Background
Elson, David was born on October 3, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Elson, David was born on October 3, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Occidental College (Bachelor of Arts, 1967). Stanford University (Juris Doctor, 1970).
Worked at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP (Los Angeles, California) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice in all Courts. Banking and Financial Services. Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights.
Corporate Finance and Securities. Election and Campaign. Entertainment; Environmental.
Estate Planning, Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits. Family; Fashion Industry. Federal, State and Local Government.
Government Contracts. Healthcare; High Technology. Insurance; Intellectual Property.
International Trade and Customs. Labor and Employment. Land Use; Legislative and Administrative.
Motion Picture and Television. Music; New Media; Real Estate. Sports; Tax; White-Collar Criminal Defense.
Admitted to the bar, 1971, California. Member, Indigent Defense Panel, United States. District Court for the Central District of California, 1974-1977.
Member: Century City (Co-Chair, Environmental Law Section, 1990-1991), Los Angeles County (Member, 1975, Secretary, 1976 and Chairperson, 1977-1978, Executive Committee, Human Rights Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation. Criminal Justice; Member, Environmental Litigation Committee, 1990, Co-Chair, Solid Waste Sub Committee, 1992) Bar Associations. The State Bar of California (Member, Criminal Law and Procedure Committee, 1975-1977.
Delegate to State Bar Conference of Delegates, 1977, 1978, 1979). Association of Business Trial Lawyers. Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP was founded in 1965 by Charles T. Manatt and Thomas D. Phelps.
Today, with approximately 160 attorneys in Los Angeles, Nashville and Washington, D.C., Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP is recognized as one of the most influential law firms in the United States, and is particularly distinguished for its financial services, health, entertainment and government practice groups.
Member, Indigent Defense Panel, United States. District Court for the Central District of California, 1974-1977. Member: Century City (Co-Chair, Environmental Law Section, 1990-1991), Los Angeles County (Member, 1975, Secretary, 1976 and Chairperson, 1977-1978, Executive Committee, Human Rights Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation.
Criminal Justice; Member, Environmental Litigation Committee, 1990, Co-Chair, Solid Waste Sub Committee, 1992) Bar Associations. The State Bar of California (Member, Criminal Law and Procedure Committee, 1975-1977. Delegate to State Bar Conference of Delegates, 1977, 1978, 1979).
Association of Business Trial Lawyers.
