters.
Nicholas Grimaldi joined the firm as Of Counsel to the firm in 2014, adding transactional and litigation experience. Nick was made a partner in January of 2018.
Dan Fierst joined the firm in 2015 after serving as in-house counsel for a worldwide video game company. Dan’s focus is primarily on entertainment law transactions.
Peter Lane joined the firm in an Of Counsel capacity in 2017. Peter’s practice is concentrated in litigation in all courts.
Mae Stiles joined the firm in an Of Counsel capacity in 2019. Mae focuses her practice on business counseling, general and intellectual property litigation.
We have a wonderful team of paralegals, some of whom have been with us for over twenty years.
Our firm, currently known as Fierst, Kane & Bloomberg LLP, is nearing nearly four decades of providing expert counsel and vigorous representation of our clients locally, nationally and globally. Our lawyers are admitted in multiple U.S jurisdictions and have appeared before courts, tribunals and arbitrators around the world.