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Provided by Danny David
Practice Areas
Danny David chairs the firm’s Securities and Shareholder Litigation group. He routinely represents companies, officers, and directors in securities class actions, fiduciary duty lawsuits, and merger challenges in Delaware, Texas, and throughout the United States. Since 2009, Danny has worked on litigation related to over 50 mergers with an aggregate transaction value of over $250 billion. He frequently represents special committees and audit committees in connection with investigations, governance issues, and derivative litigation. Danny advises private equity in activist situations, proxy fights, and special situations. He has served as lead trial counsel in complex civil litigation and serves as regular outside counsel to companies in energy, tech and life sciences.
Career
Prior to joining Baker Botts, Danny was an associate with McKinsey & Company, focusing on corporate strategy for clients in the energy industry. Danny is recognized as a leading securities lawyer by numerous legal directories and was named one of the “Top 10 Lawyers Under 40” by Law360 in 2010.
Professional Memberships
State Bar of Texas; U.S. Courts of Appeals – Second and Fifth Circuits; District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas and District of Colorado.
Personal
JD (magna), Harvard Law School; A.B. (summa), Politics, Princeton University
Chambers Review
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Baker Botts managing partner Danny David regularly counsels clients on securities class actions and shareholder derivative suits, with particular strength in merger challenges and breach of fiduciary duty cases. He offers additional experience in commercial disputes.
Baker Botts managing partner Danny David regularly counsels clients on securities class actions and shareholder derivative suits, with particular strength in merger challenges and breach of fiduciary duty cases. He offers additional experience in commercial disputes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Danny is smart, well prepared and efficient, which clients love."
"I count on Danny as a trusted counsel in many areas. He strikes the perfect tone between being a zealous advocate, commercially mindful, reliably responsive and extraordinarily intelligent."
"Danny has a unique business sense and really understands the commercial side of things. He understands what matters to us."
"Danny is smart, well prepared and efficient, which clients love."
"I count on Danny as a trusted counsel in many areas. He strikes the perfect tone between being a zealous advocate, commercially mindful, reliably responsive and extraordinarily intelligent."
"Danny has a unique business sense and really understands the commercial side of things. He understands what matters to us."
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