World Trademark Review 1000 Names Orrick as a Top Trademark Practice in the US
2 minute read | February.26.2024
Partner
New York
David’s practice is focused on copyright, trademark, and media litigation. Over the course of the past three decades, he has represented some of the most prominent media and technology companies like Microsoft, Cablevision, Altice and Samsung in significant media and copyright matters of first impression. He has represented prominent clients in significant trademark litigations and trials, including companies like New Balance, Samsung, Citizens Bank and Dell/EMC. In addition, he has represented numerous clients in high-profile defamation and First Amendment litigation.
David brings creativity and determination to all of the matters he handles, whether they involve issues that are novel and complex or more traditional. He has tried matters to both juries and judges, and prepares every one of his cases with the assumption that the matter will be tried to verdict. That attention to preparation often leads to positive results before trial in favorable settlements or rulings on motions to dismiss or on summary judgment, which saves clients time and expense.
Throughout his career, David has been involved in some of the most widely followed cases in the area of trademark, copyright, and media law. For example, David:
The Hollywood Reporter has previously included David in its annual Power 100 edition, highlighting the most influential media attorneys in the country, and naming his team’s defense of Aereo, Inc. against claims brought by the country’s major television broadcasters at the trial court and before the Second Circuit as the “Case of the Year.” He has been recognized as a leading practitioner in The American Lawyer, The World Trademark Review 1000, and The Legal 500, among other legal publications. He also writes extensively about the law, and has lectured at Harvard Law School’s Berkman Center, Boston College Law School and the New England School of Law.
David is also a novelist. His first book, DARK HARBOR, was nominated for the Barry Award for best first novel in 2005, and was one of Book Sense‘s picks of the month. Since then, seven more of his novels have been published and translated into numerous foreign languages. Of David’s writing, London’s Daily Telegraph has commented, “Hosp is a born storyteller, a master of quirky character and detail who enthralls through the simple, but elusive, expedient of never seeming to write a dull sentence.”
2 minute read | February.26.2024