Mr David H. Bernstein > Debevoise & Plimpton LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Mr David H. Bernstein

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Work Department

David Bernstein chairs Debevoise’s Intellectual Property Litigation Group.

Position

David H. Bernstein is one of the world’s most prominent trademark lawyers. Many of the world’s most recognizable brands have relied on him to help them navigate high-stakes IP claims. Mr. Bernstein is also one of the world’s leading domain name arbitrators, an active mediator in trademark cases, an adjunct professor of law at New York University and George Washington University, a faculty member at the Federal Judicial Center and the World Intellectual Property Organization, the author of amicus briefs in many of the leading trademark cases in the United States, and an active leader of the International Trademark Association, where he has served as Counsel, a member of the Board of Directors, Co-Chair of the Annual Meeting, and Chair of the International Amicus, Emerging Issues and Meetings Committees. He is described by various legal directories as a “rockstar,” “the dean of the IP litigation bar,” and “indisputably one of the very best trademark lawyers in the country.”

Education

He received his JD from Yale Law School, his MS from London School of Economics and Political Science and his BA from Princeton University.