David Finkelson > McGuireWoods LLP > Richmond, United States > Lawyer Profile
McGuireWoods LLP Offices
GATEWAY PLAZA
800 EAST CANAL STREET
RICHMOND, VA 23219
VIRGINIA
United States
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David Finkelson
Career
David Finkelson is chair of McGuireWoods’ Intellectual Property Litigation & Transactions Department and is one of the country’s most sought-after patent litigators in the telecommunications and wireless technology space. He is a seasoned litigator widely recognized for his adept handling of intellectual property disputes, including patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation. His practice emphasizes patent litigation matters across a broad spectrum of technologies, with a particular focus in the fields of telecommunications, computer software and hardware, and e-commerce.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
McGuireWoods LLP‘s trade secrets collective is headed up by Richmond-based David Finkelson and the ‘outstanding’ Yasser Madriz who works from the firm’s Houston hub. Also based in Houston are standout attorneys Meghaan Madriz who has a particular focus on assisting employers with employment-related matters at the range of court levels, Wolfgang McGavran and associate Miles Indest who has experience representing clients in high-stakes litigation. Representing clients in the range of business disputes including those regarding alleged breaches of fiduciary duties and misappropriation is the routine workload of the practice; the litigation the team handles long-standing and complex cases.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Transport > Rail and road: litigation and regulation
Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Advice to policyholders
- Industry focus > Education
- Energy > Energy litigation: electric power
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive/transport
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Tax > Not-for-profit (Fortune 1000 private foundations, national trade associations, and charities)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Transport > Shipping: litigation and regulation
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Finance > Fintech
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Finance > Project finance
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense