David is a fellow of The Pepper Center for Public Service. The Pepper Center draws on the talents of the firm's retired partners and senior attorneys to wrestle with tough problems facing our communities. Through the Center, these attorneys study, analyze, and work to resolve problems that affect the lives of people in our communities.
David is a retired partner with more than 30 years of trial and appellate practice experience primarily focused on business, securities and insolvency-related litigation. He represented clients in federal and state courts across the country in a broad array of commercial disputes, including cases involving allegations of fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and other business torts. He regularly represented public companies and privately held businesses in disputes arising out of mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, securities offerings and financing transactions.
David also represented clients in litigation and other disputes in commercial bankruptcy cases and other insolvency proceeding. He served as lead counsel for court appointed receivers in enforcement actions filed by the SEC, FTC and CFTC, usually in connection with a large investment scheme or other fraud.
He also represented boards of directors, as well as special committees and individual directors and officers, in corporate governance and related issues. David has substantial experience in planning and performing internal investigations into alleged corporate or employee misconduct, ranging from financial fraud to sexual harassment.