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Steven Friedman

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CT · Sep 23, 2009 → Mar 30, 2011

1deal (issuers)
$1.61Mreported sold
6investors
3Form D filings
2009–2011years on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:19 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Steven Friedman is listed as an executive officer on 3 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Sep 2009 and Mar 2011: Validus DC Systems, LLC (Brookfield, CT — telecommunications — 2009–2011; $1.61M reported sold to 6 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment — it is a notice, not an approval.

Listed alongside David Brown (3 shared filings), Ronald Croce (3 shared filings) and Rudy Kraus (3 shared filings).

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Steven. Each name links to their own page.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 1 court case matching the name, 20 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 21 records came back. Each one is listed below with a link to the original document and a line saying why it matched. A name match is not proof it is the same person or company — read the why line and the document. Being sued or named in a release is an accusation, not a finding.

We compared 3 public filings for Steven Friedman and found 5 differences: Offering amount changed between filings; No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open; and more below.

What this means These are differences between the sponsor's own SEC filings — both values, dates and sources are listed in Key records, section 4. Most have ordinary explanations; ask the sponsor.

What the community is saying

Community search for Steven Friedman has not run yet — it is joining a line of 4,883 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 27 names.

Community comments are quoted as written by their authors. Sources searched: BiggerPockets forums (via DuckDuckGo, Brave, Bing and BiggerPockets search) and Reddit (search feed + public archive).

Key records

Five things investors ask first. Items still in human review are counted, not shown.

1. Lawsuits

1 case: 1 dismissed

Steven Friedman v. DIRECTV dismissed
District Court, C.D. California · No. 2:15-cv-00844 · Filed Feb 5, 2015 · Closed Oct 25, 2017 · Nature of suit: 190 Contract: Other · Cause: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract
Role of Steven Friedman: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2017-10-25 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 26 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in CA (not a filing state)
What was searched

Sources searched: CourtListener bulk data (RECAP dockets as of 2026-09-30; recall-first rule 10-24) — federal district + bankruptcy courts State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched. · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:19 AM ET.

Court records show docket facts only; we never restate allegations as facts. Outcome wording comes from the docket feed; where it does not state a disposition we say so.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

2. Regulatory actions

None found in sources searched — SEC enforcement releases (index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) · state securities regulators: AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA (crawled Oct 23, 2026)

What was searched

SEC enforcement searched: SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings — respondent names in the sec.gov index titles (30,205 releases, 1995-09-19 to 2026-10-23); release text is read only to confirm a candidate. Names that appear only in the body of a release are not found. — Searched SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings (1995→ / 2007→) (30,205 records as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) — nothing matched Steven Friedman..

State securities regulators searched: AZ (Corporation Commission Securities Division), CA (DFPI — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), DE (DOJ Investor Protection Unit), TX (State Securities Board), WA (DFI) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. Other states are not covered.

3. Bankruptcies

20 cases: 20 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Steven J. Friedman and Debra Jean Friedman closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · No. 14-17580 · Filed Dec 3, 2014 · Closed Mar 24, 2015
Role of Steven J. Friedman and Debra Jean Friedman: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2015-03-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 26 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in OH (not a filing state)
Steven R. Friedman and Rhonda S. Friedman closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · No. 11-39376 · Filed Oct 7, 2011 · Closed Apr 5, 2012
Role of Steven R. Friedman and Rhonda S. Friedman: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2012-04-05 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 26 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NJ (not a filing state)
Steven Friedman closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · No. 11-29696 · Filed Sep 30, 2011 · Closed Mar 22, 2012
Role of Steven Friedman: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2012-03-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 26 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MD (not a filing state)
Steven Friedman and Beth Friedman closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · No. 06-11508 · Filed Apr 27, 2006 · Closed Aug 7, 2006
Role of Steven Friedman and Beth Friedman: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2006-08-07 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 26 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in OH (not a filing state)
Steven I Friedman closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · No. 1-05-18469 · Filed May 26, 2005 · Closed Jun 5, 2006
Role of Steven I Friedman: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2006-06-05 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 26 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NY (not a filing state)
Steven R Friedman closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 2:04-bk-20651 · Filed May 12, 2004 · Closed Sep 10, 2004
Role of Steven R Friedman: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2004-09-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 26 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in CA (not a filing state)
Steven L. Friedman and Heidi D. Friedman closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · No. 03-24925 · Filed Nov 11, 2003 · Closed Nov 14, 2008
Role of Steven L. Friedman and Heidi D. Friedman: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2008-11-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 26 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in OH (not a filing state)
Steven M Friedman closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · No. 8-02-82315 · Filed Apr 3, 2002 · Closed Nov 7, 2002
Role of Steven M Friedman: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-11-07 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 26 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NY (not a filing state)
STEVEN A FRIEDMAN and CHRISTINA M FRIEDMAN closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · No. 00-40440 · Filed Jan 27, 2000 · Closed May 24, 2000
Role of STEVEN A FRIEDMAN and CHRISTINA M FRIEDMAN: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2000-05-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 26 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MN (not a filing state)
Steven D. Friedman and Patricia M. Friedman closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · No. 99-10413 · Filed Jan 15, 1999 · Closed May 7, 1999
Role of Steven D. Friedman and Patricia M. Friedman: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1999-05-07 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 26 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in FL (not a filing state)
Steven B. Friedman and Debra Friedman closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · No. 98-29391 · Filed Dec 31, 1998 · Closed Apr 23, 1999
Role of Steven B. Friedman and Debra Friedman: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1999-04-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 26 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in FL (not a filing state)
Steven Friedman closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · No. 8-97-89588 · Filed Dec 22, 1997 · Closed May 6, 1998
Role of Steven Friedman: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1998-05-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 26 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NY (not a filing state)
Steven Friedman closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · No. 96-15640 · Filed Jun 20, 1996 · Closed Jun 17, 1997
Role of Steven Friedman: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1997-06-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 26 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in PA (not a filing state)
Steven L. Friedman and Penny J. Hiler closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · No. 96-44670 · Filed Apr 10, 1996 · Closed Sep 20, 1996
Role of Steven L. Friedman and Penny J. Hiler: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1996-09-20 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 26 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MI (not a filing state)
STEVEN FRIEDMAN and JULIE FRIEDMAN closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · No. 94-45061 · Filed Oct 7, 1994 · Closed Oct 25, 1995
Role of STEVEN FRIEDMAN and JULIE FRIEDMAN: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1995-10-25 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 26 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MN (not a filing state)
Steven L. Friedman closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · No. 92-57001 · Filed Sep 24, 1992 · Closed Feb 24, 1997
Role of Steven L. Friedman: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1997-02-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 26 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MD (not a filing state)
Steven A. Friedman and Dorothy Friedman closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 6:92-bk-02429 · Filed Apr 21, 1992 · Closed Aug 21, 1992
Role of Steven A. Friedman and Dorothy Friedman: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1992-08-21 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 26 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in FL (not a filing state)
Steven B. Friedman closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · No. 92-31258 · Filed Feb 25, 1992 · Closed Jul 21, 1992
Role of Steven B. Friedman: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1992-07-21 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 26 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NJ (not a filing state)
Steven Friedman and Susan Friedman closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · No. 87-03812 · Filed Oct 21, 1987 · Closed Nov 8, 1990
Role of Steven Friedman and Susan Friedman: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1990-11-08 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 26 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in FL (not a filing state)
Steven Friedman closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 84-06219 · Filed May 14, 1984 · Closed Dec 15, 1988
Role of Steven Friedman: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1988-12-15 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 26 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in IL (not a filing state)
What was searched

Sources searched: Federal bankruptcy courts via CourtListener / RECAP archive (federal district courts, federal bankruptcy courts). State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:19 AM ET.

Court records show docket facts only; we never restate allegations as facts. Outcome wording comes from the docket feed; where it does not state a disposition we say so.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

4. Differences between public sources

Comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups — see the issuer pages under Deals

5 differences found between the filings for Steven Friedman (compared 3 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Sep 23, 2009 – Jan 24, 2011

Offering amount changed between filings — Validus DC Systems, LLC

The Sep 23, 2009 filing says $500,000 offered; the Jan 24, 2011 Form D/A says $2,000,000.

What this means The target raise changed. Raising the cap is common when a deal grows; ask whether the extra money has the same terms and use.

Sources
Note · Sep 11, 2009 – Mar 30, 2011

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Validus DC Systems, LLC (latest filing Mar 30, 2011)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Mar 30, 2011 (first sale Sep 11, 2009). It reports $1,605,352 sold of $2,000,000 offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. The raise may simply have ended — a Form D does not say when it closed. Ask the sponsor whether the offering closed, when, and at what amount.

Sources
Note · Mar 11, 2010 – Jan 30, 2026

Same name, different state: "Steven M. Friedman" (E9 or NY) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CT. A separate record, "Steven M. Friedman" with address state E9 or NY, is listed on 80 filings — most recently by Eos Partners, L.P. (Jan 30, 2026). Both records have filings in the same period (Mar 11, 2010 to Mar 30, 2011).

What this means Two records with one name were active at the same time. That can be one person listing different company addresses, or two different people. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Sources
Note · Oct 27, 2017 – Mar 12, 2021

Same name, different state: "Steven Friedman" (MD) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CT. A separate record, "Steven Friedman" with address state MD, is listed on 5 filings — most recently by ISS HoldCo Inc. (Mar 12, 2021). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Sep 23, 2009 to Mar 30, 2011; the other runs Oct 27, 2017 to Mar 12, 2021.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Sources
Note · Sep 8, 2016 – Aug 27, 2019

Same name, different state: "Steven Friedman" (NJ or CA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CT. A separate record, "Steven Friedman" with address state NJ or CA, is listed on 10 filings — most recently by Kalo Capital Management, LP (Sep 22, 2022). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Sep 23, 2009 to Mar 30, 2011; the other runs Sep 8, 2016 to Aug 27, 2019.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Sources
What is compared

What is compared: every Form D and D/A we hold for this subject, side by side — filing dates vs. first-sale dates (the 15-day rule), amendment timing on open offerings (the yearly-amendment expectation), amounts sold, investor counts, offering amounts and minimums across amendments, industry and size bands, addresses, how each person's name and role is written, paid sellers' CRD numbers, and (for groups) where the member companies were formed and sit. Everything is as filed by the issuer; the SEC does not check it. Differences are common and usually have ordinary explanations — we show both values, the dates, and the source so you can ask. As of Oct 24, 2026.

5. Money to insiders

0 of 1 offering report sales commissions; 0 report finder's fees; 0 report proceeds to related persons.

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Mar 30, 2011 D/A
Validus DC Systems, LLC
File 021-134647
$0$0$0
working capital
N/A no CRD number reportedEDGAR ↗
How this is counted

Counts come from Form D Items 12–15 on the filings in our index (latest filing per offering; one offering = one SEC file number; an amendment updates its offering rather than adding one). "To insiders" = gross proceeds used for payments to executive officers, directors or promoters. "—" = not reported on that filing. Amounts marked (est.) were reported as estimates. "Paid to sell it" = sales compensation recipients named on that filing (Item 12), each linked to FINRA BrokerCheck when a CRD number is reported.

Counted across every filing this person is listed on (latest filing per offering, per issuer).

Deals 1

Every issuer that named Steven Friedman on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Telecommunications

Validus DC Systems, LLC

Brookfield, CT · Sep 23, 2009 → Mar 30, 2011 · 3 filings
  • Mar 30, 2011 · D/A · $1,605,352 sold of $2,000,000 · 6 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Jan 24, 2011 · D/A · $1,305,352 sold of $2,000,000 · 6 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Sep 23, 2009 · D · $204,306 sold of $500,000 · 3 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

Raised $1.61M from 6 investors (80% of the $2M target) as of the latest filing. Steven is listed as executive officer on 3 filings for this deal.

Sources

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer.

Other pages with the same name (3)

Separate person records under the same name, not combined with this page. Each line says whether it shares an issuer with this record.

  • Steven M. Friedman — Cayman Islands (as filed: E9), NY, 13 issuers, Mar 11, 2010 → Jan 30, 2026 · no shared issuer
  • Steven Friedman — MD, 2 issuers, Oct 27, 2017 → Mar 12, 2021 · no shared issuer
  • Steven Friedman — NJ, CA, 1 issuer, Sep 8, 2016 → Aug 27, 2019 · no shared issuer

People around Steven 3

Officers, directors, promoters and management entities named on the same filings, as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET.

DB
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Person

David Brown

Executive Officer · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Steven Friedman. Their page shows their other deals.

RK
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Person

Rudy Kraus

Executive Officer · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Steven Friedman. Their page shows their other deals.

RC
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Person

Ronald Croce

Executive Officer · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Steven Friedman. Their page shows their other deals.

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

None of the 1 issuer this person is listed on appears in Form ADV (searched 24,962 advisers as of Oct 2, 2026). A person is never an adviser firm; Form ADV is checked for the issuers and the management companies they are listed with.

Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

Searched SEC Regulation A Data Sets (Forms 1-A, 1-K, 1-Z; 2015 Q2 → 2026 Q3); SEC Crowdfunding Offerings Data Sets (Form C family; 2016 Q2 → 2026 Q3); EDGAR form index for 2026 Q3 → 2026 Q4 (51,358 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET) — nothing matched this name.

Property records none — individuals are not matched

Property records are matched to companies only, never to individuals, so none are matched to Steven Friedman by design. Searched property records in Hillsborough County FL (Clerk recorded-document index Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026 + FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Miami-Dade County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Harris County TX (HCAD 2026 ownership roll), Dallas County TX (DCAD 2026 ownership roll), New York City ACRIS documents and PLUTO ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers, Cook County IL sale and ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers (814,874 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:59 PM ET) for the 1 issuer this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Steven Friedman is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Validus DC Systems, LLC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #354,009 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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