Litigation

Managing Partner

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.

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.

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.

JD (magna), Harvard Law School; A.B. (summa), Politics, Princeton University