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David L. Evans

David L. Evans

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617 226-3445 (Tel)
617 305-0645 (Fax)

email dle@murphyking.com

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Mr. Evans represents large public corporations, closely held companies and individuals in the resolution of complex business disputes. This focus places Mr. Evans in a variety of settings for his clients, including federal and state court, arbitration, mediation, and administrative agencies. He has litigated cases in areas such as leveraged buyouts, computer law, unfair trade practices, and patent licensing.

Mr. Evans also maintains an active practice as a certified neutral arbitrator and mediator, serving in more than 300 cases. As a neutral, he has presided over a broad range of business disputes involving areas such as intellectual property rights, finance and accounting, supply agreements, technology development and transfer agreements, stock purchases, biotechnology and medical devices, and business separations. Mr. Evans is a member of a number of arbitration panels, including the Commercial and Large, Complex Case Panels of the American Arbitration Association, and the Panel of Distinguished Neutrals of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR). Mr. Evans is a frequent lecturer on ADR, and was selected as a 2012 top rated lawyer in ADR law by the American Lawyer.

Mr. Evans was selected (by his peers) as a New England and Massachusetts Super Lawyer in every year since its creation (2006-2011), and maintains an AV Preeminent rating (the highest ethical and competency rating available) from Martindale-Hubbell.

Recent Engagements

  • Represents general contractor in bad faith insurance claim arising from the ceiling collapse in the Big Dig I-90 connector tunnel. Secured finding of duty defend. Case scheduled for trial.
  • Successfully defended private investment firm in $300 plus million claim by bankruptcy trustee involving a leveraged buyout of a public corporation. Overall, Mr. Evans has represented parties in multiple cases involving challenges to leveraged buyouts.
  • Represents distressed debt holders with claims in excess of $1 billion in various bankruptcy cases.
  • Represents NYSE computer services firm in contractual and licensing disputes in Massachusetts.
  • Represents NYSE provider of products and services to the petroleum industry in litigation and ADR disputes in Massachusetts.
  • Represented commercial bank in arbitration proceedings concerning defective transaction processing software, obtaining $2.5 million award for unfair business practices. Settled similar dispute for a publicly traded Massachusetts bank involving the same software package.

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