About David Habib

David J. Habib, Jr., is a graduate of Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, where his academic concentration was corporate and international business law. Upon graduation, he was awarded an honorary position at the Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice, United States Supreme Court, Washington, D.C.

Following his assignment at the U.S. Supreme Court, Mr. Habib served as Staff Counsel for the Arabian American Oil Company (now “Saudi Aramco”), where he lived and worked both in the United States and abroad. At Aramco, he was responsible for billions of dollars worth of infrastructure development projects, as well as the company’s worldwide procurement activities and its compliance with U.S. and foreign regulatory schemes.

After leaving Aramco, Mr. Habib spent ten years as team leader with a consortium of international trading and project management companies engaged in both public and private sector projects in the Middle East, Europe, Africa, China, and Mexico. In this capacity, he oversaw execution of major trading, investment and development projects, and the export of approximately $100 million of dollars worth of goods and services from the United States.

Mr. Habib entered private practice in 1997, and maintains offices in Westlake Village, California. He represents U.S. and foreign clients in connection with a wide range of commercial, real property and international trade related matters, and the resolution of complex business disputes. He has been appointed by successive U.S. Secretaries of Commerce to the District Export Council of Southern California and is a former Chair.  He is Adjunct Lecturer of “Global Regulatory Compliance” at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, and previously taught International Law related courses at the graduate level for several years. He has published articles on international contracting generally as well as on managing risks in contacts for the international sale of goods.  Mr. Habib is a member of the California State Bar, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, and the International Trade Council (U.K.). He received the ITC’s “Excellence in International Legal Services” award at its “Go Global Awards” conference in 2023.  He has completed mediation training with the American Arbitration Association and the Los Angeles County Bar Association and is a certified mediator with the Los Angeles and Ventura County courts.