J. David Morrissy

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J. David Morrissy

J. David Morrissy

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J. David Morrissy, co-head of the Firm’s Washington, DC Office, is a member of the Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Group and its Real Estate and Construction Group.  David has a unique ability to specialize in two diverse areas of law: combining both complex business litigation and commercial real estate transactions. This dual ability allows David to craft efficient, innovative, and sophisticated solutions for clients to manage risk and pinpoint opportunities wherever their business intersects with legal challenges.

As a litigator and trial lawyer, David has achieved substantial success for clients in various business and personal disputes. His expertise has helped clients secure and enforce judgments, negotiate favorable settlements as plaintiffs and defendants in lawsuits of varying types and in obtaining emergency injunctive relief when faced with imminent threats. As a component to his litigation practice, David has a history of skillfully counseling employers through internal investigations regarding all aspects of their businesses and health care practices and operations, from issues relating to the physical plant of their buildings, to their websites, to their relationships with their employees and customers (including complaints relating to harassment and discrimination based on age, race, gender, national origin, and disability, as well as claims under the Americans With Disabilities Act).

At the same time, David is a tireless advocate for clients engaged in selling, purchasing, financing, developing, and leasing real estate, with a history of navigating transactions efficiently and effectively, delivering highly valued results. On many occasions, David’s devotion to furthering his client’s business objectives and collaborative approach resulted in the mutually profitable closing of even the most tense and tightly negotiated transactions.

Prior to joining the Firm, David was a partner and the managing attorney of the Washington, DC Office of a boutique law firm specializing in real estate finance and business litigation.

October 12, 2023|Firm News

Garfunkel Wild’s New DC Office Featured in Law 360

Garfunkel Wild Chairman Andrew Blustein and Partners David Traskey and David Morrissy, are quoted in the Law360 article, “Health Care Firm Garfunkel Wild Opens DC Office.” 

October 12, 2023|Firm News

Washington Business Journal Features Garfunkel Wild’s New DC Office

Garfunkel Wild’s new Washington, DC office was featured in the Washington Business Journal.

October 10, 2023|Firm News

Garfunkel Wild Opens Washington, D.C. Office

Garfunkel Wild, P.C. is pleased to announce the opening of an office in Washington, D.C., and to welcome two D.C.-based partners, David Morrissy and David Traskey, to co-head the expansion. The D.C. location marks the firm's sixth office in the United States and the second opened in the past two years.

May 2, 2024|Events

National Health Care Decisions Day: Know Your Choices, Share Your Wishes

Planning for end-of-life medical care and estate planning can be daunting, but failing to put your affairs in order can leave your family with difficult decisions, increased expenses, and outcomes you didn’t intend. Join our webinar as Garfunkel Wild attorneys explain the legal documents every person should have

February 20, 2024|Events

Wolters Kluwer – The Road to Compliance: Understanding the Corporate Transparency Act and FinCEN Beneficial Ownership

Steven R. Antico and J. David Morrissy will break down the Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements and how the requirements will affect your business.

J. David Morrissy, co-head of the Firm’s Washington, DC Office, is a member of the Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Group and its Real Estate and Construction Group.  David has a unique ability to specialize in two diverse areas of law: combining both complex business litigation and commercial real estate transactions. This dual ability allows David to craft efficient, innovative, and sophisticated solutions for clients to manage risk and pinpoint opportunities wherever their business intersects with legal challenges.

As a litigator and trial lawyer, David has achieved substantial success for clients in various business and personal disputes. His expertise has helped clients secure and enforce judgments, negotiate favorable settlements as plaintiffs and defendants in lawsuits of varying types and in obtaining emergency injunctive relief when faced with imminent threats. As a component to his litigation practice, David has a history of skillfully counseling employers through internal investigations regarding all aspects of their businesses and health care practices and operations, from issues relating to the physical plant of their buildings, to their websites, to their relationships with their employees and customers (including complaints relating to harassment and discrimination based on age, race, gender, national origin, and disability, as well as claims under the Americans With Disabilities Act).

At the same time, David is a tireless advocate for clients engaged in selling, purchasing, financing, developing, and leasing real estate, with a history of navigating transactions efficiently and effectively, delivering highly valued results. On many occasions, David’s devotion to furthering his client’s business objectives and collaborative approach resulted in the mutually profitable closing of even the most tense and tightly negotiated transactions.

Prior to joining the Firm, David was a partner and the managing attorney of the Washington, DC Office of a boutique law firm specializing in real estate finance and business litigation.

May 2, 2024

National Health Care Decisions Day: Know Your Choices, Share Your Wishes

Planning for end-of-life medical care and estate planning can be daunting, but failing to put your affairs in order can leave your family with difficult decisions, increased expenses, and outcomes you didn’t intend. Join our webinar as Garfunkel Wild attorneys explain the legal documents every person should have

February 20, 2024

Wolters Kluwer – The Road to Compliance: Understanding the Corporate Transparency Act and FinCEN Beneficial Ownership

Steven R. Antico and J. David Morrissy will break down the Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements and how the requirements will affect your business.

May 2, 2024|Events

National Health Care Decisions Day: Know Your Choices, Share Your Wishes

Planning for end-of-life medical care and estate planning can be daunting, but failing to put your affairs in order can leave your family with difficult decisions, increased expenses, and outcomes you didn’t intend. Join our webinar as Garfunkel Wild attorneys explain the legal documents every person should have

February 20, 2024|Events

Wolters Kluwer – The Road to Compliance: Understanding the Corporate Transparency Act and FinCEN Beneficial Ownership

Steven R. Antico and J. David Morrissy will break down the Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements and how the requirements will affect your business.

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J.D.,
Brooklyn Law School,
2007,


B.A.,
University of Virginia,
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