David R. Kolker
Areas of Focus
Overview
Dave Kolker focuses his practice on employment discrimination disputes. He currently represents an over five-thousand member plaintiff class in the remedial phase of a Title VII class action. He also has extensive experience representing clients in general commercial and white collar litigation. His clients span numerous industries, including financial services, education, energy, and telecommunications.
Career & Education
- The George Washington University Law School, J.D., 2010
Senior Articles Editor, International Law in Domestic Courts Journal - University of Pennsylvania, B.A., magna cum laude, 2004
- The George Washington University Law School, J.D., 2010
- New York
- English
- Spanish
David 's Insights
Client Alert | 6 min read | 10.14.24
State AGs Challenge Nasdaq’s Diversity Disclosure Rule as Discriminatory
On October 3, 2024, a group of twenty-two state attorneys general sent a letter to Nasdaq Chair Adena Friedman inquiring into the listing company’s “commitment to ensuring federal and State anti-discrimination laws are followed.”[1] The letter, penned by Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, stems from a rule change Nasdaq promulgated in 2020 in an effort to increase diversity within boardrooms.
Press Coverage | 11.13.23
Press Coverage | 11.13.23
Crowell Brings On Stroock Litigator And His 9-Atty Team In NY
Firm News | 3 min read | 11.13.23
Financial Services Litigator Josh Sohn Joins Crowell & Moring
Representative Matters
- Represented an independent director in a breach of fiduciary duty lawsuit.
- Monitored a telecommunication company’s compliance with conditions placed on it by the Federal Communications Commission.
- Represented a multinational pharmaceutical company in an international arbitration concerning alleged breaches of a license agreement resulting in an award of no damages.
- Represented a publicly-traded international inspection, testing, and certification services company in a RICO action involving multiple corporate defendants. Represented a financial institution in connection with a bankruptcy adversary proceeding.
- Represented a fine art financial advisory firm in a declaratory judgment action.
- Represented a power plant operator and its affiliated debtors in possession in their chapter 11 cases.
- Represented an individual in connection with class actions and government investigations arising out of allegations of insider trading.
- Represented a victim of human trafficking seeking to legally work and reside in the U.S.
David 's Insights
Client Alert | 6 min read | 10.14.24
State AGs Challenge Nasdaq’s Diversity Disclosure Rule as Discriminatory
On October 3, 2024, a group of twenty-two state attorneys general sent a letter to Nasdaq Chair Adena Friedman inquiring into the listing company’s “commitment to ensuring federal and State anti-discrimination laws are followed.”[1] The letter, penned by Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, stems from a rule change Nasdaq promulgated in 2020 in an effort to increase diversity within boardrooms.
Press Coverage | 11.13.23
Press Coverage | 11.13.23
Crowell Brings On Stroock Litigator And His 9-Atty Team In NY
Firm News | 3 min read | 11.13.23
Financial Services Litigator Josh Sohn Joins Crowell & Moring
Recognition
- Best Lawyers, “Ones To Watch In America,” 2023 - 2024
- Thomson Reuters, New York Metro Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, 2017 - 2021
David 's Insights
Client Alert | 6 min read | 10.14.24
State AGs Challenge Nasdaq’s Diversity Disclosure Rule as Discriminatory
On October 3, 2024, a group of twenty-two state attorneys general sent a letter to Nasdaq Chair Adena Friedman inquiring into the listing company’s “commitment to ensuring federal and State anti-discrimination laws are followed.”[1] The letter, penned by Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, stems from a rule change Nasdaq promulgated in 2020 in an effort to increase diversity within boardrooms.
Press Coverage | 11.13.23
Press Coverage | 11.13.23
Crowell Brings On Stroock Litigator And His 9-Atty Team In NY
Firm News | 3 min read | 11.13.23
Financial Services Litigator Josh Sohn Joins Crowell & Moring
Insights
Getting Trial Ready Is a Marathon, Not a Sprint; In the Courtroom
|October 2016
New York Law Journal
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New York Adopts Delaware Standard for Going-Private Transactions
|May 2016
BNA Corporate Law & Accountability Report
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Second Circuit Clarifies the Limits on the Extraterritorial Application of U.S. Securities Laws
|September 2014
Financial Fraud Law Report
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April 2014
Transaction Advisors
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2013
Consumer Finance Law Quarterly Report, Vol. 67, Nos. 1 & 2
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Practices
David 's Insights
Client Alert | 6 min read | 10.14.24
State AGs Challenge Nasdaq’s Diversity Disclosure Rule as Discriminatory
On October 3, 2024, a group of twenty-two state attorneys general sent a letter to Nasdaq Chair Adena Friedman inquiring into the listing company’s “commitment to ensuring federal and State anti-discrimination laws are followed.”[1] The letter, penned by Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, stems from a rule change Nasdaq promulgated in 2020 in an effort to increase diversity within boardrooms.
Press Coverage | 11.13.23
Press Coverage | 11.13.23
Crowell Brings On Stroock Litigator And His 9-Atty Team In NY
Firm News | 3 min read | 11.13.23
Financial Services Litigator Josh Sohn Joins Crowell & Moring
