Antitrust Update Blog is a source of insights, information and analysis on criminal and civil antitrust and competition-related issues. Patterson Belknap’s antitrust lawyers represent clients in antitrust litigation and counseling matters, including those related to pricing, marketing, distribution, franchising, and joint ventures and other strategic alliances. We have significant experience with government civil and criminal/cartel investigations, providing the unique perspectives of former...
Practice Expertise
- Business Reorganization and Creditors' Rights
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Complex Commercial Actions
- Class Action Litigation
Areas of Practice
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Business Reorganization and Creditors' Rights
- Class Action Litigation
- Complex Commercial Actions
- Commercial Real Estate Workouts and ...
- Corporate
- Cross-Border Capital Markets
- Cross-Border Transactions
- Financial Services
- Life Sciences / Health Care
- Litigation
- Manufacturing
- Securities and Derivatives Litigation
- Securities Enforcement & Litigation
- Securities Litigation
- Structured Finance Litigation
- Structured Finance Workouts and Litigation View More
Profile
David Dykhouse combines extensive experience (in counseling, transactions and litigation) with the avoidance, treatment and exploitation of economic distress. Mr. Dykhouse has a knowledge of many major industries, including pharmaceuticals, media and publishing, petroleum refining and marketing, retailing, derivatives and other complex financial products, real estate development and technology, as well as the non-profit sector. For many years he has advised and represented industrial companies, financial institutions and charitable organizations in connection with the present or possible future financial distress of business counterparties, as well as representing them in bankruptcy and other trial and appellate courts throughout the United States. Mr. Dykhouse chaired the firm’s creditors’ rights practice group for over thirty years, and lectures, writes and serves on advisory committees regarding the Bankruptcy Code and the Uniform Commercial Code.
Mr. Dykhouse was a partner of the firm from November 1, 1982 to December 31, 2016.
Prior to joining Patterson Belknap, Mr. Dykhouse served as Law Clerk to the Hon. Samuel J. Roberts, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Bar Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; Second Circuit; Third Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York; Northern District of Illinois
- New York
Education
- University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1974)
- Order of the Coif
- Calvin University (A.B., 1971)
Areas of Practice
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Business Reorganization and Creditors' Rights
- Class Action Litigation
- Complex Commercial Actions
- Commercial Real Estate Workouts and Litigation
- Corporate
- Cross-Border Capital Markets
- Cross-Border Transactions
- Financial Services
- Life Sciences / Health Care
- Litigation
- Manufacturing
- Securities and Derivatives Litigation
- Securities Enforcement & Litigation
- Securities Litigation
- Structured Finance Litigation
- Structured Finance Workouts and Litigation
Professional Career
Professional Activities and Experience
HONORS: Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® and Super Lawyers in the areas of Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation-Bankruptcy.
MEMBERSHIPS: Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Chair, Commercial Law and Uniform State Laws Committee, 2006-2009, Member, 2002-2009, 2018-; LIBOR Replacement Legislation Working Group and UCC and Cryptocurrencies Working Group (current); Committee on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, 2003-2006; Committee on Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization, 1980-1985); New York State Bar Association (Committee on Multinational Reorganizations and Insolvencies, 1987-2001); American Bar Association (Committee on Legal Opinions; UCC Subcommittee on Secured Transactions; Business Bankruptcy Subcommittees on Avoiding Powers and Executory Contracts); American Bankruptcy Institute (various committees)
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Data Security Law Blog
DataSecurityLaw.com is the firm’s resource for the latest news, analysis, and thought leadership in the critical area of privacy and cybersecurity law. Patterson Belknap’s Privacy and Data Security practice provides public and private enterprises, their leadership teams and boards with comprehensive services in this critical area. Our team of experienced litigators, corporate advisors and former federal and state prosecutors advises on a broad range of privacy and data protection matters...
Misbranded
Misbranded is Patterson Belknap’s blog covering false advertising litigation—both consumer class actions and competitor suits—with a particular focus on FDA-regulated products (foods/beverages, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and dietary supplements).
New York Commercial Division Decisions
The blog is a source for insights and developments related to practice in the Commercial Division of the New York State Supreme Court. This blog reviews key developments in the Commercial Division, including important decisions handed down by the Commercial Division and appellate court decisions reviewing Commercial Division decisions. The blog also covers changes and proposed changes to Commercial Division rules and practice, including revisions to the rules since January 2015. The...
NY Patent Decisions Blog
NYPatentDecisionsBlog.com is a source for the latest patent decisions from the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. The blog is authored by Patterson Belknap’s Patent Litigation practice group, whose members are highly experienced trial attorneys with extensive technical knowledge. Many have advanced scientific degrees and industry experience in fields such as communications, electrical and electro-optical technology, semiconductor technology, metallurgical...
Second Circuit Criminal Law Blog
The Second Circuit Criminal Law Blog is your place to follow the criminal law decisions rendered by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. With a rich 225-year history of legendary judges like Learned Hand and Henry Friendly, the Second Circuit has long been known for writing important and thoughtful opinions on many subjects, including the criminal law. We review every published criminal law opinion handed down by the Second Circuit in order to provide you with a summary of the...
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