David Gelfand is a partner in the New York office of Milbank LLP and a member of the Firm’s Litigation & Arbitration Group. A partner since 1996, he served from 2001 through 2009 as the Practice Group Leader of the Litigation Department. He joined the firm in 1987.
Mr. Gelfand’s practice is highly diversified, with a concentration in complex civil and corporate litigation. He regularly represents financial institutions and corporations in class actions, securities and bankruptcy litigation cases. He has tried jury and non-jury trials in state and federal courts throughout the country and has extensive experience representing clients in fiduciary and estate litigation. Mr. Gelfand also has extensive experience representing financial institutions in U.S. and international regulatory matters.
He has been recognized as one of the leading lawyers in America for general commercial litigation by Chambers USA, Benchmark Litigation and New York Super Lawyers. Mr. Gelfand has authored articles and lectured on various aspects of litigation and trial practice as well as serving as an editor of the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law.
Mr. Gelfand served on the Disciplinary Committee of the New York State Supreme Court, First Department, and currently serves on the Character & Fitness Committee. Mr. Gelfand is also a member of the American Bar Association, the DC Bar Association and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, where he served on the Committee on Judicial Administration. He is a Member of the Dean’s Board of Advisors for Vanderbilt University School of Law, is a member of the Board of Trustees of Friends Academy, and served as President of the Board of Trustees of The Green Vale School.
Last Updated September 2020
