David C. Lundsgaard
Practice Emphasis
BAR ADMISSIONS
Washington, 1995; Minnesota, 1993
______________________________________________________________________David is the chair of Graham & Dunn’s Litigation department and a member of the firm’s Antitrust and Complex Litigation Group. He focuses his practice on representing clients in complex civil litigation, primarily in the areas of antitrust, securities, intellectual property, consumer protection, and commercial disputes. David has represented clients in a variety of industries, including financial services, manufacturing, health care and telecommunications. He has extensive experience in defending and managing class-action suits involving antitrust, securities, and consumer protection issues.
A significant portion of David’s practice also involves counseling with respect to the antitrust and trade regulation laws. He assists clients in understanding and complying with these laws and in dealing with federal and state regulators. David has assisted a number of clients in obtaining regulatory approval for mergers and acquisitions with antitrust issues and in negotiating resolutions of antitrust and consumer protection claims asserted by regulatory authorities. He sits on the Executive Committee of the Antitrust & Consumer Protection Section of the Washington State Bar Association and was Chair of the Section in 2007.
PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
Co-Presenter, “Does Your Company Need a Compliance Program? What Should It Look Like?”, 23rd Annual Antitrust and Consumer Protection Seminar (November 17, 2006).
Author, “Timing is Everything: The Supreme Court Tightens the Rules for Proving Harm in Securities Fraud Suits,” Findlaw’s Writ (May 3, 2005).
Author, “Verizon v. Trinko: A Substantial, if Not Fatal, Blow to the Unilateral Refusal-to-Deal Claim,” Antitrust, Consumer Protection & Unfair Business Practices (Summer 2004).
Author, “United States v. Microsoft: When it Comes to Our National Competition Policy, Who Calls the Shots?” Findlaw's Writ (April 4, 2002). View Article
Contributing Editor, Washington Antitrust and Consumer Protection Handbook (December 3, 2001).
Author, "Taking the Consumer Out of Consumer Protection: The Seventh Circuit Rejects Actual Consumer Confusion as a Basis for Determining How Consumers Perceive Advertising Claims," Antitrust, Consumer Protection & Unfair Business Practices (Fall 2000).
PROFESSIONAL & COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Member, Antitrust Section, American Bar Association
Member, Antitrust & Consumer Protection Section, Washington State Bar Association
RECOGNITION
Washington CEO, “League of Justice” 2006<.p>
Washington Law & Politics, “Rising Star” 2005 - 2007
EDUCATION
J.D., Yale Law School, 1992
B.A., cum laude, University of Washington, 1988
CLERKSHIPS
Clerk, Chief Judge Paul A. Magnuson, U.S. District Court
Clerk, Justice Robert F. Utter, Washington Supreme Court
