David W. Nance, Esq. of Counsel
Mr. Nance has a general practice with special focus on all aspects of the Internet, media and entertainment law, including trademark and copyright registration, commercial law, civil litigation and lobbying. He has over ten years of experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts in Europe, South America and the US; eight years of experience in litigation and administrative hearings; and over six years of first-chair jury trial experience in intellectual property law, condemnation, administrative law and construction law.
Mr. Nance speaks fluent English, German, Spanish and conversational Polish and French, having earned a bachelor's degree in German and Spanish from the University of Texas at Austin in 1990 and a J.D. in civil and common law from Loyola University School of Law, New Orleans in 1996, including a semester at the University of Vienna School of Law.
Mr. Nance has been an associate of Pünder, Volhard, Weber & Axster (merged with Clifford Chance in 2000) in Warsaw, Poland; of counsel for Muñoz de Toro & Muñoz de Toro in Buenos Aires, Argentina; an Administrative Law Judge and an Assistant Attorney General, Transportation Division managing the Administrative Law and Contract/Construction Law sections representing the Department of Transportation for the State of Texas. Since entering private practice, he has served as General Counsel for numerous Internet-based and traditional companies across the U.S.
State Supreme Courts
Florida Louisiana New York Texas
Federal U.S. District Courts
Eastern District of Louisiana
Middle District of Louisiana
Western District of Louisiana
Northern District of Texas
Southern District of Texas
Eastern District of Texas
Western District of Texas
Federal Circuit Courts of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
LEGAL PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Co-Author/Co-Speaker, "Handling Fraudulent Construction and Maintenance Claims" for TxDOT, Construction and Maintenance Division, Annual Construction Conference, March 2005
Author/Speaker, "L´Ètat, c´est moi: Suggested Methods for Enforcing Administrative Laws Ethically, Professionally, Efficiently, and Successfully," for OAG, Transportation Division, Ethics/Professionalism in Administrative Law, March 12, 2004
Co-Author/Co-Speaker, "E.D. JURISDICTION: How to Get and Keep the Right to Take Land" for OAG, Transportation Division, Eminent Domain Law Conference, December 18, 2003
Author "Real Estate: Poland" in the October 1998 edition of International Financial Law Review
Wrote "Corporate Governance: Poland" in the April 1998 edition of International Financial Law Review
Author "Doing Business in Europe: Poland" in the June/July 1997 edition of AsiaLaw
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