David C. Dziengowski

In addition to his litigation and investigation practice, David routinely advises clients on restrictive covenant, whistleblowing, and trade secret matters. He has experience in structuring and drafting employment, arbitration, non-competition, non-solicitation, and separation agreements. David also represents employers in discrimination, retaliation, and harassment matters and investigates allegations of civil and criminal misconduct. He routinely advises employers on performance management matters and c-suite separations. David also advises employers on all matters under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, David litigated sensitive white collar criminal matters and diverse commercial disputes in the litigation department of a national law firm.

David served on active duty in the US Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps from 2009 until 2014. He continues to serve, now as a Commander and Preliminary Hearing Officer in the US Navy Reserve. His body of work includes representation of numerous sailors and Marines at courts-martial and before administrative boards, the US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, and the US Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals. In his role as Navy appellate defense counsel, David overturned two convictions and successfully defended an interlocutory appeal. David also taught at the US Naval Academy and served as a Rule of Law Field Support Officer in the Arghandab River Valley of Kandahar, Afghanistan.

David co-leads the defense production and services working group for the firm’s aerospace and defense industry team.

David’s pro bono work includes representation of criminal defendants with the Innocence Project and veterans before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals.