David has an international practice representing major life sciences clients. His experience includes acting as national, regional, and local trial counsel in mass tort product liability litigation involving prescription and OTC drugs and medical devices, as well as other FDA-regulated consumer products. David has extensive experience managing the defense of class actions alleging violations of state consumer fraud and unfair business practice laws.
Experience
Representative matters
Currently serves as co-lead counsel for major medical device company in Multidistrict Litigation in the District of New Jersey involving breast implants
Currently serves as co-lead counsel for major medical device company in Multidistrict Litigation in the District of New Jersey involving breast implants
Lead counsel for major pharmaceutical company in national litigation involving prescription diabetes drug
Trial counsel for a major pharmaceutical company in California-coordinated diet drug litigation. Obtained four defense verdicts in a consolidated trial involving 4-plaintiffs.
Recognitions
- Recipient of California Lawyer of the Year (CLAY) Award by the Daily Journal for pro bono work in Pozuelos v. Mayorkas, et al., 2024
- Recipient of Community Impact Award by Los Angeles County Bar Association’s Counsel for Justice for pro bono work on behalf of AIDS Legal Services Project, 2023
- Honored by Public Counsel for pro bono work on Children’s Rights Project, 2021
Credentials
Education
- Pepperdine University School of Law, 1989, J.D.
- State University of New York at Albany, 1984, B.A.
Professional admissions & qualifications
- California
Court admissions
- U.S. District Court - Central District of California
- U.S. District Court - Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court - Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court - Southern District of California
Professional affiliations
- International Association of Defense Counsel
- Association of Business Trial Lawyers
- Defense Research Institute
- American Trial Lawyers Association