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David Larson is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP based in the Silicon Valley office. As a member of the Intellectual Property, Media & Technology Department, his practice focuses on patent and other intellectual property litigation and counseling.
David has worked on major patent litigation matters in recent years, including the defense of Conner Peripherals in a 23-patent suit; the defense of Packard Bell opposite Compaq Computer; the assertion of patent claims on behalf of a leading video chip manufacturer; and the defense of a major medical device company in several patent cases. In addition, he has worked on notable software copyright cases and several trade secret matters. For example, David was lead counsel in a trade secret case that, among other things, resulted in a written opinion establishing the applicability in California's federal courts of a state statute requiring plaintiffs to identify their alleged trade secrets prior to obtaining discovery.
In a departure from his usual IP practice, David was lead trial and appellate counsel, along with partner John Ryan, in an income tax case that successfully challenged several positions of the Franchise Tax Board (FTB) regarding California's "water's edge" tax legislation. Rejecting the FTB's arguments, the appellate court, in a reported decision, awarded the client taxpayer several million dollars on its claims for refund for several tax years.
Based on his work for a leading aerospace and defense company, David was recognized in trade secret litigation by The Legal 500 United States 2007 for his industry experience and client oriented approach.
David holds a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering. After joining the Engineering Service Division of the DuPont Company, where he worked as a technical engineer in Charleston, West Virginia, David earned his law degree from Georgetown University.
David is admitted to practice in California and in various U.S. district courts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Education:
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1983
Stanford University, B.S.Ch.E., 1978 | 