Attorneys

Jeff D. Friedman

Jeff D. Friedman

Partner
San Francisco

Profile
Experience

 

Mr. Friedman is a former federal prosecutor and currently a partner in Hagens Berman’s San Francisco office, where he specializes in class actions against some of the largest companies in the United States. 

He litigates cases involving antitrust violations, securities fraud, and consumer protection matters. Mr. Friedman has also been extensively involved in the firm’s representation of government entities, successfully recovering hundreds of millions of dollars for these cash-strapped entities.

From 1997-2000, Mr. Friedman was an Assistant United States Attorney in the Criminal Division of the United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of California (Los Angeles). As an AUSA, Mr. Friedman tried numerous federal cases and prosecuted matters involving investor, bank, and real estate fraud, tax evasion, narcotics trafficking, and money laundering. Prior to joining the U.S. Attorney's office, Mr. Friedman clerked for the Honorable Manuel L. Real, United States District Court Judge, Central District of California.

Profile

 

Mr. Friedman is a former federal prosecutor and currently a partner in Hagens Berman’s San Francisco office, where he specializes in class actions against some of the largest companies in the United States. 

He litigates cases involving antitrust violations, securities fraud, and consumer protection matters. Mr. Friedman has also been extensively involved in the firm’s representation of government entities, successfully recovering hundreds of millions of dollars for these cash-strapped entities.

From 1997-2000, Mr. Friedman was an Assistant United States Attorney in the Criminal Division of the United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of California (Los Angeles). As an AUSA, Mr. Friedman tried numerous federal cases and prosecuted matters involving investor, bank, and real estate fraud, tax evasion, narcotics trafficking, and money laundering. Prior to joining the U.S. Attorney's office, Mr. Friedman clerked for the Honorable Manuel L. Real, United States District Court Judge, Central District of California.

Experience

Notable Cases

  • In re Optical Disk Drive Prods. Antitrust Litig., No. 3:10-md-2143 RS (N.D. Cal.):  An action on behalf of consumers in more than two dozen states against the manufacturers of optical disk drives, the plaintiffs allege defendants conspired to increase the price of ODDs that were sold to original equipment manufacturers.  Defendants’ conduct allegedly caused millions of consumer electronics products, such as computers, to be sold at illegally inflated prices.
  • Pecover et al. v. Electronic Arts Inc., No. 3:08-cv-02820-CW (N.D. Cal.):  A nationwide certified class of consumers who bought interactive football video games.  Plaintiffs allege Electronic Arts entered into a series of exclusive licenses with football intellectual property owners, such as the NFL, in order to lock-up the market.  This resulted in increased prices, lower quality games, and reduced consumer choice.
  • San Francisco Health Plan v. McKesson Corp., No. 1:08-CV-10843-PBS (D. Mass.); State of Utah v. McKesson Corp., No. CV 10-04743 SI (N.D. Cal.); The Commonwealth of Virginia v. McKesson Corp. et al., No. CV-11-02782 SI (N.D. Cal.); State of Oregon v. McKesson Corp., No. CV-11-5384-SI (N.D. Cal.).