News

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15 Jan 2008

Rosenfeld joins DLA Piper’s Litigation practice in Boston

Press Release

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(Boston) – DLA Piper announced today that Daniel E. Rosenfeld has joined the firm’s Litigation practice group as a partner in its Boston office. Rosenfeld comes to the firm from Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP.

Rosenfeld’s practice focuses on complex commercial disputes, including securities class action, intellectual property, antitrust, tax, construction, insurance coverage and bankruptcy. He has extensive experience in contract and development disputes on behalf of manufacturers, copyright and trademark litigation on behalf of software developers and distributors, claims of trade secret theft and unfair competition, and the resolution of multimillion-dollar tax and insurance disputes. His clients include top technology companies, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, financial services institutions and venture capital companies, among others.

“Dan will be a valuable addition to our litigation practice in Boston. His broad practice, significant experience and entrepreneurial energy complement our capabilities,” said Elliot Surkin, managing partner of the Boston office. “DLA Piper’s global platform is a good match for his business litigation practice, and Daniel will undoubtedly bolster our strong group. We are pleased to welcome him to the team.”

A frequent author and lecturer on insurance coverage, products liability, deposition and trial practice and evidence, Rosenfeld has acted as both local and regional counsel in multiparty, multi-jurisdiction litigation and class actions involving claims of personal injury and property damage. Additionally, he has served as lead trial counsel in federal courts in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Massachusetts and New York and in state courts in Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island

Rosenfeld received a B.A. in international relations from Tufts University, and a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School.

About DLA Piper’s Litigation practice group
DLA Piper’s Litigation practice group consists of more than 600 attorneys in 64 offices worldwide, with 23 in the U.S. The firm’s litigation attorneys include 13 members of the American College of Trial Lawyers (including a past president), two former United States Attorneys, numerous former Assistant United States Attorneys, two former Deputy State Attorneys General, a former federal judge, numerous partners who are listed in The Best Lawyers in America and in Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers, and a partner featured in The American Lawyer's "45 Under 45."

About DLA Piper
DLA Piper has 3,600 lawyers in 25 countries and 64 offices throughout the U.S., U.K., Continental Europe, Middle East and Asia. It has leading practices in corporate, finance, human resources, litigation, real estate, regulatory and legislative, tax, and technology, media and communications. Former Senate Majority Leader George J. Mitchell is chairman of DLA Piper. In certain jurisdictions, this information may be considered attorney advertising.

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