Jonathan Frieden is an associate with Holtzman Vogel and focuses his practice on commercial litigation, regulatory law, constitutional law, and appellate law.

Prior to joining the firm, Jonathan was an associate at a New York-based AmLaw 100 firm, where he advised clients on complex, multi-party transactions and analyzed risk exposure across sophisticated deal structures. That work gives him a practical grounding in how regulated businesses operate and where their disputes originate.

During law school, Jonathan interned for Judge Steven J. Menashi of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, drafting bench memoranda and summary orders in cases involving constitutional, administrative, and statutory interpretation questions. He was also a summer honors intern in the Appeals Division of the New York City Law Department.

Jonathan received the Harvard Law School Dean's Scholar Prize for Constitutional Law and served as executive submissions editor of the Harvard Business Law Review. He also founded and hosted the review's podcast, interviewing a sitting SEC commissioner, a former Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court, and the board chairman of a Fortune 500 company, among others.

Jonathan has been an outspoken voice on campus antisemitism. He was invited by House Republican leadership to speak at a Capitol Hill press conference held in connection with Congress's December 2023 hearing on campus antisemitism, and he has been published in National Review and appeared on Fox News, ABC News, C-SPAN, CBS Evening News, and national radio and podcasts. He has also spoken publicly on the subject, including as a featured speaker for the Connie Spear Birnbaum Foundation Lecture series.

Clerkship/Government Experience
  • Intern, the Honorable Steven J. Menashi, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • Summer Honors Intern, Appeals Division, New York City Law Department
  • Harvard Jewish Alumni Alliance, Executive Board Member (2025-2026)
  • Riverdale Jewish Center, Young Professionals Board Member (2025-Present)
  • Alumnus of the Year, Rambam Mesivta, 33rd Annual Scholarship Dinner (March 2025)
  • Citation, Village of Cedarhurst, NY (2025) 

Related Practice Areas
  • Harvard Law School, J.D.
    • Dean’s Scholar Prize for Constitutional Law: First Amendment
    • The Program on Biblical Law and Christian Legal Studies Writing Award
    • Harvard Business Law Review, Executive Submissions Editor
    • Alliance for Israel, President
    • Journal of Law and Public Policy, Staff Editor
  • Yeshiva University, B.A., summa cum laude, Behavioral Economics, Minor in Finance
    • Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein Honors Program
      Liepziger Memorial Award
    • Mock Trial, Captain
    • Model United Nations, Chair
    • Writing Center, Tutor
    • Housing Office, Head Resident Advisor
    • Honors Council, President
       
  • New York Bar
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