David is the Practice Group Leader for Reed Smith’s Global Records & E-Discovery Practice Group. He has more than 25 years of commercial litigation experience in a variety of subject matters. David serves as special e-discovery counsel in many cases, represents companies in complex litigation matters, and also counsels clients on records management and litigation readiness issues.
David has been involved in setting up the E-Discovery Special Masters (EDSM) program in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, and he has been appointed to serve as an EDSM in three separate cases by three different Federal judges. He also served on the Pennsylvania E-Discovery Rules Subcommittee, chaired by Allegheny County, PA Common Pleas Judge Stanton Wettick.
In addition, David has designed and presented e-discovery training programs for judges and neutrals around the country; has authored numerous legal publications; and is a frequent presenter at continuing legal education seminars regarding e-discovery, technology, and litigation tactics (listing of recent publications and speaking engagements contained herein).
David's representative matters include:
- Service as special e-discovery counsel in commercial litigation, including briefing and argument that led to the cost-shifting opinion in Delta Financial Corp. v. Morrison (NY Sup. Ct. Aug 17, 2006).
- Counseling Fortune 500 companies and many smaller entities on record management and e-discovery readiness issues.
- Developing and supervising both hard copy and electronic record collection and review projects in complex litigation matters.
- Service as a court-appointed E-Discovery Special Master in several cases, including cases involving patent, civil rights, and criminal matters.
- More than 25 years of experience in complex commercial litigation, including first chair trial and appellate experience in patent, contract, insurance recovery, toxic tort, technology, employment, property, tax and shareholder litigation. He has been admitted pro hac vice for cases in 13 different states.