Robert Friedman Named to Daily Journal’s 2025 Top Real Estate & Development Lawyers List

LOS ANGELES, CA – Robert Friedman was selected for inclusion in the Daily Journal’s 2025 “Top Real Estate and Development Lawyers” list. He was recognized for his legal accomplishments, professionalism, and contributions to the real estate and development industry.

Friedman advises commercial developers, property owners, and businesses, guiding them through complex real estate transactions. His work has included structuring high-value deals for some of Southern California’s largest developers and investors, such as representing a promote partner in the nearly $500 million sale of partnership interests across nine shopping centers and leading a $46 million, 75-year ground lease for a shopping center tied to a major Los Angeles housing project. In 2024 alone, Friedman oversaw the legal side of three significant acquisitions in California for one of the most active developers in Los Angeles County.

For almost 30 years, Friedman has served on Culver City’s Turning Point School board of trustees, playing an integral role in its expansion and development and now serving as president. Currently, he is assisting a nonprofit dedicated to providing housing and workspaces for artists displaced by the California wildfires.

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