Employment Law • Employment Litigation • Sexual Assault • Artificial Intelligence (AI) • Insurance Coverage
About Amy
Amy Friedman is known for her ability to evaluate cases through a neutral lens, and her tenacity and persistence to reach resolution. With her training and experience in the law and her emotional intelligence to understand people, Amy strikes the balance of thoughtfulness and determination to achieve results, bringing closure for both parties.
Amy cuts through factual and legal disputes to get to the essence of the dispute, and masters the art of case evaluation and resolution using both objective and intangible factors. She has closed more than 4000 cases across the country.
Amy has more than two decades of experience dealing with a variety of companies ranging from small businesses to large publicly-traded entities, and employees ranging from hourly workers to C-suite executives. Amy’s years of hands-on experience participating in countless mediations as an Insurance Insider has afforded her the unique perspective and approach required for a successful mediation. She employs a no-nonsense yet warm style to efficiently and effectively facilitate the settlement of difficult cases with the utmost fairness and objectivity to both sides.
Her favorite sentence to speak is: “We have a deal!”
Prior to this practice, Amy worked for 23 years at AIG and Zurich North America, where she specialized in Employment Litigation and Insurance Coverage. There, she negotiated settlements all over the country, working in highly volatile situations including matters of high media attention.
Amy Friedman is known for her ability to evaluate cases through a neutral lens, and her tenacity and persistence to reach resolution. With her training and experience in the law and her emotional intelligence to understand people, Amy strikes the balance of thoughtfulness and determination to achieve results, bringing closure for both parties.
Amy cuts through factual and legal disputes to get to the essence of the dispute, and masters the art of case evaluation and resolution using both objective and intangible factors. She has closed more than 4000 cases across the country.
Amy has more than two decades of experience dealing with a variety of companies ranging from small businesses to large publicly-traded entities, and employees ranging from hourly workers to C-suite executives. Amy’s years of hands-on experience participating in countless mediations as an Insurance Insider has afforded her the unique perspective and approach required for a successful mediation. She employs a no-nonsense yet warm style to efficiently and effectively facilitate the settlement of difficult cases with the utmost fairness and objectivity to both sides.
Her favorite sentence to speak is: “We have a deal!”
Prior to this practice, Amy worked for 23 years at AIG and Zurich North America, where she specialized in Employment Litigation and Insurance Coverage. There, she negotiated settlements all over the country, working in highly volatile situations including matters of high media attention.
Education
New York Law School
Honors: cum laude
University at Buffalo
B.A. Psychology
Honors: cum laude
Training
AIM
Certification of Mediating Commercial and Litigated Cases
Phoenix Dispute Solutions
International Mediation Institute
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Certified Mediator for New York State Courts
Certified Private Mediator
Admissions
New York
U.S. District Court, the Southern District of New York