David Keenan

Mr. Keenan, an associate in Orrick's Seattle office, is a member of the Securities Litigation Group. His practice focuses on complex commercial litigation.

Mr. Keenan was the recipient of the 2011 Washington State Bar Association Outstanding Young Lawyer Award and the 2013 Seattle University School of Law Recent Graduate Award. Mr. Keenan is a graduate of the Seattle University School of Law where he was associate editor of the Seattle University Law Review, and received the Dean’s Medal as the top all-around student in his graduating class, an honor he achieved while working full-time and attending law school at night.

Prior to joining Orrick, Mr. Keenan served as a senior special agent with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security where he was assigned to the Financial and Trade Investigations Division, investigating money laundering, terrorist finance, bulk currency smuggling and bank, wire and identity fraud. Mr. Keenan also served as Homeland Security representative to the Western Washington banking community regarding bank secrecy and anti-money laundering issues. In addition, Mr. Keenan was previously a member of the Financial Intelligence Review Team under the direction of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Seattle, and has presented on a panel on bank secrecy and suspicious activity reports at the National Advocacy Center. Prior to his position at the Department of Homeland Security, Mr. Keenan worked as a special agent for the Immigration and Naturalization Service in the U.S. Department of Justice, where he investigated drug smuggling, human trafficking and fraud.

Outside of work, David is very involved in service to the legal and non-profit communities, serving on five boards of directors and several committees with a particular focus on at-risk youth and access to justice issues.