NEW YORK, NY -- 11/04/09 --
Robert S. Friedman has joined the New York
office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as a partner in the
firm's Business Trial practice group and will serve as head of the firm's
litigation practice in New York. Friedman was a partner at Kelley Drye &
Warren LLP in New York.
Friedman focuses his practice on commercial litigation matters with
particular expertise in the areas of securities litigation, internal
investigations, bankruptcy litigation, trade secrets and intellectual
property. Prior to private practice, Friedman was a senior trial attorney
in the Homicide Bureau of the King's County, N.Y., District Attorney's
Office, where he tried sixteen murder cases to verdict.
Friedman regularly represents financial institutions, technology companies,
internet marketers and litigation trustees in significant business
disputes. His recent significant representative matters include the
following: defended a Fortune 500 company in a federal jury trial involving
copyright infringement and unfair competition claims (the case settled
favorably during cross-examination of plaintiff's second witness), defeated
a corporate raiding claim on behalf of a start-up computer networking
company, obtained control of millions of dollars in art collateral on
behalf of a credit opportunity fund after evidentiary hearing, defended a
major publisher and direct marketer in a breach of contract jury trial in
the New York State Supreme Court, and obtained significant recoveries for
creditors in several pre and post-confirmation adversary proceedings.
"Rob is an experienced commercial litigator whose practice spans a range of
areas, including securities, IP and bankruptcy. He is comfortable in the
courtroom, having tried more than 50 cases. Litigation is one of our
cornerstone practices in New York and Rob's energy and desire to grow it in
New York dovetails well with our strategic plans for the office and the
firm," said Guy Halgren, chairman of the firm.
"I am thrilled to be joining Sheppard Mullin, a highly respected firm with
an impressive New York office. I was attracted by the firm's
entrepreneurial spirit and the quality of the people. It's great to be
practicing again with my friend and former colleague Jon Stoler. I look
forward to growing the New York litigation practice alongside him and the
other great attorneys in the office," Friedman said.
Friedman received a J.D., cum laude, from Boston University Law School in
1989 and a B.A., cum laude, from Tufts University in 1986. In 2008, he
received the Burton Award for Legal Achievement, one of the highest
literary honors in law.
Sheppard Mullin has more than 40 attorneys based in its New York office and
the firm's Business Trial practice group includes 200 attorneys firmwide.
Also today, Jerold B. Neuman and Michael J. Kiely have joined the Los
Angeles/Downtown office of Sheppard Mullin as partners in the firm's Real
Estate, Land Use and Environmental practice group. Neuman and Kiely will
be joined by a team of three associates: Alfred Fraijo, Jr., Claudia
Gutiérrez and Phillip M. Tate. The group most recently practiced together
with Allen Matkins in Los Angeles, where Neuman chaired the firm's Land Use
and Government Relations practice group.
About Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sheppard Mullin is a full service AmLaw 100 firm with 550 attorneys in 11
offices located in the United States and Asia. Since 1927, companies have
turned to Sheppard Mullin to handle corporate and technology matters, high
stakes litigation and complex financial transactions. In the U.S., the
firm's clients include more than half of the Fortune 100. For more
information, please visit www.sheppardmullin.com.
Contact:
Rob Friedman
(212) 634-3058
Ralph Richardson
(213) 617-5542
