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Contracts,
Civil Litigation

Feb. 29, 2024

Father-son team compare billion-dollar win to David and Goliath battle

“Other firms think more is better and think bigger is better. But they have too many cooks in the kitchen,” Michael Friedman said Wednesday as he and his father, Steven Friedman estimated their client’s jury award at $5 billion once calculations are completed.

Father-son team compare billion-dollar win to David and Goliath battle
From left: Michael Friedman, and his father, Steven Friedman of Friedman² LLP, won a verdict of billions of dollars for their client, ending a 20-year litigation. Courtesy of Friedman² LLP

Steven R. Friedman likened the successful jury verdict in a 20-year-long case with billions of dollars at stake to a David and Goliath battle outcome.

He and his son, Michael E. Friedman, have represented Shashikant “Shashi” Jogani since January 2014.

Shashi accused his brother, Haresh Jogani, of pushing him out of a real estate partnership worth billions of dollars. Shashi said he had an oral agreement with h...

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