David Axelrod

Partner and Practice Leader of Ballard Spahr's Securities Enforcement and Corporate Governance Litigation Group · Ballard Spahr LLP

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About

Partner and Practice Leader of Ballard Spahr's Securities Enforcement and Corporate Governance Litigation Group. He is a first-chair trial lawyer specializing in defending corporations and individuals in government-facing litigation involving the SEC and DOJ, and in defamation cases. He is a former SEC Supervisory Trial Counsel and Assistant U.S. Attorney.

Practice areas

Securities EnforcementCorporate Governance LitigationWhite Collar CrimeSecurities LitigationDefamation

Office

United States

Ballard Spahr LLP · Partner and Practice Leader of Ballard Spahr's Securities Enforcement and Corporate Governance Litigation Group

United States

Expertise

Securities FraudInsider TradingMarket ManipulationAccounting FraudBank FraudTax EvasionPublic CorruptionDefamationAppellate Advocacy

Education

Harvard Law School (J.D. 2003)
Haverford College (B.A. 1999, high honors in Economics, Political Science)
Phi Beta Kappa