David L. Weinstein

David has conducted internal investigations for employers who suspect improper activities by employees, including illicit use of company computers for trafficking in contraband, employee threats to co-workers or customers, pirating of confidential information, and conflicts of interest. He has represented defrauded employers in court, helping them recover an aggregate of over $6 million.

Another part of David’s practice involves serving as outside general counsel to public and private companies. He has experience with clients in the healthcare, chemical manufacturing, advertising, hospitality, publishing, retail, consumer products, ground transportation, local government, and legal and financial services industries.

David also defends companies and corporate officers in securities fraud class actions and shareholder derivative claims.

For more than 30 years, David has volunteered as a consultant to the Law Project of the Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law. Through this work, he has advised and trained numerous nonprofit employers serving the low-income community on a wide range of employment and labor matters. David also served as special pro bono counsel to the Illinois Lawyers Trust Fund, assisting in developing the fund’s innovative grant program to help Illinois legal aid providers retain their employed staff attorneys.