Michael G. Freedman
Michael G. Freedman, Managing Partner and Founder of the Firm, is an experienced trial attorney and former federal prosecutor who represents individuals and companies nationwide against all types of criminal charges and in high-stakes civil litigation and appeals. Freedman has tried 16 cases to verdict, in a wide variety of federal criminal cases as well as civil disputes and arbitrations. He has established himself as a go-to defense attorney for clients facing any type of criminal or regulatory charge nationwide and has been named one of the Top White Collar Lawyers in California for the last two years.
Freedman has been equally successful in beating criminal and regulatory charges before trial, preventing them from being filed, and obtaining favorable outcomes at sentencing. He routinely obtains successful results against the U.S. Department of Justice, the SEC, the California Attorney’s General Office, and numerous district attorney’s offices. In his civil practice, Freedman tries complex disputes on behalf of individuals and corporations, and his experience ranges from defeating multi-million dollar claims against publicly traded companies to winning millions of dollars for his clients.
His clients, who often include executives, doctors, lawyers, celebrities, politicians and government officials, entrepreneurs, and cannabis companies, benefit from his courtroom skills, strategic guidance, and ability to discreetly navigate and successfully resolve the most challenging matters.
Freedman and the Firm are routinely recognized and honored by national and local publications and featured in media outlets nationwide. For two years in a row, Freedman was named one of the Top White Collar Lawyers in California by the Daily Journal, which also profiled the Firm’s growth. He has been repeatedly recognized as a Super Lawyer, and was featured in the most recent Super Lawyers magazine for his representation of Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter of Los Angeles Dodger star Shohei Ohtani. Freedman has also been recognized by Best Lawyers, the LA Business Journal, LA Times, and other leading national publications.
Freedman is also actively involved in the legal community. He currently serves on the Boards of the Century City Bar Association and the Beverly Hills Bar Association, for whom he also Co-Chairs the Criminal Law Section. Additionally, Freedman is a Co-Chair of Bet Tzedek’s New Leadership Council and Co-Chair of the ABA White Collar Crime Young Lawyers Subcommittee.
Education
- University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, J.D.
- Harvard University, A.M.
- University of California, San Diego, B.A.
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