David L Pardue
David has more than 30 years of experience representing clients in business litigation and with their intellectual property needs. He has particularly deep experience with trade secrets, trademark litigation, employment and noncompetes, and insurance coverage issues related to intellectual property. His clients range from Fortune 500 companies to small family businesses. David has successfully litigated dozens of trade secret disputes in federal courts nationwide, serving clients across a diverse range of industries, including financial services, life sciences, manufacturing and distribution, food and beverage, construction materials, and technology. He is recognized for his innovative legal solutions and multidisciplinary expertise, which span employment, intellectual property, business, and litigation. Having been a law clerk for a federal judge offers insights into how judges think about cases and the lawyers that appear before them. Consistently ranking among the top five attorneys in Georgia for trade secrets cases handled, David approaches each case with a clear understanding of his client’s goals, providing creative solutions that often expedite the resolution of disputes. His efforts have not only protected clients and secured final judgments of millions of dollars but have also advanced case law concerning federal and state trade secrets claims. Beyond his trade secrets practice, David has represented diverse parties in federal and state courts around the country, as well as in arbitration. His experience covers a wide range of legal issues, especially trademark and employment law, and business torts from fraud to statutory claims under RICO, the FLSA, and the CFAA (computer fraud). Additionally, David has handled numerous cases under contract and commercial law. David has been lead counsel in over 115 federal cases in the Northern District of Georgia and over 35 more cases in over 20 other federal district courts, and nearly 100 other state court lawsuits around Georgia and other states from California to Florida. |