David Mortensen

Experience

David L. Mortensen is a trial lawyer at the law firm of Foley & Lardner LLP, specializing in complex business litigation, including IP litigation. He began his career clerking for the Honorable Stephen S. Trott on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. In the more than two decades since, he has represented clients across the United States in complex business litigation involving a broad range of issues, including breach of contract, business torts, fraud, negligence, regulatory compliance, government investigations, and defamation. Dave also has extensive experience representing clients in IP litigation involving patents, trademarks, trade secrets, copyrights, and trade dress.

Dave is regularly retained by some of the largest cities in Utah to represent them in cases involving civil rights, government contracting, and emergency medical licensing. He also has represented clients in other substantive areas, including real estate, natural resources, water rights, environmental contamination, education law, Native American law, bankruptcy, and securities and antitrust disputes involving the transfer of restricted stock, stock price manipulation, regulatory investigations and violations of the Sherman and Clayton Acts.

Dave strives to assist in the resolution of legal disputes by providing sound business advice, pre-litigation guidance, and vigorous advocacy. He has been recognized as one of “America’s Leading Lawyers for Business” (Utah) by Chambers USA (Litigation: General Commercial). Mountain States Super Lawyer® (Business and Intellectual Property Litigation) and member of Utah’s Legal Elite.

When not vigorously representing his clients, Dave enjoys spending time with his wife and four children, playing sports (mostly golf, baseball, and basketball), running, hiking, and biking through Utah’s great outdoors, and cheering on his beloved Dodgers, Cowboys, and Cougars.