David C Wright III

Practice Areas

Appeals

Class Actions & Multidistrict Litigation

Corporate & Securities Litigation

DEI Compliance & Strategy

Education

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

Employment & Labor

Government & Internal Investigations

Healthcare

Insurance Recovery

Litigation

Mass Tort & Product Liability

North Carolina Business Court

Professional Memberships

Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, Member, 2024-present

American College of Trial Lawyers Fellow

American Bar Association, Litigation and Labor and Employment Sections

Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, Member

Experience

David Wright has represented clients in high-stakes business disputes for 40 years. This representation has included complex and varied securities, corporate and ERISA class and derivative actions, corporate and regulatory investigations, and significant contractual, commercial and corporate disputes. David has also handled dozens of noncompetition and trade secret disputes, employment disputes, and executive compensation and severance matters.

David has prosecuted claims for policyholders in insurance coverage disputes, and he has represented clients who face product liability claims arising from significant property damage or personal injuries, including from pharmaceutical products. David has also represented four different North Carolina governors in constitutional litigation.

He has also served as general counsel for private schools and foundations.

David is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers.

He is the immediate past chairman of the board of trustees of The Morehead-Cain Foundation and has been appointed by Chief Justice Roberts to serve as a member of the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on the Federal Civil Rules of Procedure.