David H. Bernstein

David H. Bernstein is one of the world’s most prominent trademark lawyers. Many of the world’s most recognizable brands have relied on him to help them navigate high-stakes IP claims. Mr. Bernstein is also one of the world’s leading domain name arbitrators, an active mediator in trademark cases, an adjunct professor of law at New York University and George Washington University, a faculty member at the Federal Judicial Center and the World Intellectual Property Organization, the author of amicus briefs in many of the leading trademark cases in the United States, and an active leader of the International Trademark Association, where he has served as Counsel, a member of the Board of Directors, Co-Chair of the Annual Meeting, and Chair of the International Amicus, Emerging Issues and Meetings Committees. He is described by various legal directories as a “rockstar,” “the dean of the IP litigation bar,” and “indisputably one of the very best trademark lawyers in the country.” Mr. Bernstein is recognized in the "Hall of Fame" by The Legal 500 US (2025). · Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

United StatesTrademark Law, Intellectual Property Litigation

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David H. Bernstein is one of the world's most prominent trademark lawyers and chairs Debevoise & Plimpton's Intellectual Property Litigation Group. He is also a leading domain name arbitrator, mediator, and adjunct professor of law at New York University and George Washington University.

Practice areas

Trademark LawIntellectual Property LitigationDomain Name DisputesMediation

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United States

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP · David H. Bernstein is one of the world’s most prominent trademark lawyers. Many of the world’s most recognizable brands have relied on him to help them navigate high-stakes IP claims. Mr. Bernstein is also one of the world’s leading domain name arbitrators, an active mediator in trademark cases, an adjunct professor of law at New York University and George Washington University, a faculty member at the Federal Judicial Center and the World Intellectual Property Organization, the author of amicus briefs in many of the leading trademark cases in the United States, and an active leader of the International Trademark Association, where he has served as Counsel, a member of the Board of Directors, Co-Chair of the Annual Meeting, and Chair of the International Amicus, Emerging Issues and Meetings Committees. He is described by various legal directories as a “rockstar,” “the dean of the IP litigation bar,” and “indisputably one of the very best trademark lawyers in the country.” Mr. Bernstein is recognized in the "Hall of Fame" by The Legal 500 US (2025).

United States

Expertise

Trademark LitigationDomain Name ArbitrationMediationAmicus Briefs

Education

JD, Yale Law School
MS, London School of Economics and Political Science
BA, Princeton University