Partners Anne Beaumont, Stan Chiueh, Mala Ahuja Harker, and Mondaire Jones have been selected as members of Law360’s 2026 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

Eight Friedman Kaplan partners are recognized in Legal 500’s 2026 U.S. City Elite rankings, which highlight individual lawyers “who are handling work at the top of the legal market in their respective cities.” More

Friedman Kaplan partners Anne Beaumont, Mala Ahuja Harker, and Mary Mulligan were each recognized by Crain’s New York Business in its “2026 Notable Women in Law” List, which highlights leading women lawyers in the New York City metropolitan area. More

Litigator Jamuna D. Kelley has become a partner of the firm. “Jamuna’s extraordinary smarts, litigation acumen, and a deep desire to win are complemented by her kind disposition, disarming wit, and down-to-earth charm. Her unique combination of attributes fosters an environment of trust and collaboration alongside fierce advocacy to advance our clients’ interests. She has been a treasured colleague for years, and we’re thrilled for Jamuna to now become our partner,” said Management Committee member Jeffrey Wang. More

Friedman Kaplan recently filed an amicus brief on behalf of the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality at the University of California, Irvine School of Law and the New England Innocence Project in the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in Commonwealth v. Robinson.  More

Friedman Kaplan partner Rahul Agarwal was honored at the New York County Lawyers Association Asian Practice Committee’s 6th Annual Hong Yen Chang awards program and reception. More

Friedman Kaplan partner Rahul Agarwal was honored at the South Asian Bar Association of New York’s (SABANY) Annual Leadership Awards Gala. The organization presented Rahul with its Litigation Achievement Award, recognizing his “outstanding litigation practice, commitment to justice, and contributions to the legal and South Asian communities.” More

Eric Corngold, Edward Friedman, Lance Gotko, Bruce Kaplan, and Eric Seiler are each recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® guide’s 2026 New York, NY listings. In addition, counsel Geoffrey Cajigas and associate Bria Delaney are each recognized in the New York, NY listings of the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. More

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has appointed Friedman Kaplan partner Rahul Agarwal to the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB), the largest police oversight entity in the United States.  More

BTI Consulting Group has recognized Friedman Kaplan as a leader in client service in its report, BTI Client Service A-Team 2025: Survey of Law Firm Client Service Performance. More

New York State Governor Kathy Hochul has appointed Friedman Kaplan litigation and white collar partner Rahul Agarwal as a Trustee of the New York State Interest on Lawyer Account Fund (IOLA). More

In a July 23 Octus article titled, “Saying No:  The Power and Peril of the LME Holdout,” litigation partner Anne E. Beaumont spoke with the credit intelligence platform about strategies for investors faced with the choice of participating in non-pro-rata liability management exercises or holding out for better recoveries on their loans in the face of opposition from distressed borrowers, sponsors, and creditor in-groups. More

Friedman Kaplan is recognized in the 2025 edition of The Legal 500 United States, with rankings in three categories: general commercial disputes, corporate investigations and white collar criminal defense – advice to corporates, and corporate investigations and white collar criminal defense – advice to individuals. More

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was recently arrested by federal agents, detained, and charged by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey by criminal complaint with trespassing at a migrant detention facility in Newark. Friedman Kaplan partner Rahul Agarwal, along with co-counsel Raymond Brown and Wanda Akin, defended Mayor Baraka, ultimately securing the dismissal, with prejudice, of the charge, in just under two weeks. More