Biography
David is a skilled litigator and trial lawyer. With over 20 years of experience representing clients in high-stakes and high-profile disputes, David represents a range of multinational and mid-sized companies in federal and state courts throughout the United States.
Known for his thoughtful and practical approach to dispute resolution, David combines meticulous case preparation with a deep understanding of his clients’ business and legal objectives. David has a particular focus on representing companies in the hospitality, payments, manufacturing, energy, and pharmaceutical and life sciences industries in direct and putative class action disputes that typically involve claims related to breach of contract, business torts, unfair business practices, data privacy, TCPA and unclaimed property issues.
David also devotes a significant portion of his practice to representing lawyers and law firms. In addition to serving as outside general counsel to small and mid-sized firms, David is frequently called upon by law firms or individual lawyers to represent them in partnership disputes, lawyer departure disputes, fee disputes and professional responsibility matters.
Select Matters
- Defense of global packaging company against putative class action arising from an alleged data security incident.
- Defense and prosecution of claims on behalf of nationally recognized trial lawyer and law firm arising from dispute with former employees.
- Defense of law firm against claim that it settled wrongful death action without client consent.
- Defense and prosecution of claims on behalf of real estate developer and landlord arising from lease dispute with commercial tenant.
- Defense of claims on behalf of regional title company arising from allegedly fraudulent wire transfer.
- Prosecution of claims for breach of contract and fraud on behalf of payment services company arising from marketing agreement.
- Defense of national transportation network company against alleged wrongful death claims.
- Prosecution of claims on behalf of global industrial fluids company against former employee and former employee’s new employer arising from employment agreement.
- Defense of national real estate services company against claims arising from an alleged data security incident.
- Defense of global pharmaceutical company against claims for payment of royalties pursuant to drug development and marketing agreement.
- Defense of global hospitality company against claims for breach of parking management agreement arising from the purchase of real property and construction of hotel.
- Defense of a global pharmaceutical company against claim for breach of a license and supply agreement by generic pharmaceutical manufacturer.
- Defense of payment services company and national bank against claims for breach of contract and conversion.
Before Fox Rothschild
David began his legal career at Fox Rothschild. He was a summer associate at the firm during law school and he has been with the firm ever since.
In law school, David spent two years as a member of the Villanova University School of Law Moot Court Board.
In college, David was an intern for a United States Senator.
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Education
- Villanova University School of Law (J.D.)
- Kenyon College (B.A.)
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Philadelphia Bar Association
