David L. Aronoff, Partner

David Aronoff is a litigation partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office who focuses his practice on intellectual property matters.

Mr. Aronoff has extensive experience prosecuting and defending patent, trademark, and copyright claims in courts across the United States. His current matters include a patent case involving Blu-Ray high-definition technology and trademark litigation on behalf of major national retailers and widely known consumer products. At his prior firm, he was co-chair of its intellectual property and trade regulation group.

Mr. Aronoff also litigates multi-state and multi-district class actions involving securities laws and state and federal consumer-protection statutes. He is nationally known for his work in coupon and scrip settlement under the recently enacted Class Action Fairness Act. He also has been recognized for implementing innovative strategies to defeat class certification on behalf of a major national product manufacturer. Additionally, Mr. Aronoff has assisted clients with Consumer Product Safety Commission product recalls.

Mr. Aronoff also counsels U.S. and Chinese companies on doing business abroad. His clients include major national retailers, governmental entities, real estate developers and brokers, financial institutions, and technology companies.

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Speeches and Publications

In September 2008, Mr. Aronoff spoke during a webcast briefing, presented by Practising Law Institute, titled “The Structuring Coupon Settlements After CAFA: Figueroa v. Sharper Image and Beyond.”

Mr. Aronoff’s publications include: “Navigating the Minefield: Lessons of Figueroa v. Sharper Image and Defense Counsel’s Guide to Settling Coupon-Based Class Actions After CAFA,” Andrews Class Action Litigation Reporter, Vol. 15, No. 8, (September 2008); “Banking in Cyberspace,” Business Credit, Vol. 101, No. 9, October 1999.