Professional Biography

David P. Chiappetta Partner

  • San Francisco

    D +1.415.344.7076

    F +1.415.344.7050

    San Francisco

    505 Howard Street, Suite 1000

    San Francisco, CA 94105-3204

    +1.415.344.7076

    DChiappetta@perkinscoie.com

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Overview

David Chiappetta is a partner in the firm's San Francisco office. With over 30 years of legal experience, David handles the litigation of complex commercial disputes, with a focus on antitrust and unfair business practice claims, class actions, and intellectual property (IP) matters. David also advises clients on issues relating to antitrust law and trade regulation, including joint ventures, pricing policies, product development, contractual and technological restraints, use of market power, and regulatory compliance.

David regularly advocates on clients’ behalf before federal and state government enforcement agencies and represents clients in civil and criminal investigations. In handling these matters, David provides significant insight into the mindset of a government regulator, having spent four years prosecuting cases for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). David also has extensive experience in the payments industry, having represented networks, processors, acquirers, merchants, and lenders for nearly two decades.

Professional Recognition

  • Named "Client Service All-Star" by BTI Consulting Group, 2020
  • Named "Top Antitrust Lawyer" by the Daily Journal, 2020
  • Inner West Law Society Prize for Litigation, Sydney, Australia
  • Thomson Legal and Regulatory Limited Prize for Litigation, Sydney, Australia

Professional Leadership

  • Perkins Coie Lawyers with Disabilities Resource Group, Chair
  • Law Institute of Victoria, Member
  • American Bar Association, Member

Related Employment

  • Office of the Washington State Attorney General, Antitrust Division, Law Clerk, 1993 – 1994
  • United States Navy, Pensacola, Florida, 1988 – 1991

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Bar and Court Admissions

  • California
  • New York
  • District of Columbia
  • Victoria, Australia
  • High Court of Australia
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • Supreme Court of California
  • Court of Appeals of California
  • Court of Appeals of New York

Education

  • University of Washington School of Law, J.D., with honors, Order of the Coif, Moot Court Honor Board, 1994
  • Willamette University, B.A., 1989

Languages

  • Hebrew