DiCello Levitt
David Straite is a partner at DiCello Levitt LLP, leading the Cybersecurity and Technology Practice with a focus on data privacy and cybersecurity litigation, while also representing investors in various legal matters in federal and Delaware courts. Previously, David served as a partner at Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP, specializing in digital privacy litigation and investor protection. David has academic experience as an adjunct professor at Yeshiva University's Sy Syms School of Business, teaching ethics and legal environments in business. David founded STRAITE PLLC, a legal advisory practice, and held significant roles at Stewarts Law LLP, Grant & Eisenhofer PA, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, and Blank Rome LLP, accumulating extensive experience in securities litigation, corporate governance, antitrust law, and more. David earned a JD from Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law and a BA in Political Economy from Tulane University.
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DiCello Levitt
At DiCello Levitt, we’re dedicated to achieving justice for our clients through class action, business-to-business, public client, whistleblower, personal injury, civil rights, and mass tort litigation. Our lawyers are highly respected for their ability to litigate and win cases—whether by trial, settlement, or otherwise—for people who have suffered harm, global corporations that have sustained significant economic losses, and public clients seeking to protect their citizens’ rights and interests. Every day, we put our reputations—and our capital—on the line for our clients. Our fierce dedication to results has let us deliver $18 billion in awards and settlements to our clients – all within just five years of our founding. What’s more, we’ve helped to raise the bar for corporate conduct and responsibility, paving the way for a more just and equitable world. Our mission: • Effective change through class and aggregate litigation • Prosecuting unfair business dealings through commercial litigation • Fighting for people who have suffered serious injuries • Giving a voice through whistleblower advocacy Our successes: • $18B+ won for clients • Appointed to lead twelve multidistrict litigations (MDLs) in the last four years Our recognitions: • Chambers USA 2021 and 2022 Litigation: Mainly Plaintiffs – Illinois, Band 1 • Law360’s 2020 Class Action Practice Group of the Year • Law360’s 2020 and 2021 Cybersecurity Practice Group of the Year • Benchmark Litigation - 2021 Nationally Recommended Top Plaintiffs Firm • The National Law Journal 2020 Elite Trial Lawyers Awards: Privacy/Data Breach Practice Group of the Year; finalist in Products Liability and Civil Rights
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