David L. Ferrera

Notable Experience and Client Impact

• Global representation of a manufacturer of prosthetic hip, knee, and spinal implants
• New England representation for manufacturers of such diverse products as surgical instruments, natural rubber latex gloves, contact lenses, contraceptive patches, DES, pediatric painkillers, quinolone antibiotics, migraine medication, and other pharmaceuticals
• Management of local counsel and third-party discovery vendors, including preparation and analysis of large document productions in an era of electronic discovery
• Successfully assisting the Special Assistant Attorney General representing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in connection with all claims arising from the alleged “sick building” status of the former home of the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (the Ruggles Center)
• Jury and bench trials, arbitrations, and mediations in both national and Massachusetts forums

Thought-Leadership and Community Engagement

Frequently sought by the media for his in-depth knowledge on issues involving drug and medical device litigation, David has appeared on New England Cable News (NECN) and been quoted repeatedly by The Boston Globe, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, and Bloomberg Law. He has published articles on product liability topics in The Boston Globe, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, The National Law Journal, Bloomberg Law, Inside Counsel, Mass High Tech, and For the Defense. David serves as the Editor of the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education textbook Massachusetts Courtroom Advocacy, for which he also authored the chapter entitled “Cross Examination.” He is often called upon to speak at programs on legal issues to business professionals and in-house counsel at both national and regional conferences sponsored by the American Bar Association, International Association of Defense Counsel, American Conference Institute, New England Corporate Counsel Association, Boston Bar Foundation, and Boston Bar Association.

David’s community engagement outside the firm includes involvement in public service initiatives throughout Massachusetts. Notably he serves as a Trustee, Chair of the Grants Committee, and former Treasurer of the Boston Bar Foundation, the charitable affiliate of the Boston Bar Association that awards over a million dollars a year to legal services grantee organizations. David has received “Excellence in Pro Bono” awards from both Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly and the Volunteer Lawyers Project for his many years of service to the Greater Boston community, and is particularly proud of his pro bono representation of residential tenants facing loss of their homes on both an individual basis and through the Massachusetts Eastern Housing Court’s “Lawyer for the Day” program.

Internally David has served in a variety of leadership positions within Nutter, including as a former member of the firm’s Executive Committee, Co-Chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Chair of the Legal Personnel Committee, Litigation Department Manager, and Partner for Pro Bono Matters.

David is an invitation-only member of the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) and a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. He served as the Drug, Device and Biotechnology Committee’s Vice-Chair of CLE for the 2019 Annual Meeting. He is also a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.

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