david b. harrison 

David B. Harrison received his bachelor’s degree in 2004 from Syracuse University (B.A., Political Science), and received his J.D. in 2007 from Brooklyn Law School, where he served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Steven M. Gold of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, and as a legal intern in a non-profit legal clinic, the Children’s Law Center.

Mr. Harrison concentrates on class action litigation and is a member of the Firm’s qui tam/whistleblower litigation team.  Mr. Harrison was a member of the team working on the securities fraud class action, In re Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. Securities Litigation, No. 04-CV-8144 (CM) (S.D.N.Y.), which settled for $400 million.  Currently, Mr. Harrison assists in representing the Public Employees Retirement Association of New Mexico in an action against, among others, Wells Fargo & Company, for breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty related to a securities lending agreement and investments made in structured investment vehicles or “SIVs.”

Mr. Harrison recently co-authored “The Dodd-Frank Act:  New Life for Whistleblowers and the SEC,” Securities Litigation Report (with Partner Rebecca M. Katz), September 2010; and “Jury Verdict Targets Bank’s Over-Reliance on Credit Ratings,” FindLaw (with Partner Christian Siebott), July 29, 2010.

Mr. Harrison is admitted to the Bars of the States of New York and New Jersey.