David is Partner-in-Charge of Wiggin and Danaโ€™s Washington, D.C. office, Chair of the International Trade Compliance Practice, and Co-Chair of the White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice.

David provides counsel to some of the worldโ€™s largest aerospace and defense companies, conducting internal investigations, enhancing compliance programs, and interfacing with U.S. government regulators and enforcement authorities. David has twice served as a U.S. State Department-appointed Special Compliance Officer (SCO/monitor). David also defends companies and individuals subject to criminal enforcement actions nationwide.

In addition to export and sanctions, David represents clients in a variety of criminal and regulatory matters, to include FCPA, โ€œChinese scholarโ€ investigations, espionage, and more.

David has held senior positions at United Technologies Corporation (UTC), including Global Director of Compliance Investigations; Associate General Counsel for International Trade Compliance for Hamilton Sundstrand; and Director of Business Practices for the Americas.

Before UTC, David served 17 years in the Department of Justice, including as a Trial Attorney in the Public Integrity Section in Washington, D.C., and as a Supervisory Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of Connecticut, where his cases involved national security, public corruption, complex financial crime, and murder.

David clerked for the Hon. Karen LeCraft Henderson on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, and is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Harvard College. David is an avid trail runner, rower, and backpacker; and teaches law at an inner-city high school, which heโ€™s done for many years.

Education

  • Harvard Law School (J.D., 1990)
    • magna cum laude
  • Harvard College (B.A., 1987)
    • summa cum laude

Bar Admissions

Court Admissions

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity
    • Former Member, Board of Directors
  • District of Connecticut Criminal Justice Act Panel
    • Former Member, Board of Overseers
  • Connecticut Bar Association
    • Former Member, Diversity and Inclusion Committee

Awards and Recognitions

Benchmark Litigation (2015-2025)

Lexology Index: Trade & Customs โ€“ Recommended (2024)

WorldECR โ€œHighly Commendedโ€ (2018)

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When: May 1, 2019

Location: Reston, VA

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When: January 15, 2019

Location: PLI New York Center

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When: October 10, 2018

Location: Leesburg, VA

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When: October 24, 2017

Location: Washington, DC

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When: July 30, 2015

Location: Seattle, WA

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When: January 21, 2016

Location: London, England

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When: October 23, 2018

Location: Washington, DC

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Location: BAE Manchester, England

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Location: PwC New York Office Auditorium

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When: July 26, 2017

Location: Seattle University School of Law

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When: May 15, 2018

Location: London, England

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When: May 21, 2013

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When: May 5, 2015

Location: Los Angeles, CA

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Location: National Harbor, MD

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When: October 14, 2015

Location: London, England

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Experience

Over the past several years, David has represented clients in a wide-variety of high-stakes matters. A sample includes:

  • Serving as a State Department-appointed Special Compliance Officer (monitor) for a global hi-tech company headquartered in California.
  • Serving as a State Department-appointed Special Compliance Officer (monitor) for a global aerospace and defense company headquartered in Washington State.
  • Representing a global defense contractor subject to a State Department consent agreement for over three years, investigating and drafting scores of voluntary disclosures and enhancing the companyโ€™s policies and procedures.
  • Representing a global aerospace and defense contractor subject to a State Department consent agreement, conducting high-risk internal investigations and drafting disclosures.
  • Defending a non-U.S. aerospace and defense company in a matter involving the unauthorized re-export of highly controlled software and allegations that company personnel made false statements to the government to conceal what occurred.
  • Representing individuals (in several unrelated matters) accused of illegally exporting goods to China and Russia.
  • Representing a major university in connection with numerous government investigations of possible crimes involving Chinese scholar programs and Chinese grants.
  • Representing a global defense contractor subject to a State Department consent agreement, conducting internal investigations and drafting disclosures.
  • Defending a privately-owned global electronics manufacturer that was raided by federal agents for alleged violations of U.S. sanctions.
  • Serving as a U.S. State Department appointed monitor for a global company that was subject to a consent agreement.
  • Representing a major university that was allegedly the victim of securities fraud before the SEC.
  • Representing a medical provider accused of committing massive healthcare fraud and profiteering from the COVID pandemic.
  • Representing a company and its CEO accused by the SEC of securities fraud.
  • Conducting an internal investigation for a Fortune 100 company in regard to allegations of possible accounting fraud.
  • Representing individuals (in several unrelated cases) accused of tax fraud in the Southern District of New York.
  • Defending a company in an criminal environmental matter brought by the DOJ and the Environmental Protection Agency.
  • Representing a Fortune 100 insurance company by bringing suit against a chain of Texas medical providers who were alleged to be involved in fraudulent billing practices.
  • Representing a Fortune 1000 company whose CEO and others were threatened with a civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) case.

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