David Greenwald is the chairman of Fried Frank. Under his leadership, the firm has focused on advising clients on their most complex and challenging matters.
David is frequently quoted regarding the firm’s strategy and financial performance by industry publications including in The American Lawyer, Bloomberg Big Law Business, Forbes, The Lawyer, LEADERS Magazine, and The Wall Street Journal.
David began his career at Fried Frank in 1983 and served as a corporate partner from 1990 to 1994, principally representing our private equity clients and clients engaged in mergers or other business combination transactions. Prior to rejoining the firm in 2013, David worked for twenty years in the legal department of Goldman Sachs, where he was named managing director in 1998 and partner in 2000. He served in various roles at Goldman Sachs, including as international general counsel and a deputy general counsel.
M&A/PE Briefing |
Chancery Decision Heightens Litigation Risk Associated with Reincorporation from Delaware⟶M&A/PE Briefing |
Chancery Clarifies When a Controller Exercising Its Stockholder-Level Powers to Block Board Action Has Fiduciary Duties⟶M&A/PE Briefing |
Delaware Supreme Court Validates Forfeiture-for-Competition Provision in a Partnership Agreement⟶News releases |
Fried Frank Continues to Build Finance Practice in London with Arrival of Cameron Mitcham as Partner⟶M&A/PE Briefing |
Court of Chancery Holds a Corporation’s Contractual Right in a Stockholders’ Agreement Was Subject to its Efforts Obligation—Chordia v. Lee⟶M&A/PE Briefing |
Chancery Invalidates Advance Notice Bylaws that Were “Overbroad,” “Ambiguous,” or Too “Dense”—Kellner v. AIM ⟶M&A/PE Quarterly |
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