Tedd Friedman

About Tedd Friedman

Tedd Friedman is a life-long businessman who started his first venture at age 9 (selling manufacturing remnants of Formica-covered countertops).So it is no surprise that as Tedd began his legal career, he immersed himself in the philosophies of Warren Buffett and Benjamin Graham. In fact, those lessons inform Tedd’s practice of corporate and real estate law as much as anything he learned in law school. His clients have come to expect that, in addition to legal advice, Tedd’s counsel will embrace ways to maximize their business’ value while maintaining an adequate margin of safety.Tedd’s legal practice has an emphasis on real estate investment, as well as the formation, operation and sale of privately-owned businesses.He regularly represents real estate owners, developers and private equity funds in purchasing, developing and selling real estate. His experience includes negotiation of purchase and development agreements, assemblages, financing and related transactions. Because creating value may also require reducing, negotiating or restructuring debt, Tedd has developed significant experience handling real estate issues arising from a difficult economic environment. Tedd’s emphasis in the corporate area is privately-owned businesses, with experience in family-owned business and the unique challenges they face. He has represented clients in all phases of their businesses: from formation to operations to sale. And, he handles a wide range of ownership-related matters including business succession.Tedd also has extensive experience in the hospitality and restaurant industry. He represents multi-national real estate developers and hotel developers. He also represents a number of Southwestern Ohio’s preeminent restaurateurs.Tedd is an unabashed technology devotee and can be regularly found advising clients such as software developers, application service providers and web site designers.Tedd also serves on the firm’s Board of Directors.

Experience

1. Shareholder

   Katz Teller

   Sep 1992 — Present

   My legal practice is concentrated in business and real estate law, with an emphasis on real estate development, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, information technology law and health care law. In my practice, I draw extensively upon the business practices and principles of wealth creation and value investing of Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, Marty Whitman and Benjamin Graham.I handle a wide range of matters relating to business organizations, including formation, organizational structure, owner/shareholder relationships, business succession and related issues. I have represented clients in all phases of their business operations from formation to operations to sale. My emphasis in the corporate area is large, closely-held businesses, with extensive experience in family-owned business and the unique challenges they face.I also represent real estate owners and developers in acquisition, development and sale of real estate. I have extensive experience in the hospitality and restaurant industry. I represent a major multi-national real estate developer and casino operator with hotel and casino projects throughout the United States and the Caribbean. I also represent a number of Southwestern Ohio’s preeminent restaurateurs. My information technology practice involves representation of software developers, internet service providers, application service providers and Web site designers.

Education

• University of Cincinnati College of Law

  J.D., Law

  1989 — 1992

• University of Wisconsin-Madison

  B.S., Psychology & Economics

  1985 — 1989