David B Salmons

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David Salmons, partner and chair of the firm's appellate practice, focuses on complex appellate, constitutional, and regulatory matters across a range of legal subject matters. David has argued 15 cases before the US Supreme Court and numerous other cases before other federal appellate courts, federal district courts, and State appellate courts. His litigated cases involve cutting-edge issues in the areas of environmental, tax, bankruptcy, commercial, administrative, civil rights, and constitutional law.

His clients trust him with bet-the-company litigation. He offers his clients a full-service appellate practice: applying appellate-level strategy, briefing, and argument from the earliest stages of litigation through appeal. While not in the office, he volunteers his time to the Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project (DV LEAP), where he serves as Chairman of the Board.

Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, he was a partner in the litigation practice of another international law firm, where he was chair of the appellate practice, co-chair of the firm’s practice committee, and managing partner of the firm’s DC office. He previously served six years as an assistant to the Solicitor General of the United States. During this time, he received several awards for his work on important appellate matters, including the Department of Justice’s John Marshall Award for Excellence in Handling Appeals in 2006, the Attorney General’s Award for Excellence in Furthering the Interests of US National Security in 2003, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense Award for Excellence in 2005. He also is a former law clerk to Judge W. Eugene Davis of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

To learn more about David and his experience, please go to: https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/davidsalmons

Personal

The University of Chicago Law School, 1996, J.D., High Honors

Brigham Young University, 1993, B.A., History, Summa Cum Laude