Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Lawyer Overview

Dan represents clients in civil cases at the trial and appellate levels. He has litigated cases in numerous state and federal courts involving many different substantive areas of law, including accounting malpractice, bankruptcy, consumer sales, elections, energy, franchise, intellectual property, mortgage foreclosure, and tax. He also has extensive experience with multimillion dollar breach of contract litigation and, in particular, complex damages issues. Representative clients include American Electric Power, Battelle Memorial Institute, BP, Dell, Lehman Brothers, and the Major League Baseball Players' Association.

Dan has helped Jones Day achieve a number of significant victories for its clients, including a $263 million settlement for AEP in a New York case involving the breach of a long-term power supply contract. Dan took an active role in developing AEP's successful argument to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals that the trial court's original damages award of $123 million failed to adequately compensate AEP for its losses. On remand for a re-determination of AEP's damages, the case was settled for more than double the trial court's original award. The novel damages issues the case presented, and the Firm's creative arguments on behalf of AEP, were later written about in the Columbia Law Review and the New York Law Journal.

In another case, acting as local defense counsel, Dan helped a Chicago client secure an unexpectedly quick victory by working to develop an alternative strategy for the litigation that included moving for a complete dismissal. After receiving the motion to dismiss, the plaintiff conceded and stipulated to a dismissal with prejudice, promptly ending what could have been a lengthy and expensive matter for the client.

Dan also has taken active roles in the community, handling pro bono matters, writing legal articles, serving on the Tourette Syndrome Association of Ohio's board of directors, and participating in the Columbus Bar Association's Barrister Leader Program. His efforts have been recognized by both the Columbus Bar Foundation and Association, which presented him with their award for "Outstanding Pro Bono Service by an Individual."

Prior to joining the Columbus Office, Dan worked in the Firm's Los Angeles Office.

Areas of Practice

• Trial Practice

Representative Cases

• Creditors Committee of Allegheny Health, Education and Research Foundation v. Sherif S. Abdelhak, et al. (W.D. Pa.); Creditors Committee of Allegheny Health, Education and Research Foundation v. PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP (W.D. Pa.)
• In re National Century Financial Enterprises, Inc., Case No. 02-65235, (Bankr. S.D. Ohio)
• Safelite Group, Inc. v. Zurich American Ins. Co., Case No. 2:04-CV-962, United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Eastern Division
• State ex rel. Essig v. Blackwell, 103 Ohio St. 3d 481
• Tractebel Energy Marketing, Inc. v. AEP Power Marketing, Inc., and Ohio Power Co. v. Tractebel Energy Marketing, Inc., 2005 WL 1863853 (S.D.N.Y. 2005), aff’d in part, reversed in part and remanded, 487 F. 2d 84 (2d Cir. 2007) , (2008)
• United States v. Franks, 98 Fed. Appx. 483

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Litigation, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, International Trade Litigation, Litigation & Appeals, Military & Veterans Appeals, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court

Bar Admissions

• California
• Ohio

Education

• Harvard University

Published Works

• Laws Governing Electronic Advertising Are Inconsistent and Confusing, Columbus Business First, 2006
• Out-of-State Defendant Depositions, Columbus Bar Briefs, 2006
• Pro Bono Publico, Columbus Bar Briefs, 2006
• Ex Parte Interviews: Parley with employees of an adverse party, Columbus Bar Briefs, Columbus Bar Association, 2006

Address

P.O. Box 165017
Columbus, OH 43216-5017

Phones

1.614.281.3876 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.614.461.4198 (Business Fax)

Emails

Contact Us (Business Email)

Websites

http://www.jonesday.com