Background
Friese, Robert Charles was born on April 29, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Earl Matthew and Laura Barbara (Mayer) Friese.
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Robert Charles Charles Friese
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Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts. Northwestern University (Juris Doctor, 1970). Freie Universitaet, Berlin, Germany.
Attorney, United States. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1971-1975.
Career
Worked at Shartsis, Friese & Ginsburg LLP (San Francisco, California) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice. Corporate and International Business Transactions, Real Property, Securities, Antitrust, Taxation, Estate Planning, Probate, Unfair Competition, Commercial, Communications, Cable Television, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, Toxic Torts, Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law. Admitted to the bar, 1972, California.
Attorney, United States. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1971-1975. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco (Chairman, Business Litigation Committee, 1978-1981.
State Court Civil Litigation Committee, 1983-1993). State Bar of California (Referee, The State Bar Court, 1977-1982). American Bar Association (Chairman, Securities Resource Materials Sub-Committee, 1984-1986.
Member, Sections of: Corporation, Banking and Business Law. Litigation; International Law). Association of Business Trial Lawyers (Member, Board of Governors, 1994).
Founded by two attorneys in 1975, Shartsis, Friese & Ginsburg now comprises thirty-five attorneys who bring a superior record of academic, professional and civic achievement to the firm. The practice emphasizes complex business litigation and arbitration, sophisticated business, tax and real estate transactions, securities law and investment partnership formation, estate planning and probate, and bankruptcy and creditors' rights. The firm prides itself on combining the sophistication and expertise of a large firm with the responsiveness of a smaller firm.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman board supervisors Task Force on Noise Control, 1972-1978. Chairman San Franciscans for Cleaner City, 1977. Executive director Nob Hill Neighbors, 1972-1981.
Board directors Nob Hill Association, 1976-1978, Palace Fine Arts, 1992-1994, San Francisco Beautiful, since 1986, president, 1988-2000, chairman since 2008. Chairman Citizens Advisory Committee for Embarcadero Project, 1991-1998. Member major gifts committee Stanford University.
Board directors Presidio Heights Neighborhood Association, since 1993, president, 1996-1998. Board directors Institute of Range and the American Mustang, since 1990, Worldwatch Institute, 2005, chairman nominating committee, 2006, vice-chairman since 2008, board director, since 2008. Member American Bar Association (co-chairman, secretary enforcement subcommittee, litigation section, since 2005), Association Business Trial Lawyers (board directors), California Bar Association, Bar Association San Francisco (board directors 1982-1985, chairman business litigation committee 1978-1979, chairman state court civil litigation committee 1983-1990, new courthouse committee 1993-1995), Association Securities and Exchange Commission Alumni (board directors since 1995, president 2005-2007), Lawyers Club of San Francisco, Mensa, California History Society, Commonwealth Club, Swiss-American Friendship League (chairman 1971-1979).
Connections
Married Chandra Ullom. Children: Matthew Robert, Mark Earl, Laura Moore.
