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Practice Experience

Mr. Friedland is head of the White & Case International Arbitration Practice Group. He has served as counsel or arbitrator in numerous international arbitrations, both commercial and investor/state. Mr. Friedland holds leadership positions in several arbitration institutes (including the American Arbitration Association, the LCIA and the International Bar Association), and is repeatedly ranked by industry publications among the top arbitration practitioners.

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"He has carved a reputation based on a 'high degree of professionalism' and a capacity to be 'inventive and lateral thinking'. Moreover, this New York-based partner is 'extremely bright and quick' and 'works well with inside counsel, as well as technical and business people'. Lastly, he is 'very well connected in the world of international arbitration and is well-known and respected by the leading practitioners and arbitrators in the field'" (The Legal 500 2009).

"A 'tenacious, sharp and analytical operator who is always able to cut right to the heart of the issue'. Clients, meanwhile, have nothing but admiration for his 'flexibility and responsiveness'" (Chambers USA 2008).

"'Has a more extensive technical knowledge of arbitration than any other lawyer out there – you can go to him with any conceivable question'. Clients also praised his 'quickness of mind' and 'the seriously impressive speed at which he outpaces opponents or witnesses'" (Chambers USA 2006).

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A frequent writer and speaker on international arbitration topics, Mr. Friedland is the author of Arbitration Clauses for International Contracts (2d. ed. 2007), described as a "must-have for all practitioners working in the burgeoning field of international arbitration" (N.Y. Law Journal, April 2008).

Mr. Friedland regularly advises clients at the contract drafting stage on options for dispute resolution mechanisms, and at the pre-arbitral stage on options for mediation or other alternative dispute resolution processes.

Mr. Friedland also has broad experience of US litigation, having secured favorable verdicts on behalf of his clients in two jury trials and one bench trial.

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Bars and Courts
New York State Bar
US District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
US Supreme Court
Paris Bar

Education
JD, Columbia University School of Law, Law Review, Kent Scholar, 1980
BA, Yale University, 1976

Languages
English
French

Citizenship
United States