Rick Friedman is the CEO and founder of NovusGC, a recently launched law firm which focuses on providing business-oriented general counsel services at an affordable price to startups, innovators and early-stage investors. In this role, NovusGC directly handles the most common types of legal work required by emerging growth companies, including corporate formation, seed and Series A financings, employment and consulting matters, IP licenses and other commercial agreements. The firm also taps into its network of service providers to help clients meet other related needs.

Friedman’s prior experience includes serving in senior roles in large law firms such as DLA Piper in Los Angeles and Heller Ehrman in Palo Alto, heading up the technology transfer licensing teams at USC and the University of Texas-Austin, and serving in general counsel roles with public and venture-backed technology companies. Friedman has been teaching Technology Transactions at the USC Gould School of Law since 2015.