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Dave Grable is a seasoned trial lawyer who represents companies and individuals in complex civil and criminal matters around the country.  Much of his career has been devoted to making complicated factual and legal issues simple and understandable for juries, judges, and other decision makers.

On the civil side, Mr. Grable has handled litigation in various areas, including corporate fraud, breach of fiduciary duties, contract law, securities, trademark and copyright infringement, false advertising, and insurance bad faith.  Often, these civil cases have involved parallel government investigations.

On the criminal/regulatory side, Mr. Grable has represented companies and individuals in investigations related to complex accounting, securities, health care, antitrust, tax, and other regulatory issues.   Mr. Grable has also represented individuals charged with federal and state crimes in pretrial, trial, and post-trial settings.

From 2001-2005, Mr. Grable served as a federal prosecutor in the Northern District of New York, where he tried several cases to guilty verdicts.  During that time, he successfully briefed and argued several cases in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, including two argued the same day -- United States v. Singh, 390 F.3d 168 (2d Cir. 2004) (affirming health care fraud convictions after trial) and United States v. Frampton, 382 F.3d 213 (2d Cir. 2004) (affirming attempted murder in aid of racketeering conviction after trial).  Mr. Grable also worked on anti-terrorism matters, and investigated and prosecuted the first ever material support of terrorism case brought in the Northern District of New York.

Representing litigation trust in fraudulent transfer and breach of fiduciary duty case against former officers of SemGroup, L.P., the 18th largest private company in the country before it filed for chapter 11 in 2008.  Claims seek over $2 billion in damages.

Co-lead trial counsel in 59-count RICO case brought against highly successful businessman by Los Angeles U.S. Attorney’s Office.  Obtained dismissal of some RICO charges pre-trial, some during four-week trial, and remainder through post-trial motions based on government misconduct.

Represented leading mutual fund in $40 million action against Citibank brought under Pennsylvania Securities Act relating to Enron credit-linked notes.

Represented Fortune 100 company, executive of Fortune 500 company, and executives of publicly-traded technology companies in separate U.S. Attorney investigations into stock option grants.

Obtained favorable settlement for Fortune 100 company in cyber-squatting and trademark infringement case.

Represented chief executive of Fortune 500 company in Department of Justice price-fixing investigation.

Represented subsidiary of Fortune 100 company in Department of Justice, SEC, and state regulator investigation into finite reinsurance arrangements.

Represented executive of Fortune 500 company in SEC insider trading investigation.

Obtained settlement on eve of trial for company sued for millions of dollars in business dispute, in which company paid nothing, and was paid its attorneys' fees.

Negotiated multi-million dollar severance packages for high-level executives at closely-held corporation.

Represented individuals in federal grand jury investigations pending in Los Angeles, Orange County, and the Southern District of New York.