David J. Hensler
Senior Counsel Litigation, Arbitration, and Employment
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<em>Legal Times</em>"The city's commercial litigator par excellence."
David Hensler practices complex commercial litigation. He has handled jury and non-jury trials for plaintiffs and defendants in a wide variety of cases. Currently, he focuses on securities fraud litigation, internal investigations, insurance coverage disputes, ERISA litigation, and many other types of general commercial litigation.
Following graduation from law school, David joined the General Counsel's Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission where he gained real-world experience working on securities fraud litigation. He was also an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center for eight years, where he taught a course on the use of economic analysis in litigation. David co-authored several articles on asset valuation in the context of corporate takeovers and divestitures.
David is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL), was Chair of the ACTL's State Committee for the District of Columbia (2004-2006), and also served as ACTL Regent (2010-2014). Legal Times included David in its article titled "Identifying 20 Leading Litigators." David is also listed as a leading Commercial Litigator in The Best Lawyers in America and Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business.
<em>Legal Times</em>"The city's commercial litigator par excellence."
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Credentials
- J.D., Saint Louis University School of Law, cum laude
- A.B., Saint Louis University, cum laude
- District of Columbia
- U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Fellow and Regent, American College of Trial Lawyers
- Member, Litigation Section, American Bar Association