David Axelrod > Ballard Spahr LLP > Philadelphia, United States > Lawyer Profile
Ballard Spahr LLP Offices
1735 MARKET STREET, 51ST FLOOR
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103-7599
PENNSYLVANIA
United States
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David Axelrod
Work Department
Litigation
Position
Partner and Practice Leader the Securities Enforcement and Corporate Governance Litigation Group
Career
David Axelrod is a first-chair trial lawyer who has tried more than 15 federal court cases to judgment. He has secured favorable jury and bench verdicts in high-profile trials under intense media and public scrutiny, and has extensive experience arguing cases on appeal. David has successfully designed and executed courtroom strategy in a wide range of cases, both civil and criminal.
In cases involving criminal or regulatory enforcement, David has broad experience in cases alleging securities fraud, stock and market manipulation, insider trading, accounting fraud, bank fraud, tax evasion, and public corruption. In private civil litigation, David has secured significant victories in a broad range of cases from securities fraud to contracts to defamation.
Admissions
District of Columbia
New York
Pennsylvania
Education
Harvard Law School (J.D. 2003)
Haverford College (B.A. 1999, high honors in Economics, Political Science)
Phi Beta Kappa
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
The Philadelphia office of Ballard Spahr LLP is home to partners with extensive experience in securities litigation, who frequently advise companies and their officers and directors on everything, from derivative actions and regulatory or internal investigations to special committee representations and shareholder class actions. Practice leader David Axelrod (who is ‘an up-and-coming national legal star’) is the standout partner, having a long-standing reputation as a first-chair trial lawyer for the defense in government-facing litigation involving the SEC and DOJ. He is currently representing the former CFO of First Energy in a case arising from allegations that the company paid bribes for political influence. Norman Goldberger, who co-leads the firm’s municipal securities regulation and enforcement team, experienced regulatory litigator John Grugan and Timothy Katsiff (who ‘has terrific judgment, is extremely knowledgeable, and responds promptly’) are also pivotal figures in the practice. Goldberger assisted Wrap Technologies with securities fraud litigation in California, and shareholder derivative litigation.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): municipal
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Finance > Fintech
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive/transport
- Real estate > Real estate
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense