Bryce L. Friedman, Head of Simpson Thacher’s Insurance Litigation Practice and Co-Head of the Firm’s Business Litigation Practice, represents clients in complex disputes, trials and arbitrations.
A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, Bryce is recognized by Euromoney’s Benchmark Litigation as a national “Litigation Star,” where sources say: “He is the complete package.” Chambers USA ranks Bryce in Band 1 for Insurance Disputes, where sources describe him as “truly an exceptional” and “stand-out lawyer,” a “notable practitioner in the field,” “a great strategist who’s also great in court,” “outstanding,” and as someone who is “very strategic, smart in his approach and a very good writer.” He is also recognized in The Legal 500 U.S. as a “Leading Lawyer” in General Commercial Disputes and “Hall of Fame” in Insurance.
Bryce devotes a significant part of his practice to representing clients subject to allegations of fraud and False Claims Act violations and to counseling C-suite executives concerning strategic concerns, disputes and employee matters. He is regularly retained by governments and quasi-governmental entities to prosecute commercial disputes.
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 a chair of the Firm’s Legal Personnel and Pro Bono Committees. Bryce is currently a member of the board of trustees of the off-Broadway theater company Playwrights Horizons.
