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Daniel H. R. Laguardia

Partner, Complex Litigation

daniellaguardia@paulhastings.com
San Francisco+1 415 856 7055

Daniel Laguardia is co-chair of Paul Hastings’ Securities Litigation practice and is based in the firm’s San Francisco and New York offices. Daniel is a leading practitioner addressing shareholder disputes and crisis management, and he has represented individuals, corporations and various financial institutions in securities litigation, internal investigations, regulatory matters and complex commercial litigation. He has extensive litigation experience across a broad spectrum of substantive areas, including securities and complex financial products, financial markets, mergers and acquisitions disputes, shareholder actions, distressed debt and bankruptcy issues, and commercial contracts, and he has achieved a strong record of success for clients in trial and appellate courts.

REPRESENTATIONS de

Pro Bono
  • Leading a long-standing class action lawsuit against the Suffolk County Correctional Facilities in New York seeking injunctive relief and damages for unconstitutionally inhumane housing conditions.

  • A technology platform company in securities class actions asserting misrepresentations and omissions in connection with its initial public offering and subsequent offerings.

RECOGNITION de

  • Litigation Star: New York

    Benchmark Litigation

  • Litigation: Securities – Nationwide

    Chambers USA

PUBLICATIONS de

  • “Close-out Under the 1992 and 2002 ISDA Master Agreements,” Derivatives Laws and Regulations, ICLG, Co-Author

    2025

  • “Class Certification in Securities Cases,” Securities Litigation: A Practitioner''s Guide, PLI Press, Co-Author

    2024

ASSOCIATIONS de

  • Securities Litigation Section Chair, Bar Association of San Francisco (2024-26)

  • Securities Litigation Committee Section Past Chair, New York City Bar (2016-20)

PAST ENGAGEMENTS de

  • “Securities Litigation Symposium,” San Francisco Bar Association, Speaker
    2024
  • “Accounting Issues for Lawyers,” PLI, Speaker
    2020