About David
Dave Barry is Pierce Atwood’s managing partner. Previously, Dave was chair of the firm’s Litigation Practice Group, representing clients in a wide variety of complex litigation and counseling clients on how to avoid or minimize the risks and burdens of litigation. Dave also chaired the firm’s Government Investigations and White Collar Criminal Defense practice. He regularly manages complex business litigation in federal and state courts and has extensive experience assisting clients with government enforcement and compliance matters involving potential criminal penalties.Dave's practice includes representing corporate and individual clients (directors, officers, and other employees) in connection with internal investigations and federal and state criminal and regulatory investigations and enforcement matters, including U.S. Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission investigations, banking and financial crimes, environmental crimes and health care fraud.
Dave Barry is Pierce Atwood’s managing partner. Previously, Dave was chair of the firm’s Litigation Practice Group, representing clients in a wide variety of complex litigation and counseling clients on how to avoid or minimize the risks and burdens of litigation. Dave also chaired the firm’s Government Investigations and White Collar Criminal Defense practice. He regularly manages complex business litigation in federal and state courts and has extensive experience assisting clients with government enforcement and compliance matters involving potential criminal penalties.
Dave's practice includes representing corporate and individual clients (directors, officers, and other employees) in connection with internal investigations and federal and state criminal and regulatory investigations and enforcement matters, including U.S. Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission investigations, banking and financial crimes, environmental crimes and health care fraud.
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Case History
Education
Professional Affiliations
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Portland, ME (2026)
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Portland, ME (2026)
- Lawyer of the Year: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Portland, ME (2024)
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Portland, ME (2023)
- Lawyer of the Year: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Portland, ME (2021)
- Lawyer of the Year: Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Portland, ME (2020)
- Lawyer of the Year: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Portland, ME (2018)
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Portland, ME (2017)
- Lawyer of the Year: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Portland, ME (2016)
- Lawyer of the Year: Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Portland, ME (2015)
- Recognized: Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Recognized: Commercial Litigation
- Recognized: Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Recognized: Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
- Special Focus: Business Disputes
- Special Focus: Civil Litigation
- Special Focus: Complex Litigation
- Special Focus: Environmental Crimes
- Special Focus: Federal
- Special Focus: Fraud
- Special Focus: Government Investigations
- Special Focus: Internal Investigations
- Special Focus: Qui Tam/False Claims Act
- Special Focus: White-Collar Criminal Defense
- Recognized by Chambers USA for Litigation.
- Since 2013, named a "Local Litigation Star" in Maine by Benchmark Litigation—the definitive guide to America’s leading litigation firms and attorneys. Recognized in the areas of General Commercial and White Collar Crime.
- Rated AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell and as a Top Rated New England Lawyer by ALM.