David Angeli

David Angeli is a Portland litigation lawyer who represents individuals and corporations in complex criminal, regulatory, and civil matters. His practice includes white collar criminal defense, commercial litigation, class action defense, antitrust matters, and internal investigations. He has more than 25 years of trial experience in courts across the country. His work involves high-stakes investigations, federal prosecutions, business disputes, securities claims, and other matters requiring extensive courtroom preparation.

Angeli earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center in 1997. He received a B.A./B.S. in Business Administration, summa cum laude, from Boston University in 1989. His academic background provided a strong foundation in legal analysis, business issues, advocacy, and complex problem solving. This training supports his work on sophisticated criminal and commercial cases involving detailed financial records, regulatory questions, and significant legal exposure.

Angeli has represented clients in major federal trials and investigations involving securities fraud, antitrust, tax fraud, environmental violations, healthcare billing, and trade secrets. He secured an acquittal for an FBI Hostage Rescue Team member accused of obstruction of justice. His experience includes obtaining substantial commercial judgments, defending executives against securities claims, resolving False Claims Act investigations, and representing individuals facing serious federal criminal allegations. He previously clerked for U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson during the Microsoft antitrust litigation.

David Angeli is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the Litigation Counsel of America. Chambers USA ranked him Band 1 in Oregon for General Commercial Litigation and White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations in 2026. He has received repeated recognition from Best Lawyers for white collar criminal defense, commercial litigation, and bet-the-company litigation. His background combines extensive trial experience with work on complex investigations and significant civil and criminal disputes.

Law Office Affiliations

• Principal, Angeli & Calfo LLC
• Member, Oregon State Bar
• Member, Washington Bar Association
• Member, Maryland State Bar Association
• Member, District of Columbia Bar Association
• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
• Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America

Licensed State

• Oregon
• Washington
• Maryland
• District of Columbia

Education

• Georgetown University Law Center
  Juris Doctor (JD) Magna Cum Laude
• Boston University
  BA in Business Administration, Summa Cum Laude

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