Foreman Friedman

What Foreman Friedman does

Foreman Friedman is a full-service litigation and business law firm headquartered in Miami with a regional office in Chicago, structured as a Florida Professional Association and founded in 2005. The firm operates across ten practice areas: Admiralty & Maritime, Appellate, Arbitration & Mediation, Commercial Litigation & Transactions, Construction Litigation, Labor & Employment, Medical Malpractice Defense, Negligence/Personal Injury/Product Liability, Sexual Torts, and Travel & Hospitality Law. Its core specialization is the defense of cruise lines, shipping companies, P&I Clubs, and international insurers in maritime, personal injury, and commercial disputes, supplemented by Fortune 500 commercial litigation and class action defense.

The firm serves a concentrated base of enterprise clients that includes Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises, Virgin Voyages, Mediterranean Shipping Company, AIG, The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, and several P&I Clubs (Steamship Mutual, North of England, Skuld, West of England, RaetsClub). It is the designated local correspondent counsel in South Florida for Steamship Mutual and RaetsClub, channeling marine insurance mandates into the firm. The team includes a Florida Supreme Court certified mediator, attorneys admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court bar, and a blend of former plaintiff and defense litigators.

The business model is a traditional professional services model: hourly billing and contingency arrangements on litigation matters, with revenue generated through direct attorney-client engagement from Miami and Chicago offices. Go-to-market is driven by peer recognition (Martindale-Hubbell AV rating, Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers, Florida Trend Legal Elite), professional associations, and embedded correspondent relationships with marine insurers. The firm has no disclosed external investors, no parent company, and no funding events, operating as a partner-owned practice.

Name

Foreman Friedman

Legal name

Foreman Friedman, PA

Website

https://fflegal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Foreman Friedman is a Miami- and Chicago-based full-service litigation law firm specializing in maritime, cruise line, and commercial defense work for Fortune 500 cruise operators, international insurers, and P&I Clubs across ten practice areas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411), All Other Legal Services (541199)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

Keywords

• Litigation services
• Maritime law
• Commercial litigation
• Personal injury defense
• Employment law

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Litigation: Professional legal services rendered to corporate clients, insurance companies, and individuals for litigation matters including personal injury, maritime, commercial disputes, and employment law. Revenue generated through hourly billing and contingency arrangements typical of litigation practice.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Foreman Friedman is a full-service litigation and business law firm that provides legal representation across ten practice areas including Admiralty & Maritime Law, Appellate Practice, Arbitration & Mediation, Commercial Litigation & Transactions, Construction Litigation, Labor & Employment Law, Medical Malpractice Defense, Negligence/Personal Injury/Product Liability, Sexual Torts, and Travel & Hospitality Law. The firm serves international insurance companies, multi-national corporations, major cruise and shipping lines, Fortune 500 businesses, and individuals through offices in Miami and Chicago.

Product overview

Foreman Friedman is a full-service litigation and business law firm offering a unified portfolio of legal services across ten distinct practice areas. The firm's core offerings span Admiralty & Maritime Law, Appellate Practice, Arbitration & Mediation, Commercial Litigation & Transactions, Construction Litigation, Labor & Employment Law, Medical Malpractice Defense, Negligence/Personal Injury/Product Liability, Sexual Torts, and Travel & Hospitality Law. These practice areas are delivered through attorneys in Miami and Chicago offices, serving individuals, businesses, and Fortune 500 corporations in high-stakes litigation, dispute resolution, and transactional matters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Admiralty & Maritime Law Services Legal representation for cruise lines, shipping companies, P&I Clubs and insurers, handling claims including Jones Act negligence, unseaworthiness, maintenance and cure, COGSA, and Limitation of Liability actions.
• Appellate Practice Appellate legal services throughout state and federal court systems, including the Florida Supreme Court and 11th Circuit Court of Appeal, with attorneys admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court bar.
• Arbitration & Mediation Services Alternative dispute resolution services including arbitration and mediation, with Partner Jeffrey Foreman having founded one of Chicago's largest private arbitration and mediation companies, and Partner Darren Friedman certified as a Florida Supreme Court mediator.
• Commercial Litigation & Transactions Complex commercial dispute resolution for Fortune 500 businesses and insurance companies, including mass class actions, product defect claims up to $100 million, and transactional matters such as licensing agreements and commercial contracts.
• Construction Litigation Legal representation for insurers, owners, developers, contractors, subcontractors, and design professionals in complex construction disputes including defect claims, contract claims, and payment disputes.
• Labor & Employment Law Comprehensive employment law representation including training on FLSA, FMLA, NLRA, ADA compliance, employee handbook drafting, employment contract negotiation, and employment litigation defense.
• Medical Malpractice Defense Defense of physicians and medical providers from medical malpractice claims, with specialized knowledge in cruise ship medicine and evacuation limitations.
• Negligence, Personal Injury & Product Liability Personal injury case handling from investigation through trial and appeal, with a team including both defense lawyers and former plaintiffs attorneys plus paralegals with medical expertise.
• Sexual Torts Legal representation for hotels, cruise lines and other companies in claims involving allegations of crime and negligent security, with expertise featured in national publications and television programs.
• Travel & Hospitality Law Legal services for travel agencies, tour providers, cruise lines, tour operators and other travel suppliers, including risk management assessments and litigation defense.

Quantifiable outcome

• Hundreds of published maritime cases nationwide
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Steamship Mutual Underwriting AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerForeman Friedman serves as designated local correspondent counsel for Steamship Mutual Underwriting Association, one of the major marine insurance and indemnity entities, handling maritime claims and providing legal representation.
• RaetsClubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerForeman Friedman serves as designated local correspondent counsel for RaetsClub, handling maritime insurance matters and claims representation for the marine insurance entity.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Holland & Knight: Major AmLaw firm with a significant maritime, cruise, and commercial litigation practice. Comparable to Foreman Friedman because it competes for many of the same cruise line, P&I Club, and Miami-based corporate defense matters, though it operates at vastly greater scale and serves a broader geographic footprint.
• Clyde & Co: Global law firm widely recognized as a market leader in shipping, maritime, and marine insurance work. Comparable to Foreman Friedman because it represents P&I Clubs, cruise operators, and shipping clients across admiralty matters, providing a higher-end alternative for the same client verticals the firm serves.
• Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith: National litigation and insurance defense firm with strong coverage in transportation, admiralty, and general liability matters. Comparable to Foreman Friedman because it competes for insurance defense and personal injury defense work from corporate and carrier clients.
• Akerman LLP: Large Florida-headquartered law firm with hospitality, travel, and litigation practices. Comparable to Foreman Friedman because it competes for cruise and hospitality clients as well as Miami-based corporate defense mandates.
• Morgan & Morgan: Largest plaintiff-side personal injury firm in the US, frequently opposing defense counsel like Foreman Friedman. Comparable as the mirror counterparty in personal injury litigation and a leading Florida-headquartered law firm presence.

Direct peers

• Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin: Insurance defense firm with deep practice in casualty, transportation, and professional liability. Comparable to Foreman Friedman because both serve insurance carriers and corporate insureds on defense matters including personal injury and premises liability.
• Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A. Florida-headquartered litigation and insurance defense firm handling commercial, professional liability, and transportation matters. Comparable to Foreman Friedman in Florida market positioning, insurance defense focus, and boutique-to-mid-market scale.
• Cole, Scott & Kissane, P.A. Florida-based defense litigation firm with strong insurance, commercial, and employment defense practices. Comparable to Foreman Friedman because it directly competes for similar carrier and corporate defense matters in the Florida market.
• Sedgwick LLP: National insurance defense and commercial litigation firm representing carriers and self-insureds. Comparable to Foreman Friedman because it competes for insurance and personal injury defense work and offers similar case-volume-based engagement models.
• Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP: National litigation firm with substantial insurance defense, transportation, and professional liability practices. Comparable to Foreman Friedman for the insurance carrier mandate types and defense litgation work the firm performs.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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