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David's practice focuses on complex commercial litigation in the state and federal courts. David has represented public companies and their officers and directors in numerous securities fraud class actions, represented Fortune 50 companies in a wide range of complex commercial litigation matters, including matters involving intellectual property disputes, represented a major telecommunications company in an array of commercial litigation matters, represented companies in sales and use tax disputes, and represented national and local companies in employment controversies, including class-action discrimination lawsuits. As past President of the Federal Bar Association and Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, David has developed knowledge and experience in the finer points of prosecuting complex litigation in the federal courts.
Education
J.D., magna cum laude, Georgetown University, 1983; Georgetown Law Review, Associate Editor, 1982-1983
B.A., cum laude, History and Environmental Studies, University of Pennsylvania, 1979
Clerkships
U.S. District Court, District of Delaware, Judge Murray M. Schwartz, 1983-1984
Professional Recognitions and Awards
Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Litigation: General Commercial, 2005-2007
The Best Lawyers in America®, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, editions 2005-2008
Judge Learned Hand Award for Community Service, Arizona Chapter of American Jewish Committee, March, 2006
President's Award, State Bar of Arizona, June 2006
Top 50 Pro Bono Attorneys, 2001
Practice Areas
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Employment
Ethics/Professional Liability
Securities Litigation
Technology and Intellectual Property
Bar Admissions
Arizona, 1984
District of Columbia, 1985
Court Admissions
United States Tax Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
United States District Court, District of Arizona
Arizona Supreme Court
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Professional Activities
Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, Lawyer Representative, 2002-2004
Federal Bar Association, Phoenix Chapter, President, 2000-2001
William E. Morris Institute for Justice, President, 2001-2003
American Judicature Society, Member, 1992-present
American Bar Foundation, Fellow
Foundation of the Federal Bar Association, Vice President and Charter Fellow
Community Legal Services, President, Board of Directors, 1994-1995
Arizona State Bar Legal Services Committee, Chair, 2002-2003
Arizona State Bar Landlord Tenant Taxk Force, Co-Chair, 2006-present
Arizona State Bar Task Force on Multijurisdictional Practice, Member, 2003
Arizona State Bar Task Force on Access to Justice, Member, 2003-present
Arizona State Bar Fee Arbitration Committee, Member, 2002-present
Maricopa County Bar Association
Volunteer Lawyers Program, Advisory Panel, 1990-1994
Arizona Civil Liberties Union, Legal Panel, 1988-present
Community Activities
President, Beth-El Congregation, 2004-2006
Publications and Presentations
Author: The Constitutional Rights of Excluded Aliens, 70 Geo. L.J. 1303 (1982) |
