Daniel Taylor

Daniel J.  Taylor is a Partner in the Firm’s Los Angeles office and co-chair of the Business Litigation Practice Group and member of the Intellectual Property Practice Group. He has extensive experience representing clients in complex litigation in both state and federal courts. Mr. Taylor has tried multiple cases to successful verdicts and has argued—and prevailed—in appeals before the California Court of Appeal and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Mr. Taylor helps business successfully mitigate risk and navigating evolving Internet privacy law challenges.  He has a proven track record of defending companies in high-stakes matters involving Internet data privacy, including claims involving the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). His work in this area includes defending against class actions and individual claims related to digital tracking technologies, data analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), and user data privacy.

Mr. Taylor’s practice focuses on:

• Trademark, Copyright, and Trade Secret Litigation and Counseling
• Cybersecurity/Data Privacy Litigation and Compliance 
• Unfair Competition Litigation
• Product Liability Litigation

Mr. Taylor represents a wide range of clients, including publicly traded companies, middle-market and small businesses, government entities, start-ups, and individuals.

Representative Matters

Intellectual Property

• Enforced copyright claims on behalf of digital artist collective against sellers of digital tokens.
• Defended California agricultural company in federal trademark litigation involving labels of pistachio nut products.
• Defended over 200 individual real-estate agents in complex multi-party trademark infringement matter.
• Prosecuted trade secret misappropriation claim between telemedicine providers and hospital group.
• Defended national insurance brokerage company in trade secret misappropriation dispute involving client lists of top broker-producers.

Litigation

• Defended of electronics manufacturer in unfair competition and Lanham Act claims involving UL and CSA listings.
• Defended major electronics manufacturer in product liability claims involving smart devices.
• Defended international banking institution in federal court throughout the United States involving e-commerce payment processing.
• Prosecuted breach of contract claims involving real estate for Los Angeles commercial developer.
• Defended national non-profit youth sports leagues in general liability matters.

Commercial Arbitration

• Defended private equity firm, as well as its principals and subsidiaries, in high stakes arbitration regarding executive compensation.
• Prosecuted tort and contract claims in arbitration arising from merger and acquisition of international shipping company.

Admissions & Associations

State Bar of California

Los Angeles county Bar Association, Member

Central District of California

Southern District of California

Eastern District of California

Northern District of California

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals