David Mahdavi

David has more than 30 years of experience representing small and mid cap businesses in transactional and litigation matters in Virginia and the District of Columbia. He is regular outside counsel to one of largest locally based restaurant chains in Greater DC and one of the largest independent used automobile dealership groups in the Washington DC area.

Graduated with honors in 1987 from the Antonin Scalia School of Law at George Mason University where he was President of the Phi Delta Phi law society.

David graduated with a B.S. degree in Marketing from George Mason University.

David is licensed to practice law in Virginia and the District of Columbia.

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Work Experience

Represented procuring agent in connection with principal’s investment in excess of $250,000,000 in US company resulting in fees to agent in excess of $8.5 Million.
Represented lender in connection with $10,000,000.00 loan to foreign entity
Represented promoter in connection with investor’s 12,000,000 Euro investment in proposed US sporting event
Regularly advises used automobile dealerships on compliance, including those under TILA, the FCRA and various consumer protection statutes
Defense of automobile dealers in more than 100 consumer fraud claims in court and arbitration proceedings
Litigated business divorce between partners involving the disposition of and accounting for more than fifteen commonly owned businesses
Litigated minority shareholder disputes leading to corporate dissolutions and/or buyouts
Litigated claims against bank for erroneous payments from client’s account resulting in full repayment of more than $150,000.00 to client
Recover of full finder’s fee of $600,000 against UK Joint Venture
Drafted and litigated employment contracts, executive compensation, stock option and severance issues, confidentiality, non-compete clauses, shareholder agreements, buy-sell agreements
Negotiation & drafting of stock

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Bar

Since 2002

District of Columbia Bar

Member

2002 - Current