Biography
David Swift specializes in complex business litigation, with particular emphasis on intellectual property and entertainment disputes. Mr. Swift is currently President-Elect of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Barristers, and is a member of the Executive Committee and Board of Trustees for the Los Angeles County Bar Association. He also sits on the Advisory Board for the USC Public Interest Law Foundation.
Mr. Swift earned his J.D. from the University of Southern California School of Law in 2004, where he served as the President of the USC Public Interest Law Foundation, was a member of the USC Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif. After law school, Mr. Swift served as a law clerk to the Honorable Cynthia Holcomb Hall in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Mr. Swift graduated from Pomona College in 2001 with a B.A. in Politics, Philosophy and Economics. At Pomona, he served as the Associate Chair of the Pomona College Judicial Council and was a four-year member of the men’s varsity soccer team.
Publications:
A State's Power to Enter into a Consent Decree that Violates State Law Provisions: What 'Findings' of a Violation are Sufficient to Justify a Consent Decree that Trumps State Law? Texas Journal on Civil Liberties & Civil Rights (10 Tex. J. on C. L. & C. R. 37 2004)).
Press, Awards & Publications
David Swift specializes in complex business litigation, with particular emphasis on intellectual property and entertainment disputes. Mr. Swift is currently President-Elect of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Barristers, and is a member of the Executive Committee and Board of Trustees for the Los Angeles County Bar Association. He also sits on the Advisory Board for the USC Public Interest Law Foundation.
Mr. Swift earned his J.D. from the University of Southern California School of Law in 2004, where he served as the President of the USC Public Interest Law Foundation, was a member of the USC Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif. After law school, Mr. Swift served as a law clerk to the Honorable Cynthia Holcomb Hall in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Mr. Swift graduated from Pomona College in 2001 with a B.A. in Politics, Philosophy and Economics. At Pomona, he served as the Associate Chair of the Pomona College Judicial Council and was a four-year member of the men’s varsity soccer team.
Publications:
A State's Power to Enter into a Consent Decree that Violates State Law Provisions: What 'Findings' of a Violation are Sufficient to Justify a Consent Decree that Trumps State Law? Texas Journal on Civil Liberties & Civil Rights (10 Tex. J. on C. L. & C. R. 37 2004)).
