Friedrich is an of counsel in the Munich office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He is a member of the firm’s Litigation, Class Actions, Transnational Litigation and International Arbitration Practice Groups.

Friedrich regularly advises on collective redress, international arbitration matters as well as complex commercial litigation with a broad range of topics, such as ESG, post M&A, company evaluation, and technology.

Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2023/2024 have recognized Friedrich in their list “Ones to Watch” for Litigation and International Arbitration.

Friedrich’s recent experience includes advising:

• Mercedes-Benz in diesel-related litigation, including a Declaratory Model Action (“Musterfeststellungsklage”)
• A European company in a complex post M&A dispute, including arbitration and several litigation proceedings
• A European company in large Appraisal Proceedings
• A European company in ESG related questions

Friedrich studied law at the University of Passau. Subsequently, he worked as a research assistant for Professor Kuhn at the Institute for the Didactics of Law at the University of Passau, where he obtained his doctor’s degree in 2015. Friedrich has been admitted as a German lawyer (Rechtsanwalt) since 2016.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Friedrich was an associate in the Litigation Department of a renowned U.S. law firm in Munich.

In addition to his native German, Friedrich speaks English and has a basic command of French.