Generative AI in Litigation: Privilege, Work Product, and Protective Orders

David earned his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2003. He also holds an M.A. in Philosophy & Literature from New York University, conferred in 2000, and a B.A. in Liberal Arts from New School University, conferred in 1999. He is admitted to the California State Bar and to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.

David has been recognized as a Super Lawyer in Southern California for General Litigation from 2021 through 2026. He is the Founder of Sergenian Law, P.C., and serves as outside General Counsel to The French Conservatory of Music.

David serves as outside General Counsel to The French Conservatory of Music. His representative matters include serving Fortune 500 companies, film production companies and major studios, investment management firms, prominent real estate developers, broadcasters, utility companies, internet startups, whistleblowers in securities fraud disputes, television production companies, and well-known individual clients in jury trials, bench trials, appellate matters, arbitrations, and mediations.

David is the Founder of Sergenian Law, P.C. in Santa Monica, California, where his practice focuses on copyright, trademarks, trade secrets, partnership and startup disputes, appellate practice, and general commercial litigation, with additional experience in patent law, securities litigation, entertainment litigation, and employment actions. Before founding Sergenian Law, he practiced at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan and at Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen & Shapiro. Before law school, he worked as a film and video editor in feature films, documentaries, and television. His representative matters span IP disputes, patent litigation, trade secrets and breach of fiduciary duty trials, real estate and partnership disputes, securities fraud, employment claims, and entertainment matters, with notable results including defense verdicts affirmed on appeal, a complete defense judgment affirmed by the Federal Circuit, and favorable settlements for Fortune 500 broadcasters, investment management firms, real estate developers, utility companies, and prominent individual clients.