David is currently the Chief Patent Counsel for Intel Corporation and has been involved over the last eight years in running the Intellectual Property matters for Intel. Prior to joining Intel in 1997, he was in private practice in Los Angeles for fifteen years, specializing in Intellectual Property matters, licensing and High Technology law. He has been a featured speaker in a number of intellectual property seminars and holds a BSEE from MIT and a JD from Georgetown University. David has testified before both the House and Senate IP subcommittees on the need for patent reform and has been an active participant in the industry and bar groups negotiations to arrive at a compromise bill.