David J. Katz

David J. Katz has been Of Counsel to the Firm since 2005.  Mr. Katz received his A.B. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 1988 (magna cum laude in History and Chinese), where he was a James B. Angell Scholar, and his J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 1992 (magna cum laude), where he was the Executive Editor of the Law Review and the recipient of the Felix Frankfurter Award.  Mr. Katz clerked for the Honorable Roger J. Miner, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.  From 1993 to 1998, Mr. Katz was an associate at the Washington, D.C. law firm of Shea & Gardner, where he represented clients in complex civil litigation, international arbitrations, and government regulatory proceedings.  In 1998, Mr. Katz became General Counsel of a venture capital firm, where he oversaw various commercial and corporate transactions.  Mr. Katz subsequently practiced at the New York City office of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson.  He concentrates on complex commercial litigation, and has represented clients in connection with corporate governance, real estate and employment litigation and appeals.  Mr. Katz also provides general corporate counseling to his clients.  He is a member of the New York and District of Columbia Bars, as well as the Bars of a number of Federal courts around the country, including the United States Supreme Court.