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David A. Koenigsberg MENZ BONNER & KOMAR LLP 444 Madison Ave., 39th Floor New York, New York 10022 Telephone (212) 223-2100 Facsimile (212) 223-2185 |
Partner
New York Office
DAVID KOENIGSBERG is a Partner of Menz Bonner & Komar. He has been litigating cases both at the trial and appellate levels in the federal and state courts for over twenty-five years. Mr. Koenigsberg has represented corporate and government clients in complex legal matters concerning contract disputes, health care, False Claims Act, intellectual property, legal and medical malpractice, personal injury, tax and bankruptcy cases.
Mr. Koenigsberg was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, where he was Senior Litigation Counsel and headed the Affirmative Civil Enforcement Unit. As an Assistant United States Attorney, Mr. Koenigsberg helped the government recover over $250 million. Mr. Koenigsberg received the Department of Justice's Attorney General's Award for Distinguished Service and the Director's Award for Superior Performance as an Assistant United States Attorney, and received awards from the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services.
Mr. Koenigsberg earned his Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude from Williams College in 1978, and received his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law in 1982, where he was an editor of the Fordham Urban Law Journal. Mr. Koenigsberg served as a law clerk for the Honorable Peter K. Leisure, United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York. Following his clerkship, Mr. Koenigsberg became associated with the law firm of Dewey Ballantine where he worked in the litigation department.
Mr. Koenigsberg is admitted to all courts in the State of New York, the Southern, Eastern, and Northern Districts of New York, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Koenigsberg has also been appointed to serve as a court appointed mediator for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Mr. Koenigsberg has represented qui tam whistleblowers in the following successful False Claims Act cases:
U.S. ex rel. Cirrincione v. Tingley, Hamel, Nos. 98-CV-1929, 99-CV-2082 (N.D.N.Y.) ($540,000,000 recovery) (July 2009)
U.S. ex rel. Reilly v. Catskill Reg'l Med. Ctr., et al., 2000 Civ. 7906 (S.D.N.Y.) ($10,300,000 recovery) (May 2007)
U.S., N.Y. ex rel. Gelfand, Montaperto v. Long Beach Med. Ctr., et al., CV-02-6079, CV-05-4911 (E.D.N.Y.) ($4,500,000 recovery) (July 2008)
U.S. ex rel. Weintraub v. Visiting Nurse Ass'n of Brooklyn, CV 99-6109 (E.D.N.Y.) ($1,900,000 recovery) (Sept. 2006)
U.S. ex rel. Coleman v. Columbia U. Med. School, 99 Civ. 5860 (S.D.N.Y.) ($480,000 recovery)(Oct. 2003)
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Fordham University School of Law, J.D., 1982 Fordham Urban Law Journal, Commentary Editor Williams College, B.A., cum laude, 1978 |
| Admissions |
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New York 1983 United States District Court for the Southern District of New York United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York United States District Court for the Northern District of New York United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit United States Supreme Court |
| Bar Associations |
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Association of the Bar of the City of New York New York State Bar Association AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory Certified Volunteer Mediator, Mediation Program, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York |
| Publications |
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"Key Legal Areas for Corporate Compliance Programs: Health Care Compliance Plans," in T. Banks & F. Banks, Corporate Legal Compliance Handbook, Chapter 9 (1st ed. 2002) (Aspen Law & Business Publishers) "Relator's Share Under the False Claims Act," New York Law Journal, Vol. 222 No. 101 (1999). "A Compliance Plan Can Save Your Business!," Westchester Physician, Vol. 14, No. 9 (Oct. 2002) |
| Elected Office |
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Village of Dobbs Ferry, New York Trustee, 2006-Present Deputy Mayor, 2007-Present |
| Published Decisions |
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• U.S. ex rel. Reilly v. Catskill Regional Medical Center, 2007 WL 1307920 (S.D.N.Y., Mar. 29, 2007) • Turkmen v. Ashcroft, 2006 WL 4483151 (E.D.N.Y., Oct. 03, 2006) • Turkmen v. Ashcroft, 2006 WL 2403432 (E.D.N.Y., Aug. 18, 2006) • Turkmen v. Ashcroft, 2006 WL 2224492 (E.D.N.Y. Aug. 2, 2006) • Lonegan v. Hasty, 436 F. Supp.2d 419 (E.D.N.Y. 2006) • Turkmen v. Ashcroft, 2006 WL 1517743 (E.D.N.Y., May 30, 2006) • Gay v. Farella, 5 A.D.3d 540, 772 N.Y.S.2d 871 (2d Dep't 2004) • De Carlo v. Ratner, 2002 WL 31840789 (2d Cir. 2002) • Castle Oil Corp. v. Thompson Pension Employee Plans, Inc., 299 A.D.2d 513, 750 N.Y.S.2d 629, 2002 (2d Dep't 2002) • De Carlo v. Ratner, 204 F. Supp.2d 630 (S.D.N.Y. 2002) • Tivoli v. United States, 164 F.3d 619 (2d Cir. 1998) • Tivoli v. United States, 1997 WL 1047860 (S.D.N.Y., Oct. 31, 1997) • Tivoli v. United States, 1996 WL 1056005 (S.D.N.Y., Sept. 27, 1996) • U.S. ex rel. Pentagen Technologies Int'l Ltd. v. CACI Int'l, Inc.,1996 WL 11299 (S.D.N.Y., Jan. 04, 1996) • U.S. ex rel. Pentagen Technologies Int'l Ltd. v. CACI Int'l, Inc., 1995 WL 693236, (S.D.N.Y., Nov. 22, 1995) • U.S. by Dept. of Defense v. CACI Int'l, Inc., 953 F. Supp. 74 (S.D.N.Y. 1995) • U.S. by Dept. of Defense v. CACI Int'l, Inc., 885 F. Supp. 80 (S.D.N.Y. 1995) • Anderson v. Board of Regents of Higher Educ. of Com. of Mass., 1994 WL 507741 (S.D.N.Y., Sept. 15, 1994) • Pyramid Petroleum Corp. v. United States, 856 F. Supp. 150 (S.D.N.Y. 1994) • United States v. General Dynamics Corp., 19 F.3d 770 (2d Cir. 1994) • Liddy v. Cisneros, 823 F. Supp. 164 (S.D.N.Y. 1993) • Perez v. United States, 1993 WL 149055 (S.D.N.Y., May 05, 1993) • Sloman v. U.S. Dep't of Justice, 832 F. Supp. 63 (S.D.N.Y. 1993) • United States v. Davis, 803 F. Supp. 830 (S.D.N.Y. 1992) • Nikkal Industries, Ltd. v. Salton, Inc., 735 F. Supp. 1227 (S.D.N.Y. 1990) • Majid v. Fielitz, 700 F. Supp. 704 (S.D.N.Y.) • Tesoro Alaska Petroleum Co. v. State, 757 P.2d 1045 (Alaska 1988) • Nikkal Industries, Ltd. v. Salton, Inc., 689 F. Supp. 187(S.D.N.Y. 1988) • United States v. Gleneagles Invest. Co., 584 F. Supp. 671 (M.D. Pa. 1984) • United States v. Gleneagles Invest. Co., Inc., 571 F. Supp. 935 (M.D. Pa. 1983) |
| Former Associations |
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Whitman & Ransom (1982 - 1984) Dewey Ballantine (1986 - 1990) U.S. Attorney's Office (1990 - 1999) |