David F. Kowalski
Counsel
San Diego
david.kowalski@lw.com
+1.858.523.5400
PRACTICES
- Complex Commercial Litigation
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Litigation & Trial
INDUSTRIES
- Automotive
- Healthcare & Life Sciences
- Technology
EDUCATION
- JD, University of Michigan Law School, 2009
magna cum laude, Michigan Law Review, Order of the Coif - BA, Yale University, 2005
with distinction
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
PROFILE
David Kowalski is a trial lawyer with extensive experience with all types of complex commercial litigation with an emphasis on intellectual property litigation.
David represents and advises clients through trial on a variety of complex litigation matters, including patent, trade secret, white collar, unfair competition, fraud, contractual disputes, trademark, and copyright.
David has worked with clients in a diverse range of technology sectors and various industries, including:
- Medical devices
- Financial institutions
- Pharmaceuticals
- Internet and digital media
- Biotechnology and diagnostics
- Fitness technology
- Additive manufacturing
- Audio and voice technology
- Software
- Ion processing and mass spectrometry
- Information technology
- Automotive
David maintains an active pro bono practice and has represented multiple victims of domestic violence in immigration matters under the Violence Against Women Act.
David is active in a number of local and national intellectual property and litigation-related organizations, including the American Inns of Court and the Federal Bar Association.
EXPERIENCE
David's experience includes representing:
- Peloton in multiple federal actions against competitors alleging patent and other intellectual property infringement
- Hyosung in multiple disputes with competitor Diebold relating to advanced automated teller machine technology
- Symantec Corp. in patent litigation involving software technology
- Waters Corporation in patent litigation involving ion processing and mass spectrometry technology
- A major electronics manufacturer in patent litigation involving audio codec technology
- Multiple large companies and senior executives in internal and white collar investigations
- Major pharmaceutical companies, including Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals and Cadence Pharmaceuticals, in Hatch-Waxman patent litigations
- A major digital advertising company in complex business litigation
- A major therapeutics manufacturer in complex business litigation
- Actifio, Inc. in patent litigation involving data management technology
- A10 Networks, Inc. in patent litigation involving networking technology
- A major biotechnology company in patent litigation involving molecular diagnostic technology
- Blue Tee Corp. in patent litigation involving shipping technology
- The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust in nationally publicized trademark-related litigation involving photographic negatives
- Trion Worlds, Inc. in trademark-related litigation involving online roleplaying video games