David H Herrington

Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

David H. Herrington is a partner in Cleary Gottlieb’s New York office. His practice and experience span a wide range of litigation, commercial arbitration, advisory, and regulatory matters, with a focus on intellectual property disputes.

He has handled multiple disputes involving claims of patent infringement, trade secret misappropriation, trademark infringement, and copyright infringement, as well as high-stakes disputes concerning IP licenses. He also counsels on IP issues in the transactional context, including licensing, M&A and capital markets transactions, the sale of patent portfolios, and other matters. His experience in other areas includes regulatory enforcement actions, internal investigations, and commercial litigation.

David has conducted a number of IP suits through trial and appeal. He also has successfully represented clients in international arbitrations, evidentiary hearings, and appeals.