David Kurtzer-Ellenbogen focuses on complex commercial litigation and is co-chair of Williams & Connolly’s Class Actions and Consumer Defense Practice Group.  He has represented clients in a broad range of matters in federal and state courts and numerous other venues, and has tried cases in court and in arbitration proceedings.  He has also conducted multiple internal investigations for corporate clients, and defended clients in high-stakes governmental investigations.  His practice is international in scope, and he has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in high-dollar disputes.  David has particular experience in class action litigation, as well as claims involving complex financial transactions.

David graduated from Yale University with honors in 1997, with a B.A. in Architecture.  He received his J.D. with honors from Harvard Law School in 2003, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review and active in the Prison Legal Assistance Project.  David also served as a United States Foreign Service officer, with a tour of duty in Sana'a, Yemen, and has also lived and worked in Egypt, Israel, Romania and Azerbaijan.