Edward Friedman

Ed, a founder of Friedman Kaplan, has built an exceptional reputation for his work on behalf of public and private companies and investment firms in complex commercial litigations and arbitrations, including in matters of first impression. He has substantial, ongoing experience as lead counsel in significant jury and non-jury trials and arbitrations, and has achieved numerous victories for his clients in trials and on appeals in federal and state courts.

In one notable matter, Ed and the firm represented Pennsylvania-based Armstrong Flooring, Inc. in its 2022 Chapter 11 bankruptcy in connection with a contested DIP motion and in litigation against the debtor’s parent company and licensing subsidiary to compel the assignment of trademark rights necessary to allow the debtor’s asset sales to be consummated. After the Bankruptcy Court granted the debtors’ emergency motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction requiring the assignment, the parties reached a settlement, paving the way for the completion of the sales.

Also, over the course of nearly a decade, Ed and the firm represented two hedge funds pursuing claims against the Republic of Argentina to recover on defaulted bonds. The firm's clients finalized a settlement with the Republic in which they recovered approximately $1.3 billion. The litigation involved novel issues of contract, creditor and judgment enforcement law, and their intersection with the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.