Irell & Manella LLP

David McPhie’s practice focuses on intellectual property matters and other complex disputes. He has represented clients at every stage of litigation through trial and appeal in courts across the country, including the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and the U.S. International Trade Commission. His legal and technical experience spans a wide variety of technological fields, including medical devices, software, semiconductors, computer networking and security, telecommunications, storage media and consumer electronics.

David has repeatedly been named to the Southern California Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. Two of his trial victories were selected as a “Top Defense Verdict” by the Daily Journal. More recently, David litigated a complex dispute involving over a dozen patents that resulted in a $175 million payment to his client.

Prior to starting law school, David co-authored the book Perl How to Program with Deitel & Associates, a best-selling publisher of computer programming textbooks.