David B. Harrison received his bachelor’s degree in 2004 from Syracuse University (B.A., Political Science), and received his J.D. in 2007 from Brooklyn Law School, where he served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Steven M. Gold of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, and as a legal intern in a non-profit legal clinic, the Children’s Law Center.
Mr. Harrison concentrates on class action litigation and is a member of the Firm’s qui tam/whistleblower litigation team. Mr. Harrison was a member of the team working on the securities fraud class action, In re Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. Securities Litigation, No. 04-CV-8144 (CM) (S.D.N.Y.), which settled for $400 million. Currently, Mr. Harrison assists in representing the Public Employees Retirement Association of New Mexico in an action against, among others, Wells Fargo & Company, for breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty related to a securities lending agreement and investments made in structured investment vehicles or “SIVs.”
Mr. Harrison recently co-authored “The Dodd-Frank Act: New Life for Whistleblowers and the SEC,” Securities Litigation Report (with Partner Rebecca M. Katz), September 2010; and “Jury Verdict Targets Bank’s Over-Reliance on Credit Ratings,” FindLaw (with Partner Christian Siebott), July 29, 2010.
Mr. Harrison is admitted to the Bars of the States of New York and New Jersey.
