David McFarlane is an American and Canadian lawyer practicing and living in Los Angeles, California. He is currently a Partner with the international law firm Crowell & Moring in the firm's Los Angeles office. A specialist in health care reform law, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and employee benefits in the U.S., McFarlane also worked as a pension and benefits attorney in Ontario, Canada, having written a two-volume book on Ontario pension law. He also co-authored a book on Canadian Unemployment Insurance law. He is also a judge pro tem of the Superior Court of California, Los Angeles County.