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Bobby Friedman

Bobby Friedman

Position

Bobby is, as described in the legal directories, a “rising star” who is “staggeringly clever” and “noted for his advocacy capabilities and the practical approach he takes to cases.”

He has a very busy practice focusing on commercial disputes, including civil fraud – with extensive experience of freezing injunctions, as well as Russian/CIS disputes; company and insolvency; commercial trusts; and pensions. Bobby appears frequently in both the Commercial and Chancery Courts as well as in arbitrations. He has substantial offshore experience and has been called to the bar in the BVI.

Bobby works well both as sole counsel and when being led as a junior. He frequently appears unled in the High Court, often against silks, in high-value and complicated matters, and has also acted in a junior in numerous difficult and high-profile disputes. Bobby recognises the importance of a detailed and analytical approach, and combines this with pragmatism and tenacity.

Career

Called 2011; Gray’s Inn. Visiting lecturer in Contract Law and European Law at City University (2010-11).

Memberships

Commercial Bar Association; Association of Pension Lawyers; Chancery Bar Association.

Education

Emmanuel College, Cambridge (BA (1st Class), MA); City University (GDL (Distinction, 1st in year), BPTC (Outstanding)). President, Cambridge Union (2004).

Mentions

London Bar

Art and cultural property

LEADING JUNIORS1
Bobby Friedman – Wilberforce Chambers ‘Bobby embodies what is best about the modern Bar – ferocious bright and relentlessly hard-working, with a facility for rapidly mastering large volumes of detail whilst never losing sight of the big picture commercial and legal strategic considerations.’
London Bar

Commercial litigation

LEADING JUNIORS5
Bobby Friedman  – Wilberforce Chambers ‘Bobby has a great deal of knowledge about a range of legal issues, and is able to work on a wide variety of commercial cases while making them seem like his specialist areas. He commands a courtroom with strong and confident advocacy, and often tussles successfully with far more experienced advocates.’
London Bar

Fraud: civil

LEADING JUNIORS3
Bobby Friedman ���Wilberforce Chambers ‘Bobby controls the courtroom while conducting a case, and produces very persuasive oral submissions. He is always challenging barristers with more years of experience than him, and knows how to convince a judge of the merits of his argument.’
London Bar

Insolvency

LEADING JUNIORS5
Bobby Friedman – Wilberforce Chambers ‘Extremely cool and commanding presence and personality- unflappable and to the point.'