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About Us
Established in 1939 and a member of The BNA Family of publishers since 1984, Pike & Fischer publishes and produces business, legal, and regulatory Information Solutions covering the following areas:

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Our products include Newsletters, Reference Services, Market Research, Advisory Services, Events and Books.

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CORPORATE OFFICE
   Pike & Fischer
1010 Wayne Avenue
Suite 1400
Silver Spring, MD 20910-5600
Phone: 1-800-255-8131 / 301-562-1530
Fax: 301-562-1521
Email Customer Care
      PARENT COMPANY
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1231 25th St. NW
Washington, DC 20037
1-800-372-1033

Management Team
Meg Hargreaves President & Publisher - x 229
Robert Emeritz Sr. Director, Legal & Regulatory Products - x 258
Steve Seay Executive Editor, Green Markets - 865-690-7499
Scott Sleek Director, Broadband Advisory Services - x 291
Jonathan Wentworth Ping Director, Corporate Licensing - 212-576-8741
Mary Ann Nyamweya Manager of Production - x 252
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Our Clients
We do business with the best in the business. For over 60 years, we've been meeting the information needs of corporate, legal, academic and government professionals. Refer to our Information Solution pages to view a sampling of our valued clients and subscribers.

For the Press
For more than 60 years, major media outlets have turned to Pike & Fischer for both general background and expertise in the areas in which we publish. Should you need more information, or to request a Press Pass to one of our live events, our press contact can help you find the facts you need.

Press Contact:
Meg Hargreaves
President & Publisher
1-800-255-8131 x 229 / 301-562-1530 x 229


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Our History
1938 Recent law school graduates James Pike and Henry Fischer, office mates at the SEC in Washington, create a manuscript for a case reporting service on the new Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
1939 Chicago legal publisher Callaghan & Co. agrees to publish the reporter. Pike and Fischer hire John W. Willis to be the principal editor for their new company. The Federal Rules Service is launched.
1941 P&F creates Administrative Law, a new case reporter. New York legal publisher Mathew Bender agrees to publish the new service.
1942-45 The company launches a new service covering actions of the Office of Price Administration.
1946 Pike leaves the business and is ordained to the priesthood. In 1958, he will be installed as Bishop of California.
1948 P&F launches Radio Regulation, a case reporter for the communications bar.
1952 Ad Law 2d Series is launched as P&F takes over publication of Administrative Law from Mathew Bender.
1961 Shipping Regulation, a case reporter for the maritime bar, is launched.
1964 Radio Regulation 2d Series is launched.
1965 P&F expands its relationship with Callaghan, launching the new Uniform Commercial Code Reporting Service.
1977 The company launches a third reporter, the Federal Rules of Evidence Service, for Callaghan.
1979 Thomson International acquires Callaghan & Co.
1984 Henry Fischer retires. P&F is acquired by BNA, Inc.
1985 "Desk Guide to the Fairness Doctrine," P&F’s first book product, is published.
1986 Broadcast Rules Service is launched.
1988 Private Radio Rules Service is launched.
1989 Ad Law 3d Series is launched.
1990 Cable TV Rules Service is launched.
1991 P&F acquires the Green Markets and Dealer Report newsletters from McGraw-Hill.
1992 "FCC Fee Finder" and "FCC Deadliner," the company’s first software products, are released. "Interactive FCC Forms on Disk" will follow later in the year.
1992 Thomson International purchases West Publishing Co.
1993 P&F launches Green Markets Electronic Edition, the company’s first electronic publication.
1995 Communications Regulation, the successor to Radio Regulation 2d Series, is launched.
1997 Communications Environmental & Land Use Law Report (CELULR), then known as Telecom Land Management Law Report, is launched.
1999 Internet Law & Regulation, the company’s first web-based service, is launched.
2000 Communications Regulation web edition is launched.
2001 Digital Discovery & e-Evidence is launched.
2002 P&F acquires Rules Service Company.
2003 P&F acquires Broadband Intelligence, Inc.
2004 P&F redesigns and launches five new legal web reference services, including its flagship Communications Regulation product. VoIP Monitor, a weekly electronic only publication covering voice over IP technology is launched, and the company announces the formation of a new consulting division -- The Communications Media Analysis Group
2005 P&F, Inc. becomes a division of IOMA, Inc., a subsidiary of BNA, Inc., hosts the Broadband Policy Summit 2005, launches its new Digital Discovery & e-Evidence legal web reference service and announces a redesigned and enhanced Internet Law & Regulation web product. In addition, the company's Communications Regulation web product is nominated for an SIIA 2005 CODIE Award for Best Government Information Service and Green Markets wins the 2005 NEPF Award for Best Spot-News Coverage.
2006 P&F produces Broadband Policy Summit 2006 and expands it's Broadband Advisory Services analyst team via the addition of industry veterans Tim McElgunn and Tim Deal. The company also launches an informative series of audio events and a regulatory alert service covering the fertilizer and agri-chemical market.

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