David R. Marriott is a partner in Cravath’s Litigation Department. His practice focuses on litigation of complex disputes, including in particular matters in the areas of antitrust, intellectual property and securities. Mr. Marriott has tried, argued and litigated cases in both state and federal courts, and has been involved with numerous forms of alternative dispute resolution. He is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers.

Mr. Marriott is an Adjunct Professor at New York University School of Law and a Lecturer in Law at Columbia University School of Law. He is the editor of New York Business Litigation (NYLJ 2013-2018) and a contributing author and editor of Winning at Trial (ALM 2014). Additionally, he is the chair of the Practising Law Institute’s conference “Trial by Jury” and has been a repeat moderator of other PLI conferences, such as “Bet the Company Litigation.” For several years, Mr. Marriott chaired the New York City Bar’s annual “Institute for Corporate Counsel.”

Mr. Marriott has been named a “National Star” in general commercial litigation and a “Local Litigation Star” in the New York area by Benchmark Litigation. The Legal 500 US has repeatedly recognized him as a “Leading Trial Lawyer” and has recommended him for his work in antitrust, general commercial and patent litigation, including naming him a “Leading Lawyer” for his general commercial work. In addition, Mr. Marriott has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for his arbitration and commercial litigation work. Mr. Marriott has received recurring recognition as one of Lawdragon’s “500 Leading Lawyers in America” and was named a nationwide “Legend” in 2020. He has also been recognized as a leading lawyer by several other legal ranking publications such as IAM Patent, Leaders League and Super Lawyers.

Mr. Marriott is admitted on the federal level before the U.S. Supreme Court; the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Federal, First, Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits; and the U.S. District Courts for the District of Utah, the Eastern District of New York, the Eastern District of Michigan, the Northern District of California, the Southern District of New York and the Western District of Michigan.

He received a B.A. from Brigham Young University in 1991 and a J.D. from New York University in 1994. After graduating, Mr. Marriott served as law clerk to Hon. Eugene F. Lynch of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. He then served as law clerk to Hon. Albert J. Engel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.