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Newdorf Legal is the go-to small firm for big problems. When business executives and public officials face complex legal challenges, they turn to David Newdorf for advice and representation. Mr. Newdorf has 15 years of experience in the private and public sectors handling high-profile litigation. He has worked at O'Melveny & Myers LLP - one of the nation's most prestigious firms - and was a supervisor at the San Francisco City Attorney's Office.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors commended Mr. Newdorf as "one of San Francisco's finest lawyers." (Proclamation of July 11, 2008.)
Newdorf Legal gets big-firm results while providing small-firm attention. Mr. Newdorf has achieved exceptional results in numerous trials, arbitrations, mediations and appeals. He defended the San Francisco International Airport against a Houston developer's $40 million lawsuit over development rights at SFO. The case resulted in a complete defense victory for San Francisco. Mr. Newdorf's lean but effective trial team prevailed against several partners and a crew of associates at a major international law firm hired by the developer.
David Newdorf is an experienced trial lawyer. As a trial lawyer and team leader at the San Francisco City Attorney's Office, Mr. Newdorf has been lead counsel in more than one hundred lawsuits, including civil rights, class actions and high-value commercial disputes. When a case cannot be resolved through pre-trial motion or mediation, he is prepared to go the distance. He has personally tried numerous cases to a jury verdict, briefed and argued state and federal appeals, and supervised lawyers handling hundreds of lawsuits. As a litigation attorney at O'Melveny & Myers LLP from 1994 to 2001, Mr. Newdorf focused on class action defense, business disputes, and trade secret and copyright litigation.
David Newdorf has top-tier credentials. Mr. Newdorf has degrees from the University of California, Berkeley, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. Before attending law school, Mr. Newdorf wrote about government, business and legal affairs at newspapers in California and Florida. After graduating third in his law school class, Mr. Newdorf spent a year working as a judicial law clerk for the Hon. Charles Legge at the U.S. District Court in San Francisco. In 2000, the Society of Professional Journalists recognized Mr. Newdorf's successful pro bono work in a First Amendment case by awarding him the James Madison Freedom of Information Award. |
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