Associate
Daniel Gherardi is a senior litigation and trial associate in the Bay Area offices of Latham & Watkins.
Daniel represents public and private companies, officers, and directors in securities and commercial litigation, specifically in:
Daniel has an active pro bono practice. He has successfully represented veterans in obtaining service-related injury benefits and discharge status upgrades, immigrants in obtaining asylum, and an individual in a wrongful conviction case.
While in law school, Daniel served as senior submissions editor of the Southern California Law Review and worked as a judicial extern for Chief Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. of the Eastern District of California.
Daniel currently represents or has recently represented several global companies and their directors and officers in state and federal securities class actions, derivative lawsuits, merger disputes, shareholder demands, and government investigations and inquiries. These companies span numerous industries, including medical devices, energy, biotechnology, consumer electronics, pharmaceuticals, social media, SaaS, and technology. He also has experience representing technology companies in consumer class actions, appeals, and internal investigations.
Daniel’s experience includes:
A Latham defense team for Apple achieved a decisive first-round victory in a New York federal securities litigation, earning a Shout Out in The American Lawyer’s Litigators of the Week column.
Latham team recognized for securing dismissal of a federal securities class action against collaboration software giant, Atlassian.
Latham litigators earn three recognitions across practices including wins on behalf of clients Sorrento Therapeutics, Eargo, and Driftwood LNG.