Practice Areas
Daniel Laguardia is co-chair of Paul Hastings’ Securities Litigation practice and is based in the firm’s San Francisco and New York offices. Daniel is a leading practitioner addressing shareholder disputes and crisis management, and he has represented individuals, corporations and various financial institutions in securities litigation, internal investigations, regulatory matters and complex commercial litigation. He has extensive litigation experience across a broad spectrum of substantive areas, including securities and complex financial products, financial markets, mergers and acquisitions disputes, shareholder actions, distressed debt and bankruptcy issues, and commercial contracts, and he has achieved a strong record of success for clients in trial and appellate courts.
In addition to representing clients in all aspects of strategic litigation planning and practice, Daniel regularly counsels clients on pre-dispute situation management, risk control, high-exposure transactions, compliance and board governance issues. He conducts internal investigations for clients and board committees and reviews and advises on corporate compliance provisions, governance structures and controls.
Daniel was a law clerk to Judge Anthony J. Scirica of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit from 1999 to 2000 and to Judge David G. Trager of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York from 1998 to 1999.
Personal
New York University School of Law, J.D.
The University of Chicago, B.A.