Biography
Dan has led cases in federal and state courts across the country and has secured substantial victories for clients before, during, and after trial. His experience spans a wide range of high-stakes disputes, including matters involving consumer products, antitrust and competition issues, sports and entertainment, and regulated industries. He is regularly entrusted with matters carrying industry-wide implications and has a proven record of guiding clients through bet-the-company litigation.
Dan’s recent representative experience includes:
- Representing Kroger in Delaware Court of Chancery litigation against Albertsons arising from the failed $25 billion merger
- Representing Duke Energy in antitrust litigation involving alleged wage-suppression claims in the nuclear power industry
- Representing a grocery-store defendant in the first-ever bellwether opioid trial involving pharmacy defendants
- Representing Meta Platforms in its successful merger trial against the FTC relating to Meta’s proposed acquisition of a virtual-reality fitness company
- Representing multiple technology companies in federal bench trials challenging proposed mergers brought by the FTC
- Serving as strategic litigation counsel in the resolution of hundreds of state and federal opioid matters for a national retailer
- Obtaining dismissal of putative consumer class actions challenging product labeling and alleged “junk fees” for global consumer products and technology companies
- Representing national retailers in securing favorable resolutions of Proposition 65 enforcement actions
- Advising a global beverage company on a high-profile partnership with a world-renowned athlete involving a leading sports drink brand
Dan also maintains a robust pro bono practice. He currently represents a wrongfully convicted individual on death row in connection with a motion for a new trial. The case has received national attention and has been featured in high-profile true crime television programs and podcasts. Dan also has significant experience litigating immigration and landlord-tenant matters on a pro bono basis.
Dan graduated Order of the Coif from the University of Virginia School of Law. He earned his undergraduate degree in Economics with high honors from the Honors College at Michigan State University.