David Schwarz is a partner with the law firm of Irell & Manella LLP, where he co-chairs the firm’s appellate practice group. He is recognized for his representation of clients in the area of constitutional litigation.

After clerking for Alex Kozinski, former chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1988-1989), Mr. Schwarz served as special assistant to Ambassador Morris B. Abram, the U.S. Permanent Representative to the European Office of the United Nations (1989-1991). In 2001, President George W. Bush appointed Mr. Schwarz as a public member delegate to the UN Human Rights Commission.

Mr. Schwarz served two terms (2007-2016) as a gubernatorial appointee to the Milton Marks “Little Hoover” Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy, an independent, bi-partisan government oversight board. Mr. Schwarz has written on a variety of public policy issues, ranging from public pension reform to public-private partnerships. His most recent article, “Compelled Consent: Wolff Packing and the Constitutionality of Compulsory Arbitration,” will appear in the next issue of the NYU Journal of Law & Liberty.

He is a graduate of Columbia University and Duke University School of Law.