Robert F. Friedman
Shareholder | Co-Chair, Arbitration Practice Group
Professional & Community Affiliations
Member
American Bar Association
Member
Federal Labor Standards Subcommittee
American Bar Association
Member
Dallas Bar Association
Member
French-American Bar Association
Recognition
Named, The Best Lawyers in America®
2012-2025
Named, Dallas 500 - The Most Powerful Business Leaders in Dallas-Ft.Worth
D CEO Magazine
2021-2022
News, Analysis & Press
Ninth Circuit: “Transportation Exemption” Does Not Apply to Arbitration Clauses Between Corporate Entities or in Commercial Contracts
ASAP
April 23, 2024
U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies When the Federal Arbitration Act’s “Transportation Exemption” Applies
ASAP
April 15, 2024
California Supreme Court Holds Plaintiffs with Arbitration Agreements Retain Standing to Pursue Non-Individual PAGA Claims in Court
Insight
July 18, 2023
Ninth Circuit Eliminates Obstacles to Enforcement of Employment Arbitration Agreements in California
Insight
February 17, 2023
Dallas 500 - The Most Powerful Business Leaders in Dallas-Fort Worth
D CEO Magazine
2022 Edition
Dallas 500 - The Most Powerful Business Leaders in Dallas-Fort Worth
D CEO Magazine
2021 Edition
Best Lawyers in America© 2020 Edition Honors More Than 200 Littler Lawyers; 14 Named Lawyer of the Year
August 15, 2019
Supreme Court Confirms Class Arbitration May Not Proceed Unless Expressly Permitted by the Arbitration Agreement
ASAP
April 25, 2019
Supreme Court Eliminates the "Wholly Groundless" Exception to Arbitration Agreements, Reinforcing the Force of Delegation Provisions
ASAP
January 14, 2019
Littler Shareholder Robert Friedman Appointed Austin, Dallas and Fayetteville Office Managing Shareholder
January 2, 2019
Supreme Court Upholds Lawfulness of Class and Collective Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements
ASAP
May 21, 2018
Bloomberg Law’s VIDEO Coverage of the 2018 Littler Executive Employer Conference
Bloomberg Law
May 4, 2018
Putative Class and Collective Action Under Enjoined U.S. DOL Overtime Rule Appears to Face Strong Argument for Dismissal
ASAP
June 13, 2017
Supreme Court Emphatically Defends Arbitration Agreements from State Interference
Insight
May 18, 2017
Supreme Court Will Review Three Cases Involving the Lawfulness of Class and Collective Action Waivers
ASAP
January 13, 2017
Ninth Circuit Finds Arbitration Agreement That Required Employees to Bring Claims in “Separate Proceedings” Illegal Under the NLRA
ASAP
August 23, 2016
The Best Lawyers in America© Honors More Than 180 Littler Lawyers in Its 2017 Edition
August 16, 2016
Is Your Business Ready for New Overtime Rules? DFW Experts Weigh In
Dallas Business Journal
May 11, 2016
Littler Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers in America® 2014 Edition
August 15, 2013
Narrow Supreme Court Ruling Upholds Arbitrator's Decision that Parties' Agreement Permits Class Arbitration
Insight
June 12, 2013
Best Lawyers in America® Names 164 Littler Attorneys to 2013 Edition
September 7, 2012
Best Lawyers in America® Names 108 Littler Lawyers to 2012 Edition
September 12, 2011
U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Littler Clients
June 29, 2010
Books & Book Chapters
- Plant Closings and Mass Layoff Notice Requirements, Texas Association of Business and Chambers of Commerce, Co-Author, 2000-2021
- The Fair Labor Standards Act, Treatise Supplement, Contributing Editor, 2005-2022
- Littler on Employee Arbitration Agreements, Co-author, 2016
Speaking Engagements
Arbitration Update: Is it Smooth Sailing After Viking River and What Can We Do to Avoid New Challenges?
Littler Executive Employer Conference, Phoenix, AZ
May 11, 2023
Who Wants to Be a Lawionaire?
Littler Executive Employer Conference
May 5, 2022
The Enduring Value of Employment Arbitration Agreements Under Attack
Littler Executive Employer Conference
May 5, 2022
The Great Arbitration Debate: Do Employment Arbitration Agreements Still Make Sense for Employers?
Association of Corporate Counsel CLE
October 17, 2019
One Year After #MeToo: The Legal Fallout and What's To Come
Dallas, TX
March 19, 2019
Arbitration After Epic
National Retail Federation HR and Employment Law Fall Meeting, New York, NY
October 23, 2018
Supreme Court Rules on Class and Collective Action Waivers
May 24, 2018
Supreme Court Rules on Class and Collective Action Waivers - Afternoon Session
May 22, 2018
Supreme Court Rules on Class and Collective Action Waivers - Morning Session
May 22, 2018
The Battle Over Arbitration Continues: The FAA, the NLRA and Other Lingering Skirmishes
Littler Executive Employer, Phoenix, AZ
May 3, 2018
The Current Status of Arbitration Agreements Under the New Administration and in the Courts
The 2017 Executive Employer® Conference
May 11, 2017
Arbitration Agreements: Attacks on Class Action Waivers
National Retail Federation Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.
October 28, 2016
Attacks on All Fronts: FLSA Lawsuits, and the NLRB's Attacks on Arbitration Class Waivers
American Petroleum Labor Lawyers Association Annual Conference, Houston, TX
October 26, 2016
Preparing for Change: DOL’s Final Rule on Overtime and Brief Update on the Affordable Care Act
Asian American Hotel Owners Association, Dallas, TX
August 9, 2016
Flanking Attacks and Other Maneuvers: How the Plaintiffs’ Bar Defeats Arbitral Class Waiver Clauses
The 2016 Executive Employer® Conference
May 5, 2016
Hot Topics in Employment Law
Corporate Counsel Section - Dallas Bar Association
February 2, 2016
Employment Law Resolutions for 2016
Dallas, TX
January 21, 2016
Arbitration of Wage and Hour Claims
9th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, American Bar Association, Philadelphia, PA
November 7, 2015
Resolving Wage & Hour Mass Actions
JAMS, San Francisco, CA
May 28, 2014
Arbitration Wars! The Plaintiffs’ Bar Strikes Back – The Threat of Mass Arbitrations, Other Tactics and What You Can Do About It
The 2014 Executive Employer® Conference
Littler Mendelson, Phoenix, AZ
May 9, 2014
Arbitration: Pros and Cons – Debunking the Myths
Corporate Counsel Section - Dallas Bar Association
March 4, 2014
The Great Arbitration Debate
Dallas, TX
January 30, 2014
Independent Contractor Misclassification – Recent Initiatives and Trends
Labor & Employment Law Section – Dallas Bar Association
September 16, 2013
Class Action Summit
October 22, 2012
The State of Covenants Not to Compete & Arbitration Agreements
Annual In-House Symposium - Association of Corporate Counsel
May 23, 2012
Pressing Issues Facing Retailers—In the U.S. and Abroad
February 13, 2012
The Federal Arbitration Act after AT&T Mobility, LLC v. Concepcion: What Companies, Consumers, Employees, and Counsel Need to Know
Bloomberg BNA Webinar
November 9, 2011
Class Arbitration Issues Following Stolt-Nielsen and Concepcion
Executives Summit - National Retail Federation, Dallas, TX
October 12, 2011
Class Action Summit
September 26, 2011
AT&T v. Concepcion: What the Ruling Means to You
June 21, 2011
Arbitration Agreements: Clause and Effect
August 27, 2010
The Cutting Edge of Arbitration: What You Need to Know
Annual Meeting - American Bar Association, San Francisco, CA
August 9, 2010
Arbitration Agreements: Clause and Effect
August 4, 2010
Education
- J.D., Southern Methodist University, 1998cum laude
- B.A., University of Texas, 1991
Languages
- French
Courts
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan