David A. Gauntlett

About David A. Gauntlett

David Gauntlett is the owner of Gauntlett & Associates. He is a pre-eminent national authority on policyholder insurance coverage recovery for IP, Employment, False Advertising, Unfair Competition, Antitrust and other Business Tort Claims under a wide array of insurance policies. Gauntlett & Associates has secured judgments and obtained recovery of over $200 M from insurers making new in a variety of forums nationwide. David Gauntlett also serves as a consultant/expert in procuring insurance coverage to address risks for cyberspace, intellectual property, employment, fiduciary, error & omissions, directors & officers as well as business tort fiduciary breach, real estate development and trustee management risks. Its “buried treasure” project researches and analyzes insurer denials many of which are worth revisiting because either the insurer’s conclusions are erroneous or no longer pertinent because fact developments in the underlying action reveal why a defense is now owed so long as the statute of limitations from the conclusion of the underlying action has not expired (in many jurisdictions it is six years). These insurance recovery cases remain viable. David has authored the \"IP Attorney’s Handbook for Insurance Coverage in Intellectual Property Disputes\"(ABA, Second Edition 2012) and \"Insurance Coverage of intellectual Property Assets\"(Aspen Second Edition 2014). David was a contributing author for New Appleman on Insurance Law Library Edition chapter on “Intellectual Property Insurance” (LexisNexis 2011) and the New Appleman Insurance Law Practice Guide, “Understanding Intellectual Property Insurance” (LexisNexis 2009).

Experience

1. Owner

   Gauntlett Law

   Apr 1995 — Present · Irvine, CA, US

   David Gauntlett is a member of the following bars and organizations:BAR MEMBERSHIPS:California State BarOrange County Bar Association BAR ADMISSIONS:California 1980U.S. District Court, Southern District of AlabamaU.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Central and Eastern Districts of CaliforniaU.S. District Court, District of ColoradoU.S. District Court, District of ConnecticutU.S. District Court, Northern District of IllinoisU.S. District Court, Southern District of LouisianaU.S. District Court, Northern District of MinnesotaU.S. District Court, District of NevadaU.S. District Court, Eastern District of New YorkU.S. District Court, Southern District of New YorkU.S. District Court, District of New MexicoU.S. District Court, District of OregonU.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, Dallas DivisionU.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, Houston DivisionU.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, Galveston DivisionU.S. District Court, District of UtahU.S. District Court, Eastern District of VirginiaU.S. District Court, Western District of WashingtonU.S. District Court, Eastern District of WisconsinU.S. District Court, Western District of WisconsinU.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit Court of AppealsU.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Court of AppealsU.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit Court of AppealsU.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit Court of AppealsU.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit Court of AppealsU.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit Court of AppealsU.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit Court of AppealsU.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit Court of AppealsU.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit Court of AppealsU.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit Court of AppealsU.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal CircuitU.S. Supreme Court

Education

• UC Irvine

  B.A., European History

  1972 — 1976

• University of California, Berkeley - School of Law

  J.D.

  1976 — 1979

Skills

• Business Litigation
• Trademark Infringement
• Joint Ventures
• Patents
• Legal Issues
• Trial Practice
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Commercial Litigation
• Trademarks
• Construction Law
• Trade Secrets
• Insurance Law
• Competition Law
• Employment Discrimination
• International Law
• Legal Research
• Civil Litigation
• Breach of Contract
• Dispute
• Courts
• Corporate Law
• Trials
• Legal Assistance
• Intellectual Property
• Legal Advice
• Appeals
• Entertainment Law
• Insurance
• Torts
• Licensing
• Patent Litigation
• Copyright Law
• Mediation
• Real Estate
• Class Actions
• Depositions
• Arbitration
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Dispute Resolution