David A. Silva

• Representation of Texas Pacific Land Trust in its proxy contest defense against SoftVest and Horizon Kinetics.
• Representation of The Human Rights Campaign and Human Rights Campaign Foundation to assist in an internal investigation related to the inclusion of the organizations’ president, Alphonso David, in the New York Attorney General’s report of the investigation of Governor Andrew Cuomo.
• Investigation and defense of a U.S. public company before the DOJ and SEC in relation to potential FCPA violations in several Latin American jurisdictions.
• Representation of the audit committee of a private equity-backed cybersecurity company in an internal investigation of possible False Claims Act violations, vendor fraud, and employee misconduct.
• Representation of a global pharmaceutical company in multiple anti-corruption, ethics, and compliance investigations in Europe, Africa, and Asia.
• Successful defense and dismissal of a federal lawsuit filed against a privately held retailer for alleged violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
• Representation of a private equity-backed auto parts distributor in response to alleged violations of the Clean Air Act.
• Representation of a multinational retailer in an internal investigation regarding allegations of FCPA violations in Latin America and Asia in response to parallel DOJ and SEC investigations.
• Investigation of allegations of document destruction and spoliation arising out of an internal investigation into the creation and deployment of illicit diesel emissions testing software in violation of the Clean Air Act.
• Investigation and defense of a privately held Mexican pharmaceutical company following allegations of corruption received by U.S.-based distribution partner with contractual audit rights.
• Representation of the CEO of a multinational metals and mining corporation in response to an SEC investigation, including preparation of Wells Submission and defense in follow-on enforcement action.
• Representation of a U.S.-based pharmaceutical company in response to whistleblower allegations of violations of the FCPA, vendor fraud, and COFEPRIS sanitary regulations.
• Representation of a U.S.-based telecom holding company in an investigation of ethics code violations within Argentine subsidiary.
• Defense of a national credit-reporting agency, as lead counsel, in over a dozen federal lawsuits filed under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, including the successful dismissal or summary judgment of seven actions.

*Some of the above matters were handled prior to joining Sidley

David also is involved in local and international pro bono efforts. He has worked with the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program to successfully represent clients in Section 8 housing cases, property disputes, and criminal misdemeanors, and has worked with Lawyers Without Borders and the U.S. State Department to research and advise on human rights abuses in Latin America. He has devoted hundreds of hours of pro bono representation to migrant families and children in asylum cases, including a trial victory for a Guatemalan mother and son, as well as the ongoing representation of a gay affirmative asylum applicant from Angola seeking to escape Government-sanctioned abuse and torture resulting from his sexual orientation.

• Dallas Chair, Sidley Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee
• Member, Sidley eDiscovery Taskforce
• Member, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners