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.

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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).