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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
767 5TH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10153
NEW YORK
United States
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Position

Co-Chair of Weil’s global Litigation Department

Career

David Lender, Co-Chair of Weil’s global Litigation Department, has 30 years of experience litigating and trying bet-the-company complex commercial disputes in state and federal courts around the U.S., as well as in arbitration proceedings. David focuses on antitrust, class action, consumer fraud, contract, patent, and IP matters, among others. He has tried more than 25 cases to verdict as first chair, and serves as primary and longstanding outside counsel to a wide range of market-leading companies, including BASF, eBay, Eli Lilly, ExxonMobil, GlobalFoundries, GrubHub, and Nuance Communications. He is a recognized expert on e-discovery and co-authored the treatise, Electronic Discovery: Law and Practice.

Education

Duke University (BA); Duke University School of Law (JD). Serves on the Executive Board of New York Lawyers for the Public Interest.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers

(Leading trial lawyers)

David LenderWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

David LenderWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. Having established himself as a leading trial lawyer, New York-based David Lender continues to secure high-stakes verdicts and try a wide range of bet-the-company class action and complex commercial disputes, including antitrust, bankruptcy and patent cases. As well as a diverse range of major corporations including AIG, GE, and ExxonMobil, Lender is representing several minor league baseball teams in connection with breach of contract and antitrust litigation brought by MLB.

David LenderWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. Having established himself as a leading trial lawyer, New York-based David Lender continues to secure high-stakes verdicts and try a wide range of bet-the-company class action and complex commercial disputes, including antitrust, bankruptcy and patent cases. As well as a diverse range of major corporations including AIG, GE, and ExxonMobil, Lender is representing several minor league baseball teams in connection with breach of contract and antitrust litigation brought by MLB.

United States > Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes

(Leading lawyers)

David LenderWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

With a diverse client base spanning the chemical, energy, insurance and pharmaceutical industries, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is a well-established practice in commercial disputes, regularly handling class actions in state and federal courts across the United States. The teams expertise include matters pertaining to consumer fraud, unfair competition, alter ego liability, insurance, trade secrets litigation and alleged violations of federal RICO or antitrust laws. The department is co-chaired by David Lender and Gregory Silbert in New York, and Andrew Tulumello in Washington DC. Diane Sullivan is based in New Jersey and specializes in commercial, mass tort, and class action cases in the life sciences, healthcare, pharmaceutical, and consumer product sectors. Chantale Fiebig in Washington and Liz Ryan in Dallas are also key players. Mark Perry joined in May 2022 as co-head of appeals from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.