David BERGER

David’s practice is an unusual blend of corporate governance advisory work and litigation, and he is nationally recognized for his expertise in both the boardroom and the courtroom. David advises business leaders in all aspects of complex M&A, governance and litigation matters, across the country and internationally, and he has served as lead counsel on many of the most novel such matters over the last 25 years.

David is President of the American College of Governance Counsel. He also serves as an advisor to the American Law Institute’s Restatement on Corporate Governance project and is co-chair for the Annual Rome Conference on AI, Ethics and Governance.

David is a senior fellow at both NYU’s Institute for Corporate Finance & Governance and Stanford’s Rock Center for Corporate Governance. David has taught M&A Litigation at both Harvard and NYU law schools and has been a visiting lecturer at a number of other leading law schools, including Duke, Stanford, Tel Aviv University and LUISS University in Rome. David writes and speaks frequently on corporate law and governance matters, and his articles have appeared in a number of scholarly journals and business publications.

David has been at Wilson Sonsini since 1989. Among other leadership roles, he has been a member of the firm’s Board of Directors and served as chair of the Policy Committee, chair of the firm’s Pro Bono Committee and is a long-time board member of the firm’s venture capital fund.

David is a director of the Long-Term Stock Exchange, where he chairs the Nominating & Governance Committee and previously served on the board of directors of the California Culinary Academy (NASDAQ:COOK). He also serves on many civic boards and has an active pro bono practice.