Top Rated Business Litigation Attorney in Los Angeles, CA

Attorney David W. Affeld is a founding partner with the Affeld Grivakes LLP law firm in Los Angeles, California. Serving a diverse range of clients throughout California, Nevada and select jurisdictions across the country, Mr. Affeld focuses his practice on representing the rights and interests of plaintiffs and defendants alike with their serious and complex legal matters involving any of the following:

·        Business disputes and commercial litigation

·        Intellectual property infringements and enforcements

·        Insurance coverage and bad faith disputes

·        Employment disputes

Mr. Affeld strives to negotiate fair and acceptable settlements and regularly tries cases when reasonable settlements are not available. Whether through arbitration or litigation, he always keeps his clients' interests at the forefront of his efforts, and he has helped secure numerous multimillion-dollar judgements, awards and settlements for those he has served.

Among his most notable successes, he recently helped obtain an insurance coverage arbitration judgment of more than $16 million for developers of a mixed-use project in Oakland. In addition, he helped secure a defense judgment and punitive damage award of more than $6.5 million for a client embroiled in cross-complaint litigation with her insurance provider.

A 1982 graduate of the University of California Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Arts in physics, Mr. Affeld attended Cornell Law School, where he served as editor for the Cornell International Law Review. He obtained his Juris Doctor in 1985, and he is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, all California federal district courts, and the California Supreme Court and all lower California state courts.

Widely regarded as one of the top trial attorneys in the region, Mr. Affeld has earned numerous awards and honors for his professionalism and service, and he maintains an active involvement in his legal community through his memberships with various local, state and national bar associations.