Iliya M. Fridman

Prior to founding Fridman Law Group in 2004, Iliya was an associate at DeForest & Duer (now a part of Anderson Kill & Olick) where he worked on a wide array of complex legal issues facing technology and newmedia companies, including venture capital transactions and intellectual property protection and licensing. Admitted to the New York bar in 1999, Iliya is also a member of the Intellectual Property Law Section of the New York State Bar Association, and the Licensing Executives Society. Iliya earned his B.A. in Philosophy from Connecticut College and J.D. from Fordham University School of Law. Born and raised in Moscow, Iliya is fluent in Russian.

Jerald M. Tenenbaum

Prior to joining the Fridman Law Group, Jerald worked in the Futures and International Division at Prudential Securities where he oversaw the company’s international online sales and marketing strategies and the International Privacy Office. Following the company’s consolidation with Wachovia Securities, Jerald was responsible for developing financial products for Wachovia Securities’ Latin America Division and the affiliated Dryden Private Bank in Geneva, Switzerland. Jerald’s prior legal experience includes work for the Federal Trade Commission and the compliance unit of Merrill Lynch’s Corporate and Institutional Client Group. Jerald holds a B.A. from Brandeis University (cum laude), and a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law, where he served as the Senior Articles Editor of the Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal. Jerald is admitted to practice in New York.

M. Benjamin Kitabayashi, Paralegal

Benjamin joined FLG in September 2005 as the firm’s sole paralegal. Prior to joining FLG, Benjamin interned at DeForest & Duer (now a part of Anderson, Kill & Olick) while studying economics and finance at Pace University. During his employment there, he worked in the firm’s corporate finance department. Benjamin now works primarily in the areas of corporate law and specializes in business immigration law while handling all aspects of the firm’s daily operations.