David “Duff” Beach believes good litigation first requires understanding the big-picture issues a client needs to resolve, then communicating and collaborating with the client to reach a just, efficient, and business-appropriate result. Duff’s commercial litigation practice focuses on unfair business practices and disputes between business partners. He has extensive experience in breach of contract, fraud, unfair business claims, antitrust, and class actions for a wide range of clients, including in the engineering and design, energy, technology and consulting fields. He has appeared in all manner of proceedings, from state and federal trial and appellate courts to mediation, arbitration, and in front of regulatory bodies. Duff strategically guides clients through the litigation process, including effective pleading, efficient discovery and e-discovery, targeted motion practice, alternative dispute resolution, trial, and appeal—always with a view towards finding the right opportunity for a successful resolution.
Before he joined the firm, Duff managed a diverse litigation portfolio while in-house at Bechtel Corporation. There, he successfully defended the company, achieving a zero award, in a multi-billion dollar engineering and construction arbitration, had primary responsibility for the company’s first jury trial in over a decade, resolved a long-pending toxic seepage claim, and managed the company’s 30-state mass tort defense. Duff was also litigation counsel at Bingham McCutchen LLP where he focused on antitrust, business practices, class actions, and appeals in the technology and natural resources sectors. Additionally, he first chaired six jury trials while on assignment to the San Francisco District Attorney.
David “Duff” Beach believes good litigation first requires understanding the big-picture issues a client needs to resolve, then communicating and collaborating with the client to reach a just, efficient, and business-appropriate result. Duff’s commercial litigation practice focuses on unfair business practices and disputes between business partners. He has extensive experience in breach of contract, fraud, unfair business claims, antitrust, and class actions for a wide range of clients, including in the engineering and design, energy, technology and consulting fields. He has appeared in all manner of proceedings, from state and federal trial and appellate courts to mediation, arbitration, and in front of regulatory bodies. Duff strategically guides clients through the litigation process, including effective pleading, efficient discovery and e-discovery, targeted motion practice, alternative dispute resolution, trial, and appeal—always with a view towards finding the right opportunity for a successful resolution.
Before he joined the firm, Duff managed a diverse litigation portfolio while in-house at Bechtel Corporation. There, he successfully defended the company, achieving a zero award, in a multi-billion dollar engineering and construction arbitration, had primary responsibility for the company’s first jury trial in over a decade, resolved a long-pending toxic seepage claim, and managed the company’s 30-state mass tort defense. Duff was also litigation counsel at Bingham McCutchen LLP where he focused on antitrust, business practices, class actions, and appeals in the technology and natural resources sectors. Additionally, he first chaired six jury trials while on assignment to the San Francisco District Attorney.
