David F. Taylor

About David

Dave Taylor has 25 years of experience as a trial lawyer and litigator. Companies and management regularly retain Dave to lead their defense in high-stakes litigation and investigations, including False Claims Act litigation, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement matters, securities and corporate governance litigation, corporate white collar criminal matters, commercial disputes, and civil fraud and Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) actions. Dave's recent successes include the defense of a FORTUNE 100 company in a $720 million False Claim Act case, the defense of a senior corporate officer in securities-related investigations and litigation arising from the collapse of the country's largest mortgage lender, the defense a FORTUNE 100 biotechnology company in a federal grand jury investigation under the False Claims Act, and the defense of a FORTUNE 200 company in an SEC enforcement investigation for alleged accounting improprieties. A former assistant U.S. attorney and former Co-Chair of the firm's White Collar & Investigations practice, Dave also leads internal corporate investigations and advises clients concerning corporate governance, directors and officers liability, employee misconduct and fraud, and the design and implementation of corporate compliance programs. Dave has been recognized as a "Best Lawyer in America" and as a "Washington Super Lawyer". In 2006, he was recognized as "Washington's Civil Libertarian of the Year" for groundbreaking litigation to secure the Constitutional rights of indigent criminal defendants. A winner of the "Burton Award for Legal Writing", Dave regularly writes and speaks on matters relevant to high stakes litigation, enforcement and investigations.

Practice Areas

Education

• Middlebury College, BA

Bar Admissions

• Washington, Washington State Bar Association
• California, The State Bar of California

Languages