Alan R. Friedman

Defended a former public company director in a well-publicized criminal insider trading trial and related civil proceedings.

Assisted a global investment management corporation in regulatory due diligence in connection with its acquisition of another major investment management firm.

Pursued international claims on behalf of a multinational oil services company in litigation relating to the construction of rigs in the Middle East.

Represented bank officers and CDO managers in regulatory investigations following the financial crisis.

Represented the City of New York in investigations by the New York County District Attorney’s Office relating to the deaths of two firemen at the Deutsche Bank Building.

Represented senior creditors in bankruptcy litigation relating to the failure of a major bank.

Obtained for United Rentals Inc. the dismissal of class action securities litigation following the termination of its merger agreement with an affiliate of Cerberus, which dismissal the Second Circuit affirmed on appeal.

Defended BrightView Holdings, Inc., MVC Captial, Inc., Gener8 Maritime, Inc., RiskMetrics Group Inc., Alloy Inc., Vishay Intertechnology Inc., IDT Corp. and Daiwa Securities America Inc. in class action securities litigation.

Defended senior officers and directors in securities fraud, derivative and/or ERISA litigation commenced in the wake of alleged accounting or other irregularities involving, among others, Enron, WorldCom, Tyco, ACS, Cendant, Centerpulse and Bristol-Myers Squibb.

Represented the audit committee of a major health care company in connection with an investigation of accounting and regulatory issues.

Represented issuers, as well as officers and directors, in investigations relating to historical stock option grant practices.

Defended a noted newsletter editor and fund manager in SEC administrative proceedings relating to alleged misleading advertising.

Defended hedge funds and corporate insiders in short-swing profit cases.

Represented a construction manager on compensation claims for emergency repair work effected following Hurricane Sandy.

Defended a prominent Saudi Arabian banker in the defense of state criminal charges, regulatory proceedings before the Federal Reserve Board and civil RICO charges concerning the demise of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International.

Represented MAXXAM Group Inc. in litigation concerning its acquisition of The Pacific Lumber Co.