Elliot Friedman
Global Guide 2024
Band 3 : International Arbitration: Counsel
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Band 3
About
Provided by Elliot Friedman
Practice Areas
International Arbitration; Investor-State Arbitration; Transnational Litigation; Commercial Arbitration; Enforcement of Arbitral Awards; Energy; Natural Resources; Pharmaceutical industry; Construction; Intellectual Property.
Career
Elliot is a partner in Freshfields' international arbitration practice in New York and heads the firm's International Arbitration practice in the Americas. He focuses on international arbitration (commercial and investor-state) and international litigation, with a particular focus on disputes in the tech, energy, financial services and pharma sectors. Elliot has handled international arbitrations before almost every major arbitral institution, and his experience includes disputes involving long-term energy contracts, bilateral and multilateral investment treaties, joint venture agreements, M&A agreements, construction contracts, distribution agreements, and intellectual property. Elliot also represents companies in the US courts in transnational litigation, including the enforcement of arbitral awards.
For more information, visit https://www.freshfields.us/contacts/find-a-lawyer/f/friedman-elliot/
Professional Memberships
Member of the Executive Board of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA). Member of the Executive Committee of the New York International Arbitration Center (NYIAC).
Chambers Review
Global
Elliot Friedman's notable experience sees him regularly advise on high-value and complex commercial and investment treaty arbitrations.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"His oral advocacy is superb. He's terrific. He's extremely responsive, very practical and strategic."
"His oral advocacy is superb. He's terrific. He's extremely responsive, very practical and strategic."