David C Wright III

Practice Areas

Appeals

Class Actions

Corporate & Securities Litigation

DEI Compliance & Strategy

Education

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

Employment & Labor

Government & Internal Investigations

Health Care

Insurance Recovery

Litigation

Mass Tort & Product Liability

North Carolina Business Court

Career

David Wright has represented companies and executives in business disputes for more than 30 years. He regularly represents defendants in complex and varied securities, corporate and ERISA class and derivative actions, as well as corporate and regulatory investigations. David has handled numerous noncompetition and trade secret disputes, employment disputes of all kinds, and executive compensation and severance matters.

David has assisted numerous clients in high-stakes contractual, commercial and corporate disputes. He also prosecutes claims for policyholders in insurance coverage disputes, including those relating to long-tail toxic tort exposures. He has extensive experience representing clients throughout North America who face product liability claims arising from significant property damage or personal injuries. In addition, David has represented the administrations of four different North Carolina governors in significant and groundbreaking constitutional and statutory litigation.

David is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers.

Education