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Dave Gelfand is one of the country’s leading antitrust lawyers; his practice spans merger review, civil litigation, and criminal investigations.

Dave started his career in 1987 at one of Washington, D.C.’s premier litigation boutique firms. He joined Cleary in 1991 and has concentrated on antitrust work for the past 25 years. He became a partner of the firm in 1997 and was resident in our Brussels office from 2001 to 2004. Dave became senior counsel in 2022.


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David I. Gelfand

Senior Counsel
Cleary Gottlieb
Washington, DC

Practice Area: Antitrust

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"Dave is responsive and consistently puts together high quality teams to deal with the situation."
"He provides quick assessments of complex antitrust matters."


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Dave Gelfand is one of the country’s leading antitrust lawyers; his practice spans merger review, civil litigation, and criminal investigations.

Dave started his career in 1987 at one of Washington, D.C.’s premier litigation boutique firms. He joined Cleary in 1991 and has concentrated on antitrust work for the past 25 years. He became a partner of the firm in 1997 and was resident in our Brussels office from 2001 to 2004. Dave became senior counsel in 2022.

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+1-202-974-1690

David I. Gelfand

Senior Counsel
Cleary Gottlieb
Washington, DC

Practice Area: Antitrust

M&A All-Star

ALL-STAR BIOGRAPHY

Dave Gelfand is one of the country’s leading antitrust lawyers; his practice spans merger review, civil litigation, and criminal investigations.

Dave started his career in 1987 at one of Washington, D.C.’s premier litigation boutique firms. He joined Cleary in 1991 and has concentrated on antitrust work for the past 25 years. He became a partner of the firm in 1997 and was resident in our Brussels office from 2001 to 2004. Dave became senior counsel in 2022.

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