David J. Wolfsohn
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| Philadelphia | |
| P. 215.564.2222 | |
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| wolfsohn@woodcock.com | |
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David Wolfsohn has tried on behalf of defendants and plaintiffs numerous copyright, trademark, unfair competition/Lanham Act, licensing, patent, and trade secret cases in jury trials, bench trials, and arbitrations. On behalf of plaintiffs, he has obtained multimillion dollar verdicts and settlements, including a $19 million jury verdict in June 2006 in a copyright case (The Graham Company v. USI MidAtlantic) and a $5.8 million settlement of a trade secret case.
After graduating cum laude and order of the coif from the University of Chicago School of Law in 1988, David served as a law clerk to the Honorable Walter K. Stapleton of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He then worked at a Philadelphia litigation firm for 16 years, handling commercial, governmental, and intellectual property disputes. David joined Woodcock Washburn in 2005, where he is the chair of the litigation group.
David was also lead counsel (pro bono) in the landmark case Nixon v. Commonwealth, in which the Pennsylvania Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional a Pennsylvania statute barring persons convicted of minor crimes decades ago from all jobs in health care related fields. For this representation, David received the Equal Justice Award in 2004 from Community Legal Services.
David is the co-chair of the ABA’s Trial Evidence Committee, past chair of the Copyright Society of the USA (Delaware Valley Chapter), and he has given numerous presentations on litigation strategies, alternative dispute resolution, and intellectual property matters.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
- Chambers USA, Leading Lawyer in Intellectual Property Litigation, 2007-2009
- Chair, Trial Evidence Committee, ABA Section of Litigation, 2009-
- Philadelphia Chapter Chair, The Copyright Society of the U.S.A, 2007-2009
- Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, 2004-2009
- Best Lawyers in America, 2007-2009
- “Top Ten Lateral Hires,” 2006, The Legal Intelligencer
- Member, Investigative Division, Philadelphia Bar Association Commission on Judicial Selection and Retention
- Arbitrator, Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas
- Equal Justice Award, Community Legal Services
- Board Member, Astral Artistic Services
- Board Member, Swarthmore Borough Authority
