David Russell is an experienced litigator who represents high-profile individuals and businesses in commercial, employment, intellectual property, and appellate matters in federal and state court. He has substantial experience managing litigation from inception through resolution.
Before joining the firm as Counsel, he practiced at Arnold & Porter and a prominent New York litigation boutique, where he represented corporations and high-net-worth individuals in sensitive and consequential white collar, employment, commercial, and appellate matters.
Mr. Russell also served as a law clerk for the Honorable Andre B. Mathis of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the Honorable Thomas L. Parker of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.
Mr. Russell has published extensively on administrative law, employment law, immigration law, and the federal judiciary. His scholarship has appeared in several law reviews and legal publications.
Before attending law school, Mr. Russell worked as a professional actor in Los Angeles and Chicago and remains a member of the Screen Actors Guild.
At Cornell, he served as Senior Articles Editor of the Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy and Vice-Chancellor of Externals of the Moot Court Board.
