Robert J. Friedman leads the firm’s practice in the area of ERISA, employee benefits, and executive compensation. Mr. Friedman advises clients on their benefit and compensation plans in general and in the context of business and investment transactions. Mr. Friedman also counsels employers and executives in the negotiation and drafting of employment agreements and termination agreements. His clients include publicly traded and private corporations. Mr. Friedman has been elected by his peers to the list of The Best Lawyers in America consecutively for the past ten years and has been selected among the nation’s leading practitioners by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Business Lawyers 2007.