CHARLES FRIEDRICH Partner cfriedrich@strykertams.com Direct Dial: (973) 491-3972 PRACTICE AREAS: Commercial Transactions Corporate and Business Law Business Law Banking Law Appellate Practice

BIOGRAPHY:
Charles H. Friedrich, III, a partner in the firm, assists businesses and other entities in a wide range of commercial, corporate and business matters. He has counseled corporations with regard to transactional matters including mergers, acquisitions and other reorganizations as well as capital formation and financing matters, commercial real estate matters, and the protection and licensing of intellectual property. He has served as New Jersey counsel to national and local corporations and has been involved as counsel in a variety of business ventures, including public securities offerings and private placements, sale-leaseback arrangements, secured and unsecured debt financing, and other corporate financing matters. He regularly provides advice on corporate governance and compliance matters.

Mr. Friedrich is well versed in counseling charitable and educational institutions on employment and transactional matters and potential liability issues. He has represented many institutional lenders in secured and unsecured credit transactions, including asset-based lending and commercial real estate lending.

Mr. Friedrich also counsels individuals on the formation and organization of businesses and the preparation of appropriate organizational documents (including control agreements).

Mr. Friedrich is a graduate of Monmouth College (B.A., 1970) and Rutgers Newark School of Law (J.D., 1974).

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EDUCATION:
Monmouth College (B.A., 1970)
Rutgers (Newark) School of Law (J.D., 1974)

BAR ADMISSIONS:
State:
New Jersey; 1974
Federal:
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey (1987)
U.S. Supreme Court, 1987


OTHER EXPERIENCE:
Law Secretary to Late Honorable Richard J. Hughes, Chief Justice of New Jersey
Supreme Court (1974-1975)
Adjunct Professor of Law, Rutgers School of Law (Newark) (1979-1980)