Bayard directors Neil B. Glassman and Marla Hirshman Norton attended the Meritas North American Financial Services Group Meeting in San Juan, PR on February 5-7, 2015. They joined approximately 50 other attendees for the three day conference which included a presentation on current market trends, a panel discussion among corporate counsel, a panel discussion on credit bidding by secured creditors and multiple networking and social events.

Meritas is an established global alliance of independent, business service law firms. Since its founding in 1990, Meritas has invited qualified firms to participate in the non-profit alliance. Today, there are 177 Meritas law firms worldwide, in over 70 countries; Bayard has been the sole Delaware member firm since shortly after Meritas was formed. The Meritas model provides business owners, in-house counsel and member law firms with access to legal expertise worldwide.

A core strength of Meritas is the depth of member firm experience in the financial legal services industry. Meritas firms assist clients worldwide with structuring and documenting sophisticated lending and leasing transactions, financial regulatory matters, and financial workouts and litigation.

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