David represents directors, enterprises, and stockholders with respect to fiduciary duty and corporate control issues.
David has served as lead trial and/or appellate counsel in high-profile M&A and securities cases.
He is the president of the American College of Governance Counsel and has been honored as a "BTI Client Service All-Star."
David serves as a director on several business and community organization boards, including the Long Term Stock Exchange, the San Francisco Symphony, and the Wildlife Conservation Network.
David Berger’s practice is an unusual blend of corporate governance advisory work and litigation, and he is nationally recognized for his expertise in both the boardroom and the courtroom. David advises business leaders on all aspects of complex M&A, governance, and litigation matters, both across the country and internationally, and he has served as lead counsel on many of the most novel such matters over the last 25 years.
David is president of the American College of Governance Counsel. He also serves as an advisor to the American Law Institute’s Restatement on Corporate Governance project and is co-chair for the Annual Rome Conference on AI, Ethics and Governance.
David is a senior fellow at both NYU’s Institute for Corporate Finance & Governance and Stanford’s Rock Center for Corporate Governance. He has taught M&A Litigation at both Harvard and NYU law schools and has been a visiting lecturer at a number of other leading law schools, including Duke, Stanford, Tel Aviv University, and LUISS University in Rome. David writes and speaks frequently on corporate law and governance matters, and his articles have appeared in a number of scholarly journals and business publications.
David has been at Wilson Sonsini since 1989. Among other leadership roles, he has been a member of the firm’s board of directors, served as chair of the Policy Committee and chair of the Pro Bono Committee, and is a long-time board member of the firm’s venture capital fund.
David is a director of the Long-Term Stock Exchange, where he chairs the Nominating & Governance Committee, and previously served on the board of directors of the California Culinary Academy (NASDAQ:COOK). He also serves on many civic boards and has an active pro bono practice.
David Berger’s practice is an unusual blend of corporate governance advisory work and litigation, and he is nationally recognized for his expertise in both the boardroom and the courtroom. David advises business leaders on all aspects of complex M&A, governance, and litigation matters, both across the country and internationally, and he has served as lead counsel on many of the most novel such matters over the last 25 years.
David is president of the American College of Governance Counsel. He also serves as an advisor to the American Law Institute’s Restatement on Corporate Governance project and is co-chair for the Annual Rome Conference on AI, Ethics and Governance.
David is a senior fellow at both NYU’s Institute for Corporate Finance & Governance and Stanford’s Rock Center for Corporate Governance. He has taught M&A Litigation at both Harvard and NYU law schools and has been a visiting lecturer at a number of other leading law schools, including Duke, Stanford, Tel Aviv University, and LUISS University in Rome. David writes and speaks frequently on corporate law and governance matters, and his articles have appeared in a number of scholarly journals and business publications.
David has been at Wilson Sonsini since 1989. Among other leadership roles, he has been a member of the firm’s board of directors, served as chair of the Policy Committee and chair of the Pro Bono Committee, and is a long-time board member of the firm’s venture capital fund.
David is a director of the Long-Term Stock Exchange, where he chairs the Nominating & Governance Committee, and previously served on the board of directors of the California Culinary Academy (NASDAQ:COOK). He also serves on many civic boards and has an active pro bono practice.
Co-author with J. Fisch and S. Davidoff Solomon, “Extending Dual-Class Stock: A Proposal,” 25(1) Theoretical Inquiries in Law 23-41, 2024
Co-author with S.D. Solomon, "A Blueprint for University Governance," Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, January 3, 2024
Co-author with A. Simmerman and R. Greecher, "Drag-Along Provisions and Covenants Not to Sue in the Private Company M&A Context," Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, June 10, 2023
Co-author with J. Fisch and S.D. Solomon, “Extending Dual Class Stock: A Proposal,” Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, April 24, 2023
Panelist, "AI and Corporate Governance: Challenging Governance and Ethical Issues Raised by Powerful Technology," Wilson Sonsini webinar, December 12, 2023
Speaker, “Proxy Solicitation Reform: What Boards Should Know,” Inside America’s Boardrooms, August 5, 2020
Co-author with J. Fisch and S. Davidoff Solomon, “Extending Dual-Class Stock: A Proposal,” 25(1) Theoretical Inquiries in Law 23-41, 2024
Co-author with S.D. Solomon, "A Blueprint for University Governance," Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, January 3, 2024
Co-author with A. Simmerman and R. Greecher, "Drag-Along Provisions and Covenants Not to Sue in the Private Company M&A Context," Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, June 10, 2023
Co-author with J. Fisch and S.D. Solomon, “Extending Dual Class Stock: A Proposal,” Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, April 24, 2023
Panelist, "AI and Corporate Governance: Challenging Governance and Ethical Issues Raised by Powerful Technology," Wilson Sonsini webinar, December 12, 2023
Speaker, “Proxy Solicitation Reform: What Boards Should Know,” Inside America’s Boardrooms, August 5, 2020
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