Top Rated Business Litigation Attorney in San Francisco, CA

Attorney David J. Silbert is a partner at Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP in San Francisco, California. Mr. Silbert practices in the areas of class action, commercial, consumer, contract, intellectual property, securities and white collar criminal law, serving clients throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.

Mr. Silbert has over 25 years of legal experience resolving and litigating a diverse range of cases in state and federal courts. Over his career, he has been involved in complex patent and intellectual property litigation, defended law firms against professional malpractice claims and successfully handled various other legal disputes.

In recognition of his legal accomplishments, the Daily Journal has presented Mr. Silbert with several awards over the years, including “California Lawyer of the Year” for intellectual property in 2017 and “Top Defense Verdict” in 2016. He was also listed among the “Top 75 IP Litigators” in the publication in 2011.

 “The Best Lawyers in America” has listed Mr. Silbert in its publication many years in a row, IAM Patent 1000 named him one of the “World’s Leading Patent Practitioners” in 2015 and The Legal 500 named him a “Recommended Attorney” in intellectual property in 2011 and 2022.

After earning a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University, Mr. Silbert graduated magna cum laude from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. He then passed the California bar examination and received his license to practice law before all California state courts. Prior to joining Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP, he served as a clerk for a judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of California.