Friedman Kaplan, together with the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, filed an amicus brief on behalf of 15 leading Founding Era historians in the landmark United States Supreme Court case Trump v. United States. More
Apr 15, 2024Partners Anne E. Beaumont, Stan Chiueh, and Mala Ahuja Harker have been selected as members of Law360’s 2024 editorial advisory boards, through which they will provide Law360 with input and feedback on its coverage and share insights on how to best shape future coverage in their respective areas. More
Apr 2, 2024Friedman Kaplan is proud to announce that litigation counsel Geoffrey Cajigas has been selected to the 2024 Leadership Council (LCLD) on Legal Diversity Fellows program and that litigation associates Lance Bowman and Carolyn Young will join LCLD’s 2024 Pathfinder program. More
Feb 16, 2024Friedman Kaplan proudly announces that Rahul Agarwal has returned to the firm as a partner following twelve years of government service in New York and New Jersey. Rahul is an accomplished trial lawyer and a seasoned litigator with a multi-faceted practice focused on representing corporate and individual clients in a variety of white collar defense and investigations matters as well as in connection with complex commercial litigation and crisis management. More
Jan 16, 2024Friedman Kaplan is proud to announce that David J. Ranzenhofer has become a partner of the firm and that Geoffrey Cajigas and Anil K. Vassanji have each been promoted to counsel positions. More
Jan 3, 2024Friedman has earned the Mansfield Certification Plus designation through Diversity Lab’s 2022-2023 Midsize Mansfield Rule certification program. Mansfield’s accreditation process seeks to ensure equal opportunity and access to leadership roles. The focus is on opening the door wider and ensuring that opportunities for advancement are inclusive for everyone. Named for the first woman admitted to practice law in the United States, Mansfield takes a behavioral science approach that embeds accountability, transparency, and knowledge sharing into talent practices. More
Oct 24, 2023Friedman Kaplan is proud to announce the promotion of litigator Blair Albom to counsel. “Blair has been an invaluable contributor to our firm for many years, both by virtue of her exceptional work on behalf of our clients and because of her deep dedication to the firm’s culture. She is a talented lawyer and wonderful colleague, and we are thrilled to recognize her with this well-deserved promotion,” said Management Committee member Jeffrey Wang. More
Aug 30, 2023Eric Corngold, Edward Friedman, Lance Gotko, Bruce Kaplan, and Eric Seiler are recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® guide’s 2024 New York, NY listings, and Elizabeth Bierut, Bria Delaney, Alexandra Elenowitz-Hess, and Jake Lewis are recognized in the New York, NY listings of the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. More
Aug 23, 2023Partner Priyanka Wityk has joined the editorial board of the Women Lawyers Journal, which focuses on issues relevant to women in the law and strives to drive coalition and community among women lawyers across the country and the world. More
Aug 10, 2023For the third consecutive year, Bloomberg Law has named Friedman Kaplan to its annual Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Framework, which is a listing of law firms that meet or exceed a rising standard for diversity, equity, and inclusion in their firm. More
Jul 21, 2023Friedman Kaplan partner and Management Committee member Mala Ahuja Harker was recognized by Crain’s New York Business in its 2023 Notable Women in Law list, which highlights 100 leading female lawyers in the New York City metropolitan area. More
Jun 22, 2023- Jun 15, 2023
Friedman Kaplan senior counsel Steven M. Pesner, P.C. has been named to the 2023 list of Client Service All-Stars by The BTI Consulting Group. Among those recognized, Steve is one of only 83 attorneys in the country designated as an “Elite MVP” for earning All-Star status in two consecutive years. More
Jun 14, 2023Friedman Kaplan is recognized in the 2023 edition of The Legal 500 United States in its general commercial disputes listing as well as in the corporate investigations and white collar criminal defense section, in which the firm is ranked in the “advice to individuals” category as well as recognized as a firm to watch in the “advice to corporates” category. More
Jun 9, 2023Friedman Kaplan is ranked in the 2023 edition of Chambers USA in its General Commercial Litigation and White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations categories in New York. Further, partners Anne Beaumont, Edward Friedman, Jason Rubinstein, and Eric Seiler are recognized individually for Commercial Litigation, and partners Eric Corngold, Mary Mulligan, Mala Ahuja Harker, and counsel Bonnie Baker are individually listed in the White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations category. More
Jun 1, 2023Litigation associate Scott Henney was recently elected to serve on the Board of Directors for the New York County Lawyers Association (NYCLA). Scott also serves as co-chair to NYCLA’s Appellate Courts Committee, which received NYCLA’s 2023 Eppler Prize. More
May 31, 2023