Education
Legal Education
- University of London, London, England, 1996
- Ph.D., Doctor of Philosophy in Laws
- Hague Academy of International Law, The Hague, Netherlands, 1991
- Diploma in Public International Law
- University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1987
- J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
- Honors: Order of the Coif
- Law Journal: Virginia Journal of International Law, Research & Projects Editor, 1985 - 1987
Non Legal Education
- London School of Economics, London, U.K., 1984
- M.Sc., Master of Science
- Major: Sea-Use Law
- Major: Economics
- Major: Policy-Making
- Princeton University (Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs), Princeton, New Jersey, USA, 1983
- A.B., Bachelor of Arts
- Honors: summa cum laude
Current Employment Position(s)
- Sole Practitioner, since 1991
Past Positions
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Hon. Charles E. Wiggins, Law Clerk, 1987 - 1988
- Iran-United States Claims Tribunal, Law Clerk, 1988 - 1989
- Covington & Burling, Washington, D.C., Associate, 1989 - 1991
- Emory University School of Law, Professor, 1991 - Present
Classes and Seminars
- Professor of Law, Emory University, 1991 - Present
Representative Cases
- Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council
- Citation: 505 U.S. 1003
- Year: 1992
- Serial Number: 1992116311
- Smith v. United States
- Citation: 507 U.S. 197
- Year: 1993
- Serial Number: 1993062169
- Hess v. Port Authority Trans-Hudson
- Citation: 513 U.S. 30
- Year: 1994
- Serial Number: 1994226465
- Idaho v. Coeur d'Alene Tribe
- Citation: 117 S.Ct. 2028
- Year: 1997
- Serial Number: 1997131774
- California v. Deep Sea Research
- Citation: 118 S.Ct. 1464
- Year: 1998
- Serial Number: 1998093002
- In re Straight
- Citation: 143 F.3d 1387
- Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit
- In re Burke
- Citation: 146 F.3d 1313
- Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
- In re Rose
- Citation: 187 F.3d 926
- Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit
- Year: 1999
- Lapides v. Bd. of Regents Univ. System of Georgia
- Citation: 535 U.S. 613
- Court: U.S. Supreme Court
- Year: 2002
- Syngenta Crop Protection Corp. v. Henson
- Citation: 537 U.S. 28
- Norfolk Southern Rwy Co. v. Kirby
- Citation: 543 U.S. 14
- Year: 2004
- Republic of Austria v. Altmann
- Citation: 541 U.S. 677
- R.M.S. Titanic, Inc. v. Wrecked Vessel
- Citation: 435 F.3d 521
- Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
- Year: 2006
- Ministry of Defense v. Elahi
- Citation: 546 U.S. 450
- Adkins v. Rumsfeld
- Citation: 464 F.3d 456
- United States v. Tatoyan
- Citation: 474 F.3d 1174
- Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
- Year: 2007
- Gulf Petro Trading Co. v. Nigerian National Petroleum Corp.
- Citation: 512 F.3d 742
- Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit
- Year: 2008
- Casale v. Tillman
- Citation: 558 F.3d 1258
- Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the11th Circuit
- Year: 2009
- Citation: 129 S.Ct. 1732
- Citation: 2010 WL 3239112
- Court: U.S. District Court, E.D. Va.
- Year: 2010
Pro Bono Activities
- American Journal of International Law, Board of Editors, 1999 - Present
- Journal of Maritime Law & Commerce, Board of Editors, 1999 - Present
- Procedural Aspects of International Law Institute, President, 1996 - Present
- Antarctic & Southern Ocean Coalition, General Counsel, 2005 - Present
Published Works
Articles
- International Law Frameworks, Foundation Press, 2010
- International Claims: Their Settlement by Lump Sum Agreements, 1975-1995 (with Burns H. Weston and Richard B. Lillich), Transnational Publishers, 1999
- Admiralty Jurisdiction, 31 J. Mar. L. & Com. 189, 2000
- Deference or Deception: Treaty Rights as Political Questions, 70 U. Col. L. Rev. 1439, 1997
- Admiralty and the Eleventh Amendment, 72 Note Dame L. Rev. 935, 1997
- Uniformity, Delegation and the Dormant Admiralty Clause, 28 J. Mar. L. & Com. 1, 1997
- The Curious Resurrection of Custom: Beach Access and Judicial Takings, 96 Colum. L. Rev. 1375, 1996
- Globalization and International Law, Palgrave MacMillan, 2008
- Admiralty Cases and Materials, LexisNexis, 2004
- The Spirit of International Law, Univ. of Georgia Press, 2002
- International Law: A Handbook for Judges, American Society of International Law, 2003
- Salvage, Benedict on Admiralty, vol. 8, 2001
- The Contemporary Contours of Admiralty Jurisdiction, 31 Tul. Mar. L.J. 291, 2007
- Refusing Salvage, 6 Loyola Mar. L.J. 31, 2008
Bar Admissions
- Georgia, 1987
- District of Columbia, 1988
Other Affiliations
- American Society of International Law, 1988 - Present
- Maritime Law Association of the US, 1992 - Present
Attorney Details
| Full Name | David J. Bederman |
| Firm | David J. Bederman |
| Address | Atlanta, GA, 1301 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA |
| Phone | 404-727-6822 |
| Phone | 404-727-6820 |
| New Clients | ✓ Currently accepting |