Jake Freed

Associate

T 415.276.6532 San Francisco
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Jake Freed is a litigation attorney with experience in a wide range of practice areas and industries. Jake regularly litigates cases before federal courts, California state courts, and administrative agencies. Jake’s broad litigation experience, combined with his extensive background in science and teaching, enables him to deliver strong advocacy and insightful command of the facts and law, in any type of case, for any type of client.

Practice Highlights

Restaurant litigation

Assists restaurants and franchises in litigation to protect their intellectual property and brands, enforce contracts, and resolve vendor, partner, employee, and customer disputes.

Financial litigation

Defends financial institutions in litigation arising from mortgage lending activities. Experience includes matters involving HOBR, TILA, RESPA, quiet title, and wrongful foreclosure, among others.

First-hand experience

Leverages first-hand experience as a restaurateur with two successful restaurant concepts, and can speak to restaurant specific challenges regarding leases, financing, corporate structure and organization, and employment issues specific to the industry.

Litigation

* Denotes experience completed at a prior firm

Pro Bono

* Denotes experience completed at a prior firm

Admitted to Practice

  • California, 2008

Education

  • J.D., Stanford Law School, 2008
    • Associate Editor, Stanford Law and Policy Review
  • Ph.D., Chemistry, Harvard University, 2005
    • National Science Foundation Predoctoral Fellow
    • Research Associate
    • Teaching Fellow
  • A.M., Chemistry, Harvard University, 2003
  • B.A., Chemistry, The Ohio State University, 2000, summa cum laude
    • Phi Beta Kappa
    • Medalist Scholar

Memberships & Affiliations

    • Bar Association of San Francisco

Background

    • Associate, Covington & Burling LLP, San Francisco, 2009-2014
    • Law Clerk, Hon. James Ware, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, San Jose, Calif., 2008-2009
    • Extern, U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, San Francisco, 2007
    • Summer Associate, Arnold & Porter, LLP, Washington, D.C., 2007
    • Summer Associate, McDermott Will & Emery, LLP, Palo Alto, Calif., 2006-2007
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