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Publications
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08.15.2023David Perez, Aaron Ver, and Jake Dean Article for The Am Law Litigation Daily—3 Keys to Successfully Litigating Alter Ego ClaimsArticlesFew things are as American as apple pie, baseball, or creating a corporate subsidiary to limit liability and risk. Just as pies and baseball are governed by recipes and rules, respectively, establishing or piercing a corporate veil works much the same.
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Fall 2022Four Keys to Litigating a Modern Trade Secret CaseArticles
American Bar Association Litigation Journal
Perkins Coie attorneys David Perez and Heath Hyatt discuss four critical, and recurring, considerations should be kept in mind in a modern trade secret case. It is important to know the forensic evidence, preserve everything, seek early equitable relief, and define the relevant trade secrets early.
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01.04.2017Assessing the Trump Administration’s Approach to Antitrust and Unfair CompetitionUpdatesAs President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take the helm of the executive branch of the federal government, many are asking how he will approach antitrust regulation. Conventional wisdom holds that Republicans are more amenable to mergers, even large ones, than Democrats.
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06.26.2014Voting Rights: A path forward here, and in D.C.Lawyer Publications
Crosscut.com
A piece discussing the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, and how Congress, the States, and voting rights advocates can create a framework for 21st Century voting rights. -
05.17.2014Hold Officers Accountable for MisconductArticles
The Seattle Times
A piece suggesting that the new chief focus on three things in the first 100 days: (1) negotiate a new contract with the police union that establishes a clear, streamlined and less obstructive process by which complaints against officers — particularly those involving excessive force — are adjudicated; (2) give up the authority to veto or dilute discipline that has been imposed on officers found to have committed misconduct; and (3) embrace a procedural-justice model early on.
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12.07.2013The Top 3 Things Seattle Needs in a New Police ChiefArticles
The Seattle Times
A piece outlining three suggestions for Seattle Mayor-elect Ed Murray’s police chief search. First, learn from the mistakes made in the previous administration and embrace national models for reform to proactively cooperate with the Department of Justice. Second, choose an outsider who is willing to implement deep and systemic reform. And third, make sure that outsider understands and appreciates that fostering cooperation between law enforcement and communities is the difference between a well-functioning police force and a dysfunctional one. -
05.21.2013Discrimination Isn’t Rational or CompellingArticles
PubliCola at the Seattle Met
Discussing whether the First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause can be invoked to deny services to an individual based on his sexual orientation. -
04.13.2013A Dream Referred (to Committee)Articles
PubliCola at the Seattle Met
Discussing the legal dilemma facing undocumented students, and why the state legislature should enact the Washington DREAM Act. -
03.01.2013A Conservative Ruling, Not an ‘Activist’ One, Threw Out the Two-Thirds LawArticles
PubliCola at the Seattle Met
Discussing the state Supreme Court’s decision to strike down I-1053, which required a two-thirds vote to raise taxes. -
02.26.2013The Senate Should Pass the Violence Against Women ActArticles
PubliCola at the Seattle Met
Rebutting the legal arguments against VAWA. -
01.2013Taking Aim at Gun ViolenceArticles
King County Bar Association, Bar Bulletin
Profiling Attorney General-elect Bob Ferguson. -
12.17.2012Taking Aim at Gun ViolenceArticlesPubliCola at Seattle Met, Huffington Post, and King County Bar Association February 2013 Bar Bulletin
Discussing five reforms to reduce gun violence. -
12.07.2012Big Decisions, Including California’s Prop 8Articles
PubliCola at Seattle Met
Discussing the U.S. Supreme Court’s October 2012 Term. -
11.05.2012The Current Docket at the State Supreme CourtArticles
PubliCola at the Seattle Met
Discussing the State Supreme Court’s September 2012 Term. -
10.03.2012McKenna Is Wrong to Ignore Framers' Clear IntentArticles
PubliCola at the Seattle Met
Discussing constitutionality of I-1053, the an initiative that required a two-thirds vote to raise taxes in the State Legislature. -
09.27.2012Op-ed: Steve Gonzalez campaign shows that race still mattersArticles
The Seattle Times
New data shows the racially polarized voting in a state Supreme Court race and why Washington state needs to change its voting laws. -
2011Deal or No Deal? Remedying Ineffective Assistance of Counsel During Plea BargainingArticles
120 Yale Law Journal 1532
Arguing that ineffective assistance of counsel during plea bargaining which leads the defendant to turn down a favorable plea and proceed to trial where s/he subsequently receives a higher sentence is a structural error, rather than a trial error, and must be automatically reversed. -
04.01.2011Mexico’s Last StandArticles
The Politic, Yale University Press
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2010America’s Cuba Policy: The Way ForwardArticles
13 Harvard Latino Law Review 187
Discussing why America’s fifty-year policy of estrangement has failed, and providing eight recommendations to improve relations with Cuba, to promote democracy, and to repair America’s image in Latin America. -
2010The (In)Admissibility of False Confession Expert TestimonyArticles
26 Touro Law Review 23
Arguing that false confession expert testimony is fraught with difficulties, and should not be admitted.
Presentations
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07.19.2023Perkins Coie Hosts Master’s Conference at Seattle OfficePerkins Coie’s E-Discovery Services & Strategy Group hosted the first Master’s Conference in the Pacific Northwest at the firm’s Seattle office on July 19, 2023.
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04.28.2014The National Commission on Voting RightsSpeaking EngagementsDavid was invited to testify about the Washington State Voting Rights Act (WVRA), proposed legislation under consideration in the state legislature, which David co-authored.
