Edward Friedman

I am a litigator with forty years of experience representing public and private companies, investment firms, and hedge funds in connection with matters of special complexity and first impression. My practice focuses on securities, complex contractual, bankruptcy, fiduciary duty, insurance, accountants' liability, and employment litigation and arbitration. I also represent AmLaw 100 law firms in defense of claims of malpractice, as well as corporate boards and special committees in connection with internal investigations and derivative lawsuits. I have substantial, ongoing experience as lead counsel in significant jury and non-jury trials and arbitrations, and have achieved numerous victories for my clients in trials and on appeals in federal and state courts around the country. Most recently, I represented two hedge funds pursuing claims against the Republic of Argentina to recover on defaulted bonds. After nearly a decade of litigation, my clients finalized a settlement with the Republic in which they recovered approximately $1.3 billion dollars. The litigation involved novel issues of contract, creditor and judgment enforcement law, and their intersection with the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. I have also represented clients in many major transactions and litigations in recent years, involving a diverse array of issues such as fiduciary duties of directors and controlling shareholders, claims of undue influence in connection with will challenges and inter vivos transfers, and fraudulent conveyance claims in bankruptcy and other courts. In addition to my practice, I serve pro bono as a Court-appointed mediator in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.