Attorney in Residence
David B. Edwards is attorney-in-residence at the Center. He is a recipient of a year-long public interest fellowship from the law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. Prior to arriving at the Center, he was an associate at Simpson Thacher, where he focused on commerical litigation and arbitration as well as pro-bono criminal matters.
After graduating from the University of Washington (B.A. 2003), he attended New York University School of Law (J.D. 2008), where he was an Executive Articles Editor of the New York University Annual Survey of American Law. Upon graduation, he was awarded the Vanderbilt Medal for outstanding contributions to the School of Law. For his Note, "Out of the Mouth of States: Deference to State Action Finding Effect in Federal Law," 63 NYU Annual Survey of American Law 429 (2008), he was awarded the Seymour A. Levy Award for the most outstanding note published in the Survey by a graduating student.