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David Jaroslaw

David Jaroslaw

Partner
New York
About

David Jaroslaw has litigated a broad spectrum of complex civil and criminal matters in both federal and state courts, at the pre-trial, trial and appellate level. He has provided product liability advice and litigated on behalf of manufacturers in various industries, including the tobacco and vape product sector in the US, Europe and Asia.

David has a deep understanding of complex issues involving science, medicine and technology. He has also represented clients in connection with liability and intellectual property issues arising from new technologies in the consumer products and ride-sharing industries and in numerous commercial cases.

Areas of FocusLitigation, Arbitration and InvestigationsLife Sciences
Bar admissionsNew York
CourtsUnited States District Court for the Southern District of New YorkUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Education
  • J.D., Columbia University School of Law
  • B.S., Cornell University

Awards

  • The Legal 500 United States
    2021 - Recommended, Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Consumer Products (including Tobacco)
    2021 - Recommended, Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices - Defense

Bylines

  • Author, "Cryptocurrency and Blockchain: Hitting the Real World and Some Real World Problems," Financier Worldwide, May 2019
  • Author, "IP in the Cannabis Industry: Where Laws Collide," FDCC Insights, March 2018
  • Author, "Next Move? Your Post-Deeming Strategy Starts with A Proper Understanding of the FDA's New Rules," Tobacco Reporter, August 2016
  • Author, "Across Town by App," FDCC Annual Meeting, July 2016
  • Author, "The Expert Witness as Teacher: How a 'Neutral' Tutorial Can Enhance a Jury's Understanding of Your Case," FDCC Quarterly, Volume 62(2), Winter 2012

Seminars

  • Speaker, "Vaping: Tobacco Litigation 2.0," 2020 Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel Winter Meeting, March 2020
  • Speaker, "Up in Smoke," 2018 Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel Annual Meeting, August 2018
  • Speaker, "To Infinity and Beyond: the New, the Hot, and the Stuff We Don’t Understand Yet," Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel Winter Meeting, March 2014
  • Speaker, "Across Town by App," Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel Annual Meeting, July 2016
  • Presenter, "The Expert Witness as Teacher," Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, August 2011

Prior Experience

From 1993 through 1998, David prosecuted organized crime and international money laundering for the Rackets Bureau of the New York County District Attorney's Office and for the New York State Organized Crime Task Force (where he was also cross-designated as a Special Assistant United States Attorney). David investigated and prosecuted a money laundering ring involving Colombian drug sellers, major import/export companies and US investment banks, and led the prosecution of the leadership of the plumbers' union. 

CIVIC AND CHARITABLE

  • Brooklyn Heights Synagogue, Past President, 2016-2018; Board of Trustees, 2005-Present
  • Union of Reform Judaism Eisner and Crane Lake Camps, Chair, Nominating Committee; Board of Advisors, 2011-2019

Memberships And Affiliations

  • Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, Intellectual Property, Science, and Technology Section, Chair
  • New York City Bar Association 
  • American Bar Association

My latest insights

Publication
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Vaping and COVID-19: Plausibility and causality

26 October 2020 .13 minute read

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+1 212 335 4867
(Work, New York)
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