David M. Bernick

David M. Bernick


Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Recognized since 2001

New York, New York

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

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David Bernick is a partner in the Chicago and New York offices of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. He is a nationally renowned trial lawyer and strategist, having acted as lead trial counsel for major U.S. and international corporations in the chemical, tobacco, technology and life sciences industries for 40 years. His experience spans complex class action and other aggregated litigation, mass torts and product liability, antitrust and competition, business restructuring and reorganization, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, securities and criminal environmental litigation.

David has been repeatedly recognized as one of the nation’s preeminent trial lawyers. In 2016, David was named the winner in the “Litigation: Business Trial Lawyers” category of the 2016 Chambers USA Awards. Chambers USA noted that he is “widely acclaimed as a consummate trial lawyer” with “phenomenal courtroom prowess.” David also has been recognized as a leading US trial lawyer (Band 1) by Chambers Global, where he is touted for his experience as a “tremendous” product liability advocate. This echoed his 2007 national Chambers award for Excellence in Product Liability. In 2016, he was recognized by Benchmark Litigation as a "Litigation Star" for his national general commercial and product liability practices and has been described as a “well-seasoned, bet-the-company litigator,” who is a “gifted trial lawyer” and a “top competitor.” The 2015 edition of The Legal 500 also recognized David for his product liability and mass tort defense practice in the areas of consumer products, including tobacco. He has been consistently ranked in The Best Lawyers in America for his work in commercial litigation.

Location
  • 601 Lexington Avenue
    New York, NY 10022
Education
  • University of Chicago, J.D., graduated 1978
  • Yale University, M.A., graduated 1975
  • University of Chicago, B.A., graduated 1974

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
New York, New York

174 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

178 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, New York City (2019)
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, New York City (2017)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Special Focus:
  • Plaintiffs
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Mass Tort Litigation
  • Medical Malpractice Law
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants

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