Israel Friedman
General Counsel at Cerberus Capital Management LP
Profile
Mr. Friedman serves as the Global Deputy General Counsel with oversight of all legal and regulatory matters.
He coordinates Cerberus’ internal legal teams and manages legal and regulatory risks across all desks and departments.
Prior to joining Cerberus in 2021, Mr. Friedman was General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Kensico Capital Management, a multi-billion dollar hedge fund he joined in 2010.
Previously, he was a branch chief in the Enforcement division at the Securities & Exchange Commission (New York Office) during the financial crisis where he conducted a number of high-profile investigations, including those of the Galleon/Rajaratnam insider trading ring, the unraveling of the Madoff ponzi scheme, and the collapses at Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers.
Mr. Friedman was at the Securities & Exchange Commission from 2006 to 2010.
From 1999 to 2006, Mr. Friedman was an associate at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and prior to that, he served as a law clerk to Richard A.
Posner, Chief Judge of the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Mr. Friedman graduated with honors from the University of Chicago Law School, where he was Articles Editor of the Law Review, and received a bachelor’s degree magna cum laude from Columbia University.
Israel Friedman active positions
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Cerberus Capital Management LP
Cerberus Capital Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Cerberus Capital Management LP (Cerberus) is a private equity firm founded in 1992 by Stephen A. Feinberg and William L. Richter. It is headquartered in New York. | General Counsel | 2021-09-30 |
Former positions of Israel Friedman
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Kensico Capital Management Corp.
Kensico Capital Management Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Kensico Capital Management Corp. (Kensico) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 2000 by Thomas Coleman and Michael Lowenstein. Kensico provides investment advisory services to pooled investment vehicles that include assets from multiple investors. Investment in the funds is limited to sophisticated investors and is only offered through private placements. | Compliance Officer | - |
Training of Israel Friedman
The University of Chicago Law School | Graduate Degree |
The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York | Undergraduate Degree |
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Cerberus Capital Management LP
Cerberus Capital Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Cerberus Capital Management LP (Cerberus) is a private equity firm founded in 1992 by Stephen A. Feinberg and William L. Richter. It is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Kensico Capital Management Corp.
Kensico Capital Management Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Kensico Capital Management Corp. (Kensico) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 2000 by Thomas Coleman and Michael Lowenstein. Kensico provides investment advisory services to pooled investment vehicles that include assets from multiple investors. Investment in the funds is limited to sophisticated investors and is only offered through private placements. | Finance |
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