Daniel F. Katz

Though all cases vary and none is predictive, Dan’s experience as lead counsel includes:

• Winning dismissal of all claims against computer chip manufacturer in multidistrict class action litigation and then successfully argued appeal before the 9th Circuit.
• Won defense judgment on behalf of publicly traded Hong Kong company in convertible bond dispute following trial in New York Supreme Court (Commercial Part) and then successfully argued appeal in the First Department.
• Obtained reversal of class certification in a labor and employment matter in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit for a public company.
• Won reversal of class certification in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit for a public company in an antitrust price-fixing case.
• Successfully defended automotive OEM in a trial before the TN Motor Vehicle Commission brought by dealer alleging unfair conduct.
• Defeated class certification in Texas state court for publicly traded automotive retailer alleging violations of the Texas Finance Code.
• Won a liability verdict for a nationwide hotel company in a case seeking specific performance and then obtained specific performance in a separate trial.
• Obtained reversal in the Western District of North Carolina, under the “manifest disregard” standard, of an arbitrator’s certification of a nationwide class against a public company.
• Obtained reversal for a public company in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit of a refusal to enforce an arbitration clause with a class waiver.
• Won affirmance for a major private company in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit of a substantial counterclaim judgment and dismissal of RICO and other statutory claims.
• Obtained summary judgment in the Southern District of California for a public company in a breach of contract action brought by a major automobile manufacturer.
• Won a defense liability verdict in a civil rights trial in Florida Circuit Court for one of the largest U.S. private companies.
• Won summary judgment in a putative class action for a public company on joint employer theory in the Southern District of California.
• Won a plaintiff’s award in an arbitration against a commercial construction company in Washington, D.C.
• Won a plaintiff’s verdict for a manufacturing company in New York Supreme Court against a defendant corporation for breach of a commercial lease.
• Won sanctions for multiple companies for abusive litigation and discovery tactics in state court, federal court, and arbitration.