Mr David Whittlesey > Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP > Austin, United States > Lawyer Profile
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Offices
500 West 5th Street
Suite 1350
Austin, TX 78701
TEXAS
United States
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Mr David Whittlesey
Work Department
Litigation
Position
Partner
Career
David focuses his practice on complex commercial, business and intellectual property litigation. He has litigated numerous cases involving shareholder disputes, mergers and acquisitions, securities fraud claims, patent infringement claims, and trademark disputes. In addition, he has significant experience with disputes including license agreements, software and systems design, systems integration, telecommunications, professional malpractice, trade secrets, real estate, insurance, banking, construction, oil and gas, and health care matters. He has represented clients in litigation and arbitration matters and in trial and appellate proceedings in several states and the District of Columbia. He also regularly counsels clients on compliance issues
Memberships
- The General Counsel Forum, Board Member (2015)
- State Bar of Texas, Board Member, District 9 (2011-2014)
- Austin Bar Association
- President (2010-2011)
- Secretary (2008-2009)
- Treasurer (2007-2008)
- Austin Bar Foundation, Chair (2011-2012)
- Austin Bar Foundation, Founding Life Fellow
- Austin Young Lawyers Association, Former President
- Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow
- Admissions and Disciplinary Committee, Western District of Texas
- Leadership Austin “Essential Class” Member 2010
- Lloyd Lochridge American Inn of Court, Treasurer (2009-Current)
Education
- JD, 1994, magna cum laude, University of Houston Law Center, Houston Journal of International Law, Order of the Coif, Order of the Barons
- BBA, 1991, The University of Texas
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Advice to policyholders
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Finance > Project finance
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Finance > Fintech
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Real estate > Real estate
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings