Alex M. Friedman

Overview

Alex M. Friedman is an Associate attorney at McCarthy Lebit whose practice focuses on a variety of transactional matters. His practice spans the firm’s Banking & Finance, Business & Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate & Construction, and Venture Capital & Private Equity practice groups. He works with clients on the legal aspects of forming and restructuring businesses, buying and selling companies, negotiating commercial agreements, completing real estate transactions, and securing financing. Alex brings a business-oriented perspective to these matters, helping clients navigate the legal and commercial considerations involved in their transactions.

Alex’s transactional work includes drafting and reviewing contracts, purchase agreements, financing documents, and other legal documents associated with business and commercial transactions. He also participates in due diligence, entity formation and restructuring, and matters involving regulatory compliance. His work spans transactions and business arrangements requiring consideration of both the legal requirements and the commercial issues relevant to the parties involved.

In mergers and acquisitions, Alex works on matters involving the purchase, sale, and combination of businesses. He participates in due diligence by reviewing business, corporate, contractual, and other information relevant to a proposed transaction and helps identify legal issues for further consideration. He also assists with the preparation and review of acquisition documents, giving him experience across key stages of the M&A process.

Alex also contributes to commercial real estate and financing matters, including transactions involving the acquisition, disposition, or other use of real property, as well as commercial financing arrangements. His responsibilities include preparing and reviewing real estate and financing documents and addressing legal issues that arise in connection with these transactions. His experience across corporate, M&A, real estate, and finance matters allows him to contribute to transactions involving multiple areas of a client’s business.

Before joining McCarthy Lebit, Alex worked as a law clerk at a Cleveland law firm, where he conducted legal research and assisted with drafting and reviewing legal documents alongside experienced attorneys. His prior business experience includes internships in Financial Planning and Analysis and Business Development, where he analyzed financial data, assessed market trends and financial risks, and gained exposure to corporate growth, new business opportunities, and partnership strategies. This combination of legal and business experience informs his approach to transactional matters.

Alex earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan before earning a dual J.D. and M.B.A. from the University of Miami.

Why McCarthy Lebit?

More Than A Firm. A Partner in Your Career Growth. 

Following law school, Alex Friedman was looking for a law firm that would invest in the foundation of his legal practice, one where he could learn from the best.

“I chose McCarthy Lebit because I knew from the first interview that it was the right place for me to learn and grow, and that feeling was something I didn’t experience anywhere else. The attorneys and staff at MLCL genuinely care about the development of junior attorneys, and they take the time to mentor me one-on-one and teach me the practical side of practicing law. That support has reinforced that I made the right decision and found the best place to begin building my career,” shared Alex.

For Alex, McCarthy Lebit is more than just a place where young attorneys are expected to observe from the sidelines, it is a firm where mentorship and professional development are part of the plan. Here, attorneys are given the support and opportunities to build successful, lasting careers.