Mr David Kistenbroker > Dechert LLP > Chicago, United States > Lawyer Profile
Dechert LLP Offices
35 West Wacker Drive
Suite 3400
CHICAGO, IL 60601-1608
ILLINOIS
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Mr David Kistenbroker
Work Department
Litigation
Career
David H. Kistenbroker is co-leader of the white collar and securities litigation practice of Dechert LLP and managing partner of the firm’s Chicago office. He represents publicly traded companies and their directors and officers in securities class actions, SEC investigations, internal investigations and corporate governance disputes.
Memberships
Board of Directors, University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
Education
University of Wisconsin – Whitewater, B.S., 1975; Marquette University, M.A., Political Science, 1977; Marquette University Law School, J.D., 1980
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
Dechert LLP has a practice that operates across the country, enabling it to be active in many key fora including the Delaware Court of Chancery. The practice is led from Chicago by Joni Jacobsen and frequently acts for acquirers, sellers, bidders, corporate officers and directors, special board committees, investment banks and advisers, venture capitalists, individual investors, private equity firms, hedge funds, sovereign funds and many other stakeholders in litigation concerning corporate takeovers, material adverse change, valuation and more. In San Francisco, Joshua Hess (who is ‘a great litigator, extremely smart, trusted advisor‘) and Richard Horvath are the key contacts. David Kotler in New York, and  David Kistenbroker, who works from both New York and Chicago, are also highly regarded. Kistenbroker and Jacobsen handled a class action for PureCycle Technologies concerning allegations that the company made materially false and misleading statements or omissions regarding its business in the lead up to its reverse merger with ROCH SPAC.
United States > Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
(Hall of Fame)Dechert LLP‘s trial, investigations and securities practice has a large group of experienced partners across the US, whose work encompasses securities class actions, shareholder derivative suits, mutual fund litigation, broker-dealer disputes, internal investigations and regulatory proceedings. Joni Jacobsen leads the practice and works out of both the Chicago and New York offices, as does key partner David Kistenbroker. Their work together includes acting for Exelon Corporation to negotiate a $40m settlement in a case alleging bribery, breach of fiduciary duty, and other misconduct. They also secured the dismissal of a class action against Antares Pharma. Michael Doluisio in Philadelphia is highly recommended as an adviser to the mutual fund sector. Angela Liu in Chicago frequently works alongside Jacobsen and Kistebroker, while New York-based Andrew Levander is a key contact for regulatory investigations. Corporate governance litigation partner Richard Horvath and securities and antitrust partner Josh Hess are the key names in San Francisco. Linda Goldstein left to become senior counsel for US litigation at the Center for Reproductive Rights.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame United States > Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Securities litigation: defense United States > Dispute resolution
- M&A litigation: defense United States > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Finance > Fintech
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: global offerings
- International trade and national security > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Tax > International tax
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Investment fund formation and management > Alternative/hedge funds
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation