Representative Results

Andrew has obtained substantial jury verdicts, settlements, and appellate victories for employees and other individuals.

• $12 Million California State University Settlement

  Andrew represented former California State University administrators in gender-harassment, discrimination, and retaliation litigation that resulted in a $12 million settlement — believed to be among the largest employment-discrimination settlements involving the nation’s largest public university system. Mr. Friedman co-counseled this matter with lead trial counsel of David deRubertis of The deRubertis Law Firm, APC and Courtney Abrams of Courtney Abrams, PC.

• $8 Million Settlement

  Along with co-counsel Courtney Abrams of Courtney Abrams, PC and Afshin Hakim of The Hakim Law Group, Andrew resolved a discrimination, harassment and retaliation matter on a pre-litigation basis for $8 Million.

• $6 Million Jury Verdict

  Andrew was a member of the trial team that obtained a $6 million jury verdict for Dr. Anissa Rogers in litigation involving gender discrimination, harassment, and retaliation against California State University. Mr. Friedman co-counseled this matter with lead trial counsel of David deRubertis of The deRubertis Law Firm, APC and Courtney Abrams of Courtney Abrams, PC.

• $5 Million Settlement

  Along with his law partner, Gregory D. Helmer, Andrew resolved a discrimination matter for $5 Million in a pre-litigation settlement.

• $4.1 Million Jury Verdict

  Andrew obtained a $4.1 million jury verdict in Los Angeles Superior Court in an employment-related fraud and breach-of-contract action. Mr. Friedman co-counseled this matter with Tony Lewis of The Lewis Law Firm.

• Sexual-Harassment Trial Victory

  Andrew and his law partner, Gregory D. Helmer, prevailed following a three-week sexual-harassment jury trial in Orange County Superior Court that was subsequently resolved on a confidential basis.

• Wage-and-Hour and Class-Action Recoveries

  • A $2.4 million wage-and-hour class-action settlement in federal court;
  • A $1.575 million class-action discrimination settlement in Orange County Superior Court; and
  • A $1.5 million wage-and-hour class-action settlement in federal court.

• A Unanimous United States Supreme Court Victory

  Andrew served as counsel of record in Lightfoot v. Cendant Mortgage Corp., a precedent-setting case decided by the United States Supreme Court. After years of litigation, Andrew successfully petitioned the Supreme Court to review the case. In January 2017, the Court issued a unanimous opinion authored by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, reversing the Ninth Circuit, and ruling in favor of Andrew’s clients.

  The case addressed whether Fannie Mae’s federal charter automatically gave federal courts jurisdiction over every case involving the organization. The Supreme Court agreed with Andrew’s clients that it did not. Successfully petitioning the Court to hear a case is itself an uncommon achievement; obtaining a unanimous reversal demonstrates the depth of Andrew’s written advocacy, strategic judgment, and ability to handle complex legal issues at the highest level.

Every matter is different, and prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome in another case.

That appellate experience benefits Andrew’s employment clients from the outset of a case. He evaluates not only how a matter can be presented to a jury, but also how legal issues should be framed, preserved, and defended on appeal.

Writing the Book on Employment Discrimination Law

Andrew is the author of the two-volume treatise Litigating Employment Discrimination Cases (James Publishing, 2005–2026). The approximately 1,500-page treatise addresses both the substantive law of employment discrimination and the practical prosecution of employment cases — from theories and proof of discrimination through case evaluation, discovery, depositions, expert witnesses, summary judgment, trial strategy, and settlement.

Andrew’s scholarship is not separate from his litigation practice. His continuing work on the treatise requires him to study new employment decisions, identify developing legal issues, and examine how legal rules operate in actual litigation.

Education, Judicial Clerkship, and Prior Work Experience

• Cornell Law School, J.D. — Editor, Cornell Law Review; Member, Moot Court Board.
• Vanderbilt University, B.A. in History and Psychology, cum laude.
• Law Clerk to the Honorable John T. Nixon, United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.
• Associate at Paul Hasting and Bryan Cave (one of the most prestigious management-side law firms in the Country)
• Summary Associate at Proskauer Rose (two of the most prestigious management-side law firms in the Country)

Professional Associations

Mr. Friedman’s professional memberships include, among others, the following:

• • Vice-Chair, Committee on Judicial Appointments of the Los Angeles County Bar Association (2019 – 2026)
  • Member, Committee on Judicial Appointments of the Los Angeles County Bar Association (2013 – 2026);
  • Advisor, Executive Committee of the Labor and Employment Law Section, California Lawyers Association (2018 – present)
  • Fellow, The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers (2013 – present);
  • Member, Board of Directors of the Employment Roundtable of Southern California (2007 – 2025);
  • Member, Symposium Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association (2006 – present);
  • Advisor, Executive Committee of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the State Bar of California (2005 – 2015);
  • Member, Executive Committee of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association (2003 – present);
  • Co-Chair of the Saturday Morning Seminar Committee of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association (2003 – 2005);
  • Member, Executive Committee of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the State Bar of California (2002 – 2005);
  • Co-Chair of the Executive Committee of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the Beverly Hills Bar Association (2002-2003).

Mr. Friedman has served as a Settlement Officer through the Superior Court of Los Angeles County’s CRASH and LA Resolve Mandatory Settlement Conference Programs.

Admissions

• • • California
    • Missouri
    • District of Columbia
    • California Federal District Courts
    • Ninth Circuit
    • United States Supreme Court