David Liu is a Special Counsel in the Firm’s Orange County office and a member of the Litigation practice group. Mr. Liu represents and counsels clients—including individuals, companies (including Fortune 500 companies), international transportation providers, banks and financial institutions—in complex commercial litigation and class actions; misappropriation of trade secrets; partnership, investor and shareholder disputes; business torts; contract claims; real property disputes; and federal government’s forfeiture actions for real property.

David was Co-Chair of his prior (Am Law 200) firm’s Cyber & Privacy Litigation Practice Group which focused on defense of data breach class actions, mass arbitrations and individual actions involving state and federal privacy laws including CIPA, CPPA/CPRA, CMIA.

Professional Experience

• Co-authored Respondent’s Brief in Theuson v. U-Haul Int’l, Inc., 144 Cal. App. 4th 664 (2006) which affirmed trial court’s favor of client.
• Assisted in preparing successful Brief in Opposition in United States Supreme Court, Phar-Mor, Inc., v. McKeson Corp., No. 08-938 (certiorari denied), an Ohio bankruptcy litigation that was appealed to the Supreme Court.

Bar Admissions

• California

Significant Accomplishments
<ul><li>David obtained a CIPP/US from International Association of Privacy Professionals.</li><li>Analyze and counsel on data breach laws across states. Provide legal guidance to bank on actions to protect interests in licensed states in potential data breach matter.</li><li>Prevailed on several motions for summary judgment, including securing motion for interlocutory judgment in a recent partition action involving real property valued at $4M on behalf of national bank.</li><li>Won motion to be relieved from deemed admissions for an e-commerce client with nationwide presence.</li><li>Negotiated settlement with former client to obtain full amount of unpaid fees due after filing suit and nearly obtaining ex parte writ of attachment.</li></ul>