Paul Friedman is a partner in Morrison Foerster’s London office.

Businesses across a wide range of industries regularly seek Mr. Friedman’s advice for the strategic resolution of their most complex legal challenges and to mitigate business risk. He has over 40 years of experience with cross-border disputes, investigations and compliance. He has represented a wide range of companies, including many Japanese companies, some of the largest global companies, audit and special committees of boards of directors, individual directors and officers, and law firms.

A partner at Morrison Foerster since 1986, Mr. Friedman is a past chair of the Firm’s Litigation Department. He served as a long-time member of the firm’s Executive Committee, Compensation Committee, and board of directors and was chair of The Morrison & Foerster Foundation from 1997-2014.

Mr. Friedman was Morrison Foerster’s Managing Partner for Europe from 2014 through 2023. In this role, he developed a successful strategy for the region, resulting in significant growth--driven by market-leading investigations, deals and disputes.

Mr. Friedman is a former chair of the Ninth Circuit Advisory Board, a group of senior lawyers appointed from throughout the Ninth Circuit by the chief judge. He was chair of the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference and also chair of the Lawyer Representatives Coordinating Committee of the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference. He served as program chair of the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference and chair of the lawyer representatives of the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference from the Northern District of California. The bench and bar of the Northern District of California honored him with the Public Service Award in recognition of his service to the court. Mr. Friedman is a past recipient of Morrison & Foerster’s Raven Award, an award presented to partners of the Firm who, among other qualities, maintain the highest level of ethics and integrity, exemplify a strong commitment to diversify the legal profession and to pro bono work, and demonstrate leadership and vision within the Firm.

Mr. Friedman was a member of Phi Beta Kappa at the University of California, Berkeley, from which he received his A.B. He was also awarded the University Medal, the highest undergraduate honor at the university, presented to the most distinguished student in the graduating class. Mr. Friedman received his J.D. from Yale Law School.