About Robert Freund

Robert S. Freund

Attorney

robert@robertfreundlaw.com

Robert Freund is an experienced business litigator and advisor.  He focuses his practice on advertising compliance and litigation, with an emphasis on e-commerce and social media marketing issues.  His clients primarily are direct-to-consumer brands, marketing agencies, and individual creators.

Before opening his own firm, Mr. Freund honed his legal skills working at Greenberg Traurig, LLP, one of the largest and most respected international law firms.  Mr. Freund has represented individuals and companies in complex commercial litigation, including consumer class actions and claims related to false advertising and unfair competition.  He also has represented clients in the entertainment, real estate, and financial services industries.

Mr. Freund has lectured about social media advertising law at the University of Southern California, the University of San Diego, the University of Tennessee, the Fashion Institute of Technology, and the IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems, and he has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, The Washington Post, The Associated Press, Bloomberg Law, Vox, Business Insider, and Forbes on those issues.

Mr. Freund has served on the Board of Governors of the Century City Bar Association since 2013 and as President from 2017-2018, and he currently serves on the Board of Directors of Social Media Club Los Angeles.  Mr. Freund was named as a Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Star in Media & Advertising for 2020-2024.

While in law school at UC Davis, Mr. Freund clerked for the Consumer Protection Unit of the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office, where he worked on civil and criminal cases involving fraud, deceptive advertising, anticompetitive practices, and other economic crimes.  Mr. Freund also served as an editor of the UC Davis Law Review.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

  • Counseled video game company regarding packaging and labeling language, television advertisements, and software warranty issues
  • Defended video game publisher against false endorsement and false advertising claims, including dismissal with prejudice at the pleadings stage
  • Defended pharmaceutical company against product liability claims, including affirmance of dismissal with prejudice on appeal before Ninth Circuit
  • Defended international bank against fraud claims, including affirmance of dismissal with prejudice on appeal before Ninth Circuit
  • Defended apparel company in class action alleging violations of California’s False Advertising Law based on “sale price” advertising
  • Counsel for Fortune 100 SaaS company for marketing compliance matters.

EDUCATION

J.D., University of California at Davis

B.A., Economics, The College of William & Mary

BAR ADMISSIONS

  • California
  • District of Columbia
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

PUBLICATIONS

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AND MEDIA APPEARANCES

Robert Freund Law, APC
10940 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1600, Los Angeles CA 90024
Email: info@robertfreundlaw.com

Located in Los Angeles, Robert Freund Law represents clients throughout California, including, but not limited to the communities of West Los Angeles, Mar Vista, Venice, Playa Vista, Marina Del Rey, Santa Monica, Westwood, Beverly Hills, Long Beach, Santa Ana, Anaheim, Yorba Linda, San Juan Capistrano, Mission Viejo, Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Tustin, Irvine, Costa Mesa, Fullerton, Brea, Corona, Chino, Temecula, Orange County, Los Angeles County, Riverside County, Ventura County, San Bernardino County and San Diego County.

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