Bryce L. Friedman is a Partner in the Firm’s Litigation Department and Co-Head of the Firm’s Business Litigation Practice. He concentrates on representing clients in trials and arbitrations and in responding to allegations of fraud.
Bryce has represented a wide variety of businesses in commercial and business tort disputes as both claimant and defendant. He has successfully litigated disputes to conclusion in state and federal courts and arbitral forums across the United States. He is recognized by Euromoney’s Benchmark Litigation as a national “Litigation Star,” where sources say: “He is the complete package.” The Legal 500 U.S. recognizes Bryce in the “Hall of Fame” in Insurance and as a “Leading Lawyer” in General Commercial Disputes, where sources note he is “very sharp,” “has an impressive record in fraud and False Claims Act litigation,” “[his] strategic insights are unmatched” and “[h]e delivers results while also being fun to work with.” He is recognized by Chambers USA in Insurance (Band 1), where sources describe him as “truly an exceptional” and “stand-out lawyer,” who is “very hard-working,” “very bright,” “well regarded” and “a great strategist who’s also great in court,” and “smart in his approach.”
Bryce’s clients also regularly call on him to assist in managing crises and unusual events pre-litigation. Such engagements often involve personnel issues, potential data breaches and theft of information, financial reporting, regulatory inquiries and unexpected product or business failures in the business and professional services, consumer products, financial services and transportation industries.
Bryce received his B.A., cum laude, from Dartmouth College in 1994. He graduated from Columbia University School of Law in 1997, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Prior to joining the Firm, he served as a law clerk for the late United States District Judge Shirley Wohl Kram in the Southern District of New York.
Bryce has served as chair of the Firm’s Legal Personnel and Pro Bono Committees. Bryce is currently a member of the boards of directors of the off-Broadway theater company Playwrights Horizons.
