Internationally recognized (included in Billboard's "Top Music Lawyers" and the IAM Patent 1000) trial lawyer and founder of Hecht Partners LLP, recently featured in Chambers and Partners' New York City Regional Spotlight and recipient of the first annual David A. Pierce award by the National Society of Entertainment and Arts Lawyers. David has been touted as doing "everything humanly possible to keep clients happy and deliver the wins they seek–and he loves it." He has also been described by the IAM 1000 as "[e]ntrepreneurial, tenacious and motivational, he does a superb job carrying the day in high-exposure computer, software, communications and medical technology cases." Clients have further described him as "ha[ving] a brilliant legal mind and a passion for the law along with free-flowing writing skills.” “He gives personal attention to his clients and their cases, is extremely patient, excellent at communication and brilliant on strategy."Trial Experience:- Quintel v. Huawei (E.D. Texas) - Trial team member and technical lead on trade secret case involving tilting antennas in the vertical direction; settled six days into a trial scheduled for 12 days.- Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., et al., (N.D. Cal.) – Trial team member and lead associate on the team that achieved a favorable jury verdict for Samsung with respect to all of Apple’s FRAND defenses and antitrust claims.- In the Matter of Certain Mobile Electronic Devices, USITC Inv. No. 337-TA-794 – Trial team member; obtained the first exclusion order against Apple products for infringement of declared-essential patents.- In the Matter of Certain Semiconductor Chips, USITC Inv. No. 337-TA-753 – Trial team member and on the technical team that achieved a complete victory against Rambus. Not only did the ITC find each and every one of Rambus’s patents invalid, including patents relating to DRAM data transfer scheduling, it also issued a seminal opinion concluding that unclean hands, based in part on spoliation, barred Rambus from enforcing its patents. The case settled favorably while on appeal.Disclaimer: Some of the content on this profile and site, including testimonials or endorsements, may be considered attorney advertising under applicable state laws. Prior results do not constitute a guarantee or warranty of a similar outcome.