Representative Matters
Media, Entertainment, and Intellectual Property
Cybersquatting/Lanham Act Litigation
Representation of online social network as plaintiff in cybersquatting and service mark infringement action involving issues of first impression.
Privacy Law Counseling
Counseling of numerous clients regarding state, federal and international privacy laws.
First Amendment/Anti-SLAPP Litigation
Representation of major religious institution in matters of religious freedom.
Achieved numerous anti-SLAPP victories in state and federal court, including dismissal of libel claims against a major university in a decision implicating the First Amendment rights of university libraries that digitize their archives.
Defended attorneys against claims arising from protected petitioning activities.
Commercial Litigation
Financial Services Litigation
Defended largest U.S. bond insurance company in multi-million dollar complex litigation.
Contract Disputes
Represented consulting group in significant contract dispute.
Represented family trusts in contract disputes regarding real estate and family businesses.
Employment Class-Action Litigation
Defense of major videogame studio in wage-and-hour class action concerning the proper overtime classification of videogame artists.
Appellate Litigation
Representation of major religious institution in matters of religious freedom.
Representation of the American Bar Association, which successfully enjoined the Federal Trade Commission from enforcing a privacy rule against attorneys.
Pro Bono Litigation
Served as counsel of record for the Anti-Defamation League, as amicus curiae, in the California Supreme Court’s In re Marriage Cases, which recognized marriage equality as a fundamental right in California. Further represented broad coalitions of amici curiae in subsequent state court challenges to Proposition 8.
Served as co-counsel, with Bet Tzedek Legal Services, in defense of indigent client against eviction in unlawful detainer action.
Publications
Co-Authored state-law chapter of PLI publication, Proskauer on Privacy.
Authored numerous articles in trade publications, including several published in the Daily Journal and Law 360.
Prior to Kendall Brill & Klieger
Proskauer Rose LLP, Associate 2006–2011
Recognition
Law & Politics “Rising Star.”
Twice has received the California Bar’s Wiley M. Manual Award for pro bono work.
Professional Activities and Public Service
From 2009 to 2010, Mr. Davidson served as a Justice Fellow with the offices of the San Francisco District Attorney and Los Angeles City Attorney. In that capacity, he first-chaired criminal jury and bench trials.
In 2007 and 2008, Mr. Davidson served as a Technical Advisor to the State and Local Taxation Committee of the California Bar. In 2010, he testified before the Income and Taxation Committee of the California State Assembly.
Bar and Court Admissions
U.S. District Courts
- Central, Southern, Northern and Eastern Districts of California