David M Goldstein

David Goldstein represents clients, as both defendants and plaintiffs, in demanding and complex litigation in federal and state courts. Much of his practice focuses on antitrust and competition matters involving cartels, dominant firms and monopolization, vertical relationships, antitrust/IP matters, and other areas of antitrust law. He often provides guidance to clients regarding antitrust issues involving pricing and distribution, vertical agreements, trade association activities, and licensing agreements. He has handled cases and counseled clients in a broad range of industries, such as electronic devices and components, chemicals, entertainment, health care, pharmaceuticals, payment cards, credit reports/identity theft, DSL technology, LED lighting, motor oil, and medical devices. In addition to antitrust matters, David has represented clients in business disputes involving contracts, business torts, California’s Unfair Competition Law, investor disputes, and other matters.

David is ranked for antitrust in California in Chambers, Best Lawyers in America, Benchmark Litigation, and SuperLawyers. He has a peer- and judiciary-reviewed AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

David served as the Chair of the Executive Committee of the California Lawyers Association’s Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Section. He also served as the Vice Chair of the Executive Committee of the Antitrust Section of the Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF). He was the Chair of BASF’s Litigation Section’s Executive Committee, and he served on the Editorial Board of San Francisco Attorney Magazine. He has written many articles about, and been a panelist for, many antitrust and litigation issues.

Prior to joining the firm, David was a partner at Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP from 2008-2018. Before that, he was a shareholder at Heller Ehrman LLP, where he served as a co-chair of the Antitrust Practice Group, as a co-chair of the San Francisco Litigation Department, and as a member of the San Francisco Management Committee.