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David Gabor is a partner at Russ August & Kabat where he heads the entertainment and media practice. David is a trial lawyer, but increasingly represents production companies, infomercial companies, direct response companies and multi-level marketing organizations in both operational and compliance matters. In particular, David is focused on Federal Trade Commission compliance issues, including FTC litigation, and also works on areas of multi-agency governmental compliance involving the advertisement, marketing and sale (over multiple media platforms) of various products including educational and health-related products. David has been practicing law for over 20 years. He is a graduate of the UCLA School of Law, where he served as an editor of the UCLA Law Review. He began his legal career at Latham & Watkins and was a partner at McDermott, Will & Emery. From the earliest stages of his career he advised sophisticated clients on corporate governance, contracting and compliance issues. He joined Russ, August & Kabat in 2006. In his trial practice, David represents clients in all aspects of litigation from trial to appeal. His most recent trial victory was in an intensely fought two-year easement dispute where he represented a group of top celebrities and entertainment industry figures in Beverly Park who sought - and obtained - increased access to their properties. David has litigated intellectual property, government contracting, trademark, copyright, trade secrets, insurance, and entertainment issues, among others. He has tried cases in the real estate, bankruptcy and partnership arena. Over the course of his career, David has had an exemplary history of success: Commercial Disputes
Real Estate
Entertainment & Media
Intellectual Property
Internal Investigations
David is the author of "Deaccessioning Fine Art Works: A Proposal for Heightened Scrutiny," 36 UCLA L.Rev. 1005 (1989). While at UCLA he was Associate Editor of the UCLA Law Review and a member of the moot court honors program. David has been an invited speaker at both UCLA and USC Law Schools and is an active mentor to UCLA law students. David was recognized as a Super Lawyer by the publishers of Los Angeles Magazine, from 2007-2011. Email: |


