William J. Friend is a corporate associate and a member of the firm’s Investment Management Group.

Mr. Friend joined Debevoise in 2025. Mr. Friend received his J.D./M.B.A from New York University School of Law and Stern School of Business in 2025, where he was a recipient of the Dean’s Award, a Cyber Scholar and a Jacobson Law & Business Scholar. Mr. Friend received a B.A. from Brown University in 2020.

Mr. Friend is the co-author of Psychological Barriers to Resolving Intergroup Conflict in Negotiation Journal with Harvard Business School Professor Deepak Malhotra.

Education

  • Brown University, 2020, B.A.
  • New York University, 2025, M.B.A.
  • New York University School of Law, 2025, J.D.

Bar Admissions

  • New York