David Nimmer

David Nimmer (born January 14, 1955) is an American lawyer, law professor, and authority in United States copyright law. He received an A.B. with distinction and honors in 1977 from Stanford University and his J.D. in 1980 from Yale Law School, where he served as editor of the Yale Law Journal. David Nimmer is of counsel to Irell & Manella LLP^[1] in Los Angeles, California. He also serves as a Professor from Practice at University of California, Los Angeles Law School^[2] and Distinguished Scholar at the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology.^[3] In 2000, he was elected to the American Law Institute. He has served as a guest professor at the University of Haifa, Yeshiva University (Cardozo Law School), the University of Miami, and Syracuse University.^[4]

Nimmer also served as the Chairman on the Committee on Intellectual Properties Litigation for the American Bar Association from 1989-1992.^[5]