Professional Biography
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David W.T. Daniels Partner

  • Washington, D.C.

    D +1.202.654.6364

    F +1.202.654.6211

    Washington, D.C.

    700 13th Street, NW, Suite 800

    Washington, DC 20005-3960

    +1.202.654.6364

    DDaniels@perkinscoie.com

  • New York

    T +1.212.262.6900

    F +1.212.977.1649

    New York

    1155 Avenue of the Americas, 22nd Floor

    New York, NY 10036-2711

    +1.212.262.6900

    DDaniels@perkinscoie.com

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Overview

Experience

  • Representing major multinational travel company in groundbreaking Delaware Chancery Court litigation concerning whether COVID-19 and aftermath constitutes a material adverse event or a departure from the ordinary course sufficient to avoid closing a multibillion-dollar share sale.
  • Defending secured lender against successor liability and alter ego claims arising from foreclosure on assets of a corporate travel services company.
  • Lead counsel in two-week trial in dispute over control of leading government services, logistics, and facilities management provider.*
  • Represented multilateral development bank in obtaining and enforcing $169 million judgment.*
  • Recovered over $20 million for development bank clients through cross-border enforcement of loan guarantees.*
  • Successfully obtained dismissal of all claims asserted against agent on $257 million syndicated bank loan after eight years of litigation in bankruptcy court, New York state court, and AAA arbitration.*
  • Obtained multimillion-dollar settlements of claims arising out of mergers and acquisitions transactions on behalf of private equity investors.*
  • Lead trial counsel for unsecured creditors in assertion of fiduciary duty and fee disgorgement claims against debtors’ professionals.*
  • Obtained rare mandatory injunction on behalf of hedge fund investor requiring defendants to deliver control of portfolio company to client.*
  • Successfully defended hedge fund in multidistrict litigation involving allegations of mutual fund late trading and market timing. Acted as liaison counsel for hedge fund defense group.*
  • Secured dismissal of U.S. securities law claims asserted against directors of a European telecommunications company in connection with overseas privatization transaction.*
  • Defended senior officers of two Fortune 50 companies in class action securities fraud cases.*
  • Represented board committees, including special litigation committee formed to investigate allegations of stock option backdating, and audit committee in investigation of accounting fraud.*
  • Defended law firm in bankruptcy proceeding in dispute with liquidation trustee over ownership of attorney-client privilege.*

 

*Prior experience

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  • New York
  • California
  • District of Columbia
  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

Education

  • The University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1994
  • Princeton University, A.B., magna cum laude, 1989