Daniel L. Warshaw
Daniel L. Warshaw is a civil litigator and trial lawyer who focuses on antitrust, complex
litigation, class actions, and consumer protection. Mr. Warshaw has held
leadership roles in numerous state, federal and multidistrict class actions,
and obtained significant recoveries for class members in many cases. These
cases have included, among other things, antitrust violations, high-technology
products, automotive parts, entertainment royalties, intellectual property
and false and misleading advertising. Mr. Warshaw has also represented
employees in a variety of class actions, including wage and hour, misclassification
and other Labor Code violations.
Mr. Warshaw played an integral role in several of the firm’s groundbreaking
cases. In the
In re TFT-LCD (Flat Panel) Antitrust Litigation, he assisted in leading this multidistrict to trial and securing $473
million in recoveries to the direct purchaser plaintiff class. After the
firm was appointed as interim co-lead counsel in
In re Credit Default Swaps Antitrust Litigation, Mr. Warshaw along with his partners and co-counsel successfully secured a $1.86
billion settlement on behalf of the class.
Currently he serves in a lead or co-lead position in the following cases:
Vakilzadeh v. The Trustees of The California State University, Los Angeles County Superior Court, Case No. 20STCV23134, a putative class
action alleging the students were not refunded for tuition and fees when
the California State University System closed its campuses and provided
remote learning in lieu of in person education;
Grace v. Apple, Inc., 5:17-CV-00551-YGR (N.D. Cal.), a certified class action on behalf of
consumers who allege that Apple intentionally broke its “FaceTime”
video conferencing feature for iPhones with older operating systems that
recently settled for $18 million on behalf of a California class;
In re KIND LLC “Healthy and All Natural” Litigation, MDL No. 2645, (S.D.N.Y.), a multistate certified class action on behalf
of consumers who allege that they purchased KIND snack bars that were
falsely advertised as “all natural,” and/or “non-GMO”;
Seene v. The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, 3:14-cv-00608-JCS (N.D. Cal.), a certified multistate class action alleging
that Major League Baseball and its teams violate state and federal wage
and hour laws relating to minor league players.
Mr. Warshaw’s cases have received significant attention in the press,
and Mr. Warshaw has been profiled by the
Daily Journal for his work in the digital download music cases. In 2019 and 2020, Mr.
Warshaw was named as one of the Daily Journal’s Top Plaintiff Lawyers.
And in 2020 he was also named one of the Daily Journal’s Top Antitrust
Lawyers. Additionally, Mr. Warshaw has been selected by his peers as a
Super Lawyer (representing the top 5% of practicing lawyers in Southern
California) every year since 2005. He has also attained Martindale-Hubbell's
highest rating (AV) for legal ability and ethical standards.
Mr. Warshaw has assisted in the preparation of two Rutter Group practice guides:
Federal Civil Trials & Evidence and
Civil Claims and Defenses. Mr. Warshaw is the founder and Chair of the Class Action Roundtable.
The purpose of the Roundtable is to facilitate a high-level exchange of
ideas and in-depth dialogue on class action litigation.
Current Cases:
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Vakilzadeh v. The Trustees of The California State University (Cal. Super. Ct.)
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Grace v. Apple, Inc. (N.D. Cal.)
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In re KIND LLC “Healthy and All Natural” Litigation (S.D.N.Y.)
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In re Pork Antitrust Litigation (D. Minn.)
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In re. Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company Marketing, Sales Practices, and
Products Liability Litigation (D. N.M.)
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Senne, et al. v. Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, et al. (N.D. Cal.)
Education:
- Whittier Law School, Los Angeles, California – J.D. – 1996
- University of Southern California – B.S. – 1992
Bar Admissions:
- California
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
Professional Associations and Memberships:
- American Bar Association
- Association of Business Trial Lawyers, Board Member
- Consumer Attorneys of California
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, Complex Court Committee, Member
- Plaintiffs’ Class Action Roundtable, Chair