Lawyer Bio : David B. Hamilton

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David B. Hamilton

Baltimore

David Hamilton is the Managing Partner of the Baltimore office of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP. David helped establish the office in 2007 expanding Womble Carlyle’s footprint into Maryland.
 
David practices in our Antitrust and Business Litigation Practice Groups, with experience in antitrust, class action, trade secrets, RICO, mergers and acquisitions, shareholder and partnerships disputes, franchise and other business competition claims. David has defended clients in the defense of criminal grand jury investigations and trials.. He has handled numerous cases involving multiple parties in large complex matters and has litigated cases in state and federal courts throughout the United States. David has also acted as outside general counsel to private companies and regularly provides business and litigation advice to executives.
 
Prior to joining Womble Carlyle, David was a Principal at Ober Kaler in Baltimore and co-chaired the litigation department and chaired the government relations practice group. He specialized in business litigation and complex commercial disputes. He also served as general counsel for the Maryland Bush-Cheney Campaign from 2003-2004 and as general counsel for the Ehrlich-Steele Transition Team in 2002, as general counsel for the Ehrlich Cox Campaign in 2006.
 
David was named a Maryland Super Lawyer in civil litigation/defense and business litigation 2007-11, listed as a CEO legal elite lawyer in 2010-11,  listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2011, and ranked among Baltimore and Washington D.C.’s Best Lawyers in Commercial Litigation in 2011.

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Professional Activities

Bar Associations: American Bar Association, Section on Litigation; Maryland Bar Association, Section on Litigation.
 
Admitted to the bar, 1984, Maryland; 1990, District of Columbia. Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court.
 
AV rated, Martindale-Hubbell.

Civic Activities

Ehrlich for Governor, Executive Finance Committee, 2003-present; Finance Committee, 2002.
 
State Retirement & Pension System, Board of Trustees, 2003-2007; Chair, Audit Committee, 2004; Administrative Committee, 2002-2003.
 
Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, Board of Directors, 2004-2006.
 
Gilman School, Parents Association, President, 2002-2003; Board of Trustees, 2002-2006.

Education

B.A. in Political Science, 1978, Duquesne University; M.A. in Political Science, with honors, 1980, Duquesne University; J.D., with honors, 1983, University of Maryland School of Law.

Prior Legal Experience

Principal, Litigation Practice Group Co-chair, Government Relations Chair, Ober Kaler; General Counsel, Maryland Bush-Cheney Campaign, 2003-2004; General Counsel, Ehrlich-Cox Campaign, 2006.

Publications

Co-Author, Chapter: "Civil RICO," Business Torts, Second Edition, American Bar Association, 2005.

Author, Chapter: "Lobbying and Electioneering," published in Ober Kaler's The Nonprofit Legal Landscape by BoardSource, 2004.

Author, Chapter: "Business Torts Litigation," Business Torts Litigation Handbook, American Bar Association, 2003.

Author, "Data Minin g Co ntracts," 2001.

Author, "Hot Health Care Privacy (not HIPAA) Issues," Health Law Alert, 2001.

Author, "The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act: Application in Today's Health Care Company," Health Law Alert, 2001.

Author, "The Economic Espionage Act of 1996: The Criminalization of Misappropriation of Trade Secrets," Health Law Alert, 1999.

Presentations

Speaker, "Emerging Antitrust Policy and Practice in Health Care Mergers," Webinar, 2010.

Speaker, "In Re Resident Physicians Antitrust Litigation," American Health Lawyers Association, 2004.

Speaker, "Fundamentals of TROs and Preliminary Injunctions," ABA Corporate Counsel Meeting, 2001.

Lecturer, "Litigation Budgeting and Management," ABA Corporate Counsel Meeting, 2000, 1999, 1998.

Panelist, "Privacy for Marketers," DBMA Annual Meeting, 1999.

Lecturer, "Y2K Liability Issues," Lattanze Center for Executive Management, 1999; Baltimore ACCA Meeting, 1998.

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Firm Management Responsibilities
Managing Member, Baltimore, Maryland office.

Maryland Daily Record Article about Womble Victory for BAA

Areas of Proficiency

  • Litigation
  • Government Investigations

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