David Lender

David Lender is a highly experienced patent litigator and Co-Chair of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP's global Litigation Department, where he has practiced for over 30 years. His practice is multi-disciplinary, encompassing patent, antitrust, consumer fraud, and contract issues, often in the context of complex commercial disputes and class actions. He handles intellectual property litigation across various sectors, including technology, energy, financial services, healthcare, life sciences, and aviation & aerospace.

Lender primarily represents corporate defendants in high-stakes litigation, consistently serving as lead counsel for industry-leading companies. His work often involves defending against significant claims, as demonstrated by his role as lead counsel for Samsung in SoftView, LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. He has a strong track record of trying more than 30 cases to verdict as first chair, often helping clients secure or avoid substantial damages.

Notable outcomes in his patent litigation practice include securing a $170 million jury verdict for General Electric against Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. in a patent infringement case concerning wind turbine technology, earning him recognition as an American Lawyer "Litigator of the Week." He also obtained summary judgment for Microsoft, dismissing a patent infringement action related to speech recognition software. While specific IPR statistics for Mr. Lender are not detailed, he is a key contact for Weil's Inter Partes Review (IPR) practice, a firm that actively manages IPR proceedings across diverse technologies, including biopharma.

Lender earned his J.D. with High Honors and Order of the Coif from Duke University School of Law in 1993, following a B.A. cum laude from Duke in 1990. He was admitted to the New York bar in 1994 and is admitted to practice before numerous U.S. Courts of Appeals, including the Federal Circuit, as well as various district courts and the U.S. Supreme Court.