David Cross

Senior Director
Specializes in eDiscovery and digital forensics
Experience with cross-border disputes and investigations and litigation readiness
New York
@alvarezmarsal
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David Cross is a Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal Disputes and Investigations in New York. He specializes in forensic technology services. His primary areas of concentration are digital forensics and electronic discovery.

With more than 20 years of experience, Mr. Cross assists corporations and law firms in all aspects of litigation readiness, forensic collections, cross-border disputes, investigations, and discovery process activities. He has deep expertise conducting in-depth forensic examinations of electronically stored information (ESI) across a variety of repositories (cloud-based, localized, or mobile).

Mr. Cross leads projects for companies of all sizes, for various purposes, through all phases of their investigations or litigation needs, including responses to government subpoenas and requests from opposing parties. He has worked across a range of sectors including financial services, energy, healthcare, life sciences, construction, consumer goods, manufacturing, mining, and technology.

Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Cross spent three years with Ankura in New York, where he most notably served as Managing Director. Prior to that, he spent six years with PwC.

Mr. Cross earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the New England Institute of Technology. He is a Magnet Certified Forensics Examiner (MCFE), Cellebrite Certified Operator (CCO), Cellebrite Certified Physical Analyst (CCPA), Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), and holds the CompTIA Security+ certification. He is also a licensed private investigator in the State of Texas.

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A&M’s Disputes and Investigations experts examine the SEC’s interpretative release from March 17, 2026, including its crypto asset taxonomy and its treatment of digital commodities, stablecoins, tokenized securities, and certain crypto-related activities. They also explore what this guidance could mean for the continued expansion of crypto asset trading in the United States.