David Walden
Managing Director
As Co-CEO of E.P. Dine and leader of the Law Firm Practice Group, David is a premier legal career strategist and search industry expert to law firm executives and partners throughout the United States. His clients, among the world's finest law firms, engage him when seeking the highest standard of excellence in their search efforts and hiring initiatives.
Having been in the field of executive search for more than twenty-five years, David's primary focus is on partner placements throughout the United States, conducting retained and contingency searches nationally for AmLaw 100firms and for some of the most profitable boutique law firms.
David advises attorneys across a wide range of practice areas and is a trusted market expert and career advisor. He provides outstanding service to the attorneys and law firms he partners with by following the guiding principles of integrity, discretion, professionalism, and a standard of care that's exemplary in the legal search industry.
Prior to executive search, David was a practicing corporate real estate attorney in New York with the law firms White & Case and Skadden, Arps. David is a graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy, Tufts University, and Cornell Law School, completing his third year at Columbia Law School. Outside of work, he has been involved with and supportive of various nonprofit organizations over the years, including Jazz Foundation of America, Joslin Diabetes Clinic, and Battery Dance Company.
Having been raised in Savannah, Georgia, David initially planned to reside in NY for a few years to begin his legal career. More than 35 years later, he's continued to live and work in NYC where he and his wife have been blessed to raise their two daughters.
