David focuses his practice advising and defending companies against individual and class action lawsuits involving consumer privacy and protection laws, with a particular emphasis on federal statutes such as the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), and Electronic Funds Transfers Act (EFTA), as well as similar state law claims governing fraud, advertising, and deceptive business practices (RFDCPA, FCCPA, OCSPA, etc.) with respect to consumers.David has defended claims of all sizes across the country, from small individual lawsuits through class actions involving billion dollar exposures, for companies of all sizes, and has the privilege of serving as national counsel for several Fortune 500 companies, responsible for coordinating litigation and strategies throughout the country. Text messages, telemarketing, mobile communications, e-commerce, digital advertisements, and even fax advertisements are all governed by a significant patchwork of various federal and state laws. David is an expert not only in the applicable law, but also in understanding the technologies that are central to developing novel and sophisticated defenses in advertising and privacy litigation.In addition to litigation, David’s practice extends beyond the courtroom, and he counsels clients on how to develop mobile, telemarketing, and text message policies and practices that comply with TCPA, the Federal Trade Commission’s Telemarketing Sales rules (TSR), the FDCPA, other federal privacy and consumer protection statutes (COPPA, CAN-SPAM, CFPB regulations), and state specific laws and regulations regarding marketing and advertising. David also represents clients with respect to regulatory matters with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and state administrative agencies advocating on behalf of his clients.
Listed skills include Litigation, Civil Litigation, Class Actions, Commercial Litigation, and 2 others.