Daniel S. Silverman
Partner
A seasoned trial attorney, Dan has tried to verdict or arbitration award more than two dozen disputes. He is skilled at distilling complex facts to the key kernels of information that will resonate with and persuade the judge or jury.
Dan is mindful of his clients’ bottom line, and gears his litigation strategy toward ensuring that his clients’ needs are met in a cost-efficient manner. This includes resolving disputes through early motion practice, and using various alternative dispute resolution techniques early in litigation.
Related Practices
- Commercial Litigation
- Advertising and Marketing Litigation
- Advertising and Marketing Class Action Defense
- Class Action Defense
- Product Liability and Mass Torts
- Communications
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Litigation
- California Law – Consumer Protection Statutes
- Trademark Litigation
- Patent Litigation
- Food and Beverage Law
- Entertainment Industry Litigation
Experience
Experience
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
Insights
Insights
Credentials
Credentials
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
Recognition
Recognition
- Legal 500, Media, technology and telecoms - Advertising and marketing – litigation, 2021
- 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)