Josh Friedman

Josh Friedman is a partner who advises startups, growth companies, and multinational organizations on complex equity and incentive-compensation matters. His practice focuses on aligning compensation structures with business objectives while addressing regulatory, tax, and governance considerations that arise in high-value corporate transactions and ongoing operational planning.

Josh holds advanced legal training with an LLM from New York University School of Law, a Juris Doctor from Boston University School of Law, and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pennsylvania. His academic background supports a deep understanding of tax, benefits, and employment frameworks affecting modern businesses.

Josh’s practice spans executive compensation, employee benefits, and ERISA aspects of mergers, acquisitions, financings, restructurings, and spinoffs. He regularly advises on employment, severance, and change-in-control arrangements, ensuring compensation programs comply with applicable laws while remaining competitive and aligned with organizational strategy.

Josh has extensive experience structuring and administering equity and incentive compensation plans, including profits interests, phantom equity, and long-term incentive arrangements. His work integrates tax, corporate, securities, and commercial considerations to help clients design compensation programs that support retention, growth, and align with investor expectations.

Josh’s experience includes advising on high-profile financings, acquisitions, and strategic investments involving technology, healthcare, consumer products, and financial services companies. Through these matters, he has supported clients in navigating complex compensation and ERISA issues connected to significant corporate milestones and capital events.

Josh Friedman has been recognized for excellence in employee benefits and ERISA law, including selection by The Best Lawyers in America. His work reflects a consistent commitment to technical precision, practical solutions, and helping organizations implement compensation structures that support long-term success.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP
• Member, State Bar of California
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
• Member, New York State Bar Association

Licensed State

• Massachusetts
• California
• New York

Education

• New York University School of Law
  Master of Law (LLM)
• Boston University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Pennsylvania
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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