Twenty-Fifth Floor
Los Angeles, CA
90071
United States
Fax: 1(213) 996-3280
Overview
David Walsh is of counsel in the Litigation practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the Firm's Los Angeles office. Mr. Walsh handles complex litigation matters-including class actions and environmental and employment litigation-as well as data security, privacy, and advertising issues. He has successfully represented leading consumer products companies and a range of other businesses in significant litigation, administrative, and counseling matters.
Accolades and Recognitions
Recognized as an Environmental Litigation Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers, 2004 to 2020
Recognized as Local Litigation Star - Securities, United States, Benchmark Litigation, 2013 to 2020
Recognized as California Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation, 2020
Education
University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A., 1982
University of Southern California, J.D., 1985
Speaking Engagements
Regularly participates in panel discussions on class certification claims and other related topics
Unfair Competition, Chapter 7 in California Business Litigation 2016, The Recorder
Involvement
Member, Board of Directors for Urban Compass
Member, California Lawyers Association Privacy Law Section
Lawyer Representative, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference
Mediation Panel, U.S. District Courts
Member, USC Gould Law School Board of Councilors
Chair, USC Gould Law School Board of Councilors' Judicial Clerkship Committee
Chair, Hon. Howard B. Turrentine Fund
Member, Board of Directors, Inner City Law Center
Trustee, Catholic Charities of Los Angeles
Past Chair, QueensCare Corporation
Former Chair, Chrysalis
Past President, Urban Compass
Past Board Member, St. Marta Hospital Foundation, the American Lung Association, QueensCare Health Centers
Past President, Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
Co-Chair, the Polytechnic School's Annual Leadership Committee
Recent Representations
Represented a major consumer electronics manufacturer in a series of class actions alleging misleading advertising and other misrepresentations
Represented the world's largest provider of wireless insurance services in multiple nationwide class actions alleging that the company's marketing materials were deceptive and that its claims-handling process was fraudulent
Represented a major pharmaceutical distributor in patient privacy claims
Represented an internal food company in mislabeling and environmental class actions
Represented high-end headphone maker in $100 million-plus royalties case