Daniel S. Silverman

Representative Matters

• Represented dietary supplement companies in false advertising class actions alleging false and misleading product claims
• Represented homeopathic drug companies in false advertising class actions contesting efficacy of products
• Represented a large snack food company in several false advertising class actions 
• Represented a bottled water company in class actions arising out of alleged environmental marketing claims
• Represented a beverage company in dozens of nationwide, state, and consumer class actions arising out of health claim advertising
• Represented a juice company in false advertising disputes involving juice labeling
• Represented food, beverage, dietary supplement, and consumer goods companies in competitor false advertising disputes
• Represented companies in class actions in which companies were accused of violating California's Invasion of Privacy Act, also known as the two-party consent electronic recording statute
• Represented companies in class actions brought under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), a federal statute that prohibits telephone solicitations and use of automatic telephone dialing systems, artificial or prerecorded voice messages, and text messages without prior expressed consent
• Represented companies in various industries sued under California’s Proposition 65
• Represented a telecommunications company in a billion-dollar class action brought by former employees alleging entitlement to accelerated vesting of unvested stock options
• Represented a computer software company in an antitrust overcharge class action
• Represented a consumer products company in dozens of trademark infringement and anti-piracy lawsuits across the country, involving the sale of counterfeit goods
• Represented a telecommunications company in a patent infringement lawsuit against a major competitor
• Represented a telecommunications company in a patent infringement lawsuit involving wireless communication handset technology
• Represented dietary supplement companies in patent infringement litigation involving various ingredients in products
• Represented a high-technology company in a patent infringement lawsuit involving technology used to make hard disc drives
• Represented a consumer entertainment company in patent infringement litigation involving parental control technology in televisions
• Represented a software company in trade secret litigation alleging theft of confidential software by former employees
• Represented a former marketing director in a lawsuit alleging theft of trade secrets by a flashlight manufacturer

Representative Clients

• Welch Foods
• Promotion In Motion Companies
• GNC
• Fiji Water
• POM Wonderful
• Philip Morris
• Sara Lee
• QUALCOMM
• Kyocera
• Microsoft
• Sony Electronics
• Seagate Technology

Education

• J.D. cum laude Harvard Law School 1988
• B.A. magna cum laude University of Colorado 1985

Bar Admissions

• California

Court Admissions

• U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Professional Memberships and Activities

• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association 
• Past board member and officer, Association of Business Trial Lawyers
• Past board member and president, San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program

• Legal 500, Media, technology and telecoms - Advertising and marketing – litigation, 2021 – 2022
• Super Lawyers, San Diego
• San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program, Pro Bono Attorney of the Year
• Heller Ehrman LLP, Pro Bono Attorney of the Year (Firmwide honor)