Ellen Friedman will be a featured speaker at California Bankruptcy Forum panel on UCC Article 12 on May 18.

Ellen A. Friedman will be a speaker for a panel discussion at the 2024 California Bankruptcy Conference in Santa Barbara, CA. The program is entitled “Hang 12 Dude! Make Way for the New UCC Article 12” and will take place on Saturday, May 18. The panel participants will discuss the new UCC Article 12, which proposes to modernize existing commercial law and address the transfer of property rights in digital assets, such as cryptocurrency or NFT’s. Continue Reading

Friedman & Springwater Attorney, Jorian Heal, to co-moderate a series of the CCPUC YUL Section-sponsored MCLE sessions for newer practitioners.

Friedman & Springwater Attorney, Jorian Heal, to co-moderate a series of the Conference of California Public Utilities Counsel (CCPUC) Young Utility Lawyer (YUL) Section-sponsored MCLE sessions for newer practitioners. The first session of the series, “Preparing and Responding to an Application: Diverse Perspectives and Strategies for a Compelling Argument” will be held virtually on December 12, 2023. Continue Reading

Ellen Friedman earns ‘Lawyer of the Year’ recognition in 2024 Edition of Best Lawyers®

Ellen A. Friedman has once again been recognized by Best Lawyers® (published by BL Rankings LLC) as the “Lawyer of the Year” for Creditor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law – San Francisco (2024), indicating that she has received the highest peer reviews in her practice area and geographic region. Continue Reading

Ellen Friedman and Ruth Stoner Muzzin Rank Among San Francisco’s Best Lawyers® in 2024

Best Lawyers® (published by BL Rankings LLC) has announced its rankings for 2024. Ellen Friedman was listed in the Best Lawyers category for San Francisco Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law. Ruth Stoner Muzzin was listed in the Best Lawyers category for San Francisco Administrative / Regulatory Law. Continue Reading

Friedman & Springwater Welcomes Attorneys Scott Bucey and Cathy Roe

Friedman & Springwater is pleased to announce that two new attorneys, T. Scott Bucey, Partner, and Cathy Roe, Associate, have joined the firm.

Scott Bucey has over thirty years of experience representing top-tier banks and other institutional lenders in lending, finance, and creditors’ rights matters. Continue Reading

Ellen Friedman inducted into the American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers (ACCFL)

Ellen A. Friedman has been inducted as a fellow in the American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers (ACCFL). Ellen was inducted into the College in a special ceremony in Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday, April 2, 2022, during the ACCFL annual meeting. Election to the College is limited to commercial finance lawyers, jurists and academics who have not only achieved preeminence in the field of commercial finance law, but who also have contributed significantly to the education of others in commercial finance law through teaching, lecturing or published writings. Continue Reading

Friedman & Springwater Ranked Top Tier 1 in San Francisco Among 2022 “Best Law Firms” Survey by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®

San Francisco – Nov. 5, 2021 – Friedman & Springwater LLP has been recognized as a metropolitan Tier 1 firm in the 2022 “Best Law Firms” survey by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®.

F & S received the metropolitan Tier 1 ranking in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization law in San Francisco as well as a national Tier 3 ranking. Continue Reading

Ruth Stoner Muzzin joins select ranking of IR Global Rising Stars, the next generation of leaders in the global professional services community.

Friedman & Springwater LLP is pleased to congratulate partner Ruth Stoner Muzzin for being tapped as an IR Global Rising Star.

IR Global is an international, multi-disciplinary, professional services network. Its membership consists of the highest quality boutique and mid-sized firms. Friedman & Springwater LLP is IR Global’s exclusive member for Insolvency in California. Continue Reading

Ellen Friedman and Ruth Stoner Muzzin have again been named to the Northern California Super Lawyers list as top attorneys in Northern California in 2021

Ellen Friedman made the list for her work in the practice area of Creditor/Debtor Rights. Ruth Stoner Muzzin made the list as a Rising Star for her work in the area of Energy & Natural Resources. No more than 5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by Super Lawyers. Continue Reading

US News and World Report has released its Best Lawyers rankings for 2021

Ellen Friedman was listed in the Best Lawyers category for San Francisco Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law. US News and World Report’s Best Lawyers is among the oldest and most respected peer-review publications in the legal profession. Its list of outstanding attorneys is compiled based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. Continue Reading

Ellen Friedman was listed in the Best Lawyers category for San Francisco Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law.

US News and World Report’s Best Lawyers is among the oldest and most respected peer-review publications in the legal profession. Its list of outstanding attorneys is compiled based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. Continue Reading

Best Lawyer rankings for 2020

US News and World Report has released its Best Lawyers rankings for 2020. Ellen Friedman was listed in the Best Lawyers category for San Francisco Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law.

US News and World Report’s Best Lawyers is among the oldest and most respected peer-review publications in the legal profession. Continue Reading

Ellen Friedman earns ‘Lawyer of the Year’ recognition in 2021 Edition of Best Lawyers in America

Ellen A. Friedman has been recognized by Best Lawyers (published by BL Rankings LLC) as the “Lawyer of the Year” for Creditor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law – San Francisco (2021), indicating that she has received the highest peer reviews in her practice area and geographic region. Continue Reading

Super Lawyers lists Ellen Friedman and Ruth Stoner Muzzin as top attorneys in Northern California in 2020

Ellen Friedman and Ruth Stoner Muzzin have been named to the Northern California Super Lawyers list as top attorneys in Northern California in 2020. Ellen Friedman made the list for her work in the practice area of Creditor/Debtor Rights. Ruth Stoner Muzzin is listed as a Rising Star for her work in the area of Energy & Natural Resources. Continue Reading

Friedman & Springwater Announces the Retirement of Mark Fogelman

It is with sadness that Friedman & Springwater announces the retirement of Mark Fogelman, effective January 1, 2020.

During his career at F&S, Mark’s primary areas of practice were regulatory and appellate litigation with emphasis on the energy, telecommunications, water industries, and related environmental issues. Continue Reading

US News and World Report has released its Best Lawyers rankings for 2020

Ellen Friedman was listed in the Best Lawyers category for San Francisco Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law. US News and World Report’s Best Lawyers is among the oldest and most respected peer-review publications in the legal profession. Its list of outstanding attorneys is compiled based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. Continue Reading

Ellen Friedman, Mark Fogelman and Ruth Stoner Muzzin Named to Northern California Super Lawyers in 2019

Ellen Friedman, Mark Fogelman and Ruth Stoner Muzzin have been named to the Northern California Super Lawyers list as top attorneys in Northern California in 2019. Ellen Friedman made the list for her work in the practice area of Creditor/Debtor Rights.  Mark Fogelman made the list for his work in the area of Energy & Natural Resources.  Continue Reading

Ellen Friedman and Mark Fogelman Rank Among San San Francisco’s Best Lawyers in 2019

US News and World Report has released its Best Lawyers rankings for 2019. Ellen Friedman was listed in the Best Lawyers category for San Francisco Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law. Mark Fogelman was listed in the Best Lawyers category for San Francisco Appellate Practice. Continue Reading

Friedman & Springwater Announces the Retirement of Jane Springwater

It is with sadness that Friedman & Springwater announces the retirement of Jane Springwater, effective February 28, 2019.  Jane was a cofounder of Friedman & Springwater and helped set the firm on its course providing clients with the highest quality legal representation.

During her career at F&S, Jane’s primary areas of practice were Creditor’s Rights and Remedies and Commercial Finance. Continue Reading

Ruth Stoner Muzzin Elected President of the Conference of California Public Utilities Counsel

Ruth Stoner Muzzin has been elected as President of the Conference of California Public Utilities Counsel (CCPUC) for its 2019 board year.

The CCPUC is a non-profit mutual benefit corporation that has been in existence for over 20 years, and is registered as a specialty bar association with the state bar of California. Continue Reading