David Bradford
USA Guide 2024
Band 2 : Litigation: General Commercial
Band 2
About
Provided by David Bradford
Career
David J. Bradford is a Fellow of the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers. Individuals and businesses seek him out as lead trial counsel in a wide variety of lawsuits and arbitration proceedings involving complex commercial and financial transactions, merger and acquisition disputes, and important constitutional and legal issues.
In 2009, the National Law Journal named David one of 12 “winning” litigation lawyers nationwide who exemplify “the qualities that make a great trial attorney.” Since 2011, Chambers USA has named him as a leading lawyer in litigation.
David has successfully tried to verdict cases in which his client has received nine-figure recoveries and has successfully defended cases in which his client was faced with nine figure damage exposure. He has also acted as special counsel to a number of internal investigations and special committees and is a skilled and experienced appellate advocate.
Since 2003, David has served on the firm’s Policy Committee, which is its governing committee. He is the founding attorney and general counsel of the Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center, which has clinics at the Northwestern University Law School and University of Mississippi Law School.
Chambers Review
USA
David Bradford maintains a broad-based civil litigation practice, complementing his strong trial capabilities with strength in large scale MDLs arising from sectors such as media and financial services.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"David is incredibly bright, the best litigator I have worked with, and has the unbelievable ability to reach a strategic compromise. He is our first call on any complicated litigation."
"He is a terrific lawyer who commands tremendous respect."
"David is incredibly bright, the best litigator I have worked with, and has the unbelievable ability to reach a strategic compromise. He is our first call on any complicated litigation."
"He is a terrific lawyer who commands tremendous respect."