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Catherine M. Fisher
Partner
CFisher@brhlaw.com


Practice Areas
Business and Real Estate Transactions

Admissions
State Bar of California
State Bar of Wisconsin

Affiliations
Alameda Bar Association
State Bar of California (Member, Business Section)

Education
University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., 1980)
Northwestern University (B.A., with departmental honors, 1977)

Experience

Cathy Fisher specializes in the negotiation and documentation of complex business and real estate transactions. Cathy represents several well-known residential homebuilders in all aspects of project development, from land acquisition and land use through sale of homes. She has special expertise in the area of acquisitions and sales of commercial and industrial properties and leasing.

Cathy regularly advises clients regarding business formation and operations, employment and proprietary rights agreements, and commercial agreements. She has developed a specialty in assisting businesses in successfully transferring ownership from the founders of the business to later generations of employees or family members, as well as sales to third parties. Cathy’s clients include merchant homebuilders, branding and design firms, technology consultants, and construction companies.

Professional and Community Leadership

  • East Bay SPCA Board of Directors from 1991–1997; 1998–2004. Chair 1999–2004
  • California State Parks Foundation Advisory Trustee
  • St. Mary's Center Board of Directors
  • Trustee, The Thomas J. Long Foundation