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Daniel H. Weiner

Partner

Daniel H. Weiner is head of Hughes Hubbard's Commercial Litigation practice, and a partner in the International and Domestic Arbitration and Intellectual Property Disputes groups. Mr. Weiner is a seasoned trial lawyer who has first-chair experience in more than 25 litigations and arbitrations. He has been recognized as a leading International Arbitration lawyer by Chambers USA and Chambers Global and is currently ranked in Legal 500 USA as one of the top product liability and mass tort defense lawyers for pharmaceuticals and medical devices.

Other Activities

  • Member of the Committee on International Commercial Disputes of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 2011-Present
  • Member of the Art Law Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York (1995-1998; 2003-2006; 2009-2011)
  • Member, Committee on Federal Courts of the New York County Lawyers’ Association, Chair of Pro Bono Panel
  • Fellow, David Rockefeller Fellows Program of the Partnership for New York City, 2008-2009
  • Deputy Special Counsel, United States Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Government Information, Fall 1995-Summer 1996

Firm Governance

  • Co-Chair of Personnel Committee
  • Head, Commercial Litigation Group

Recognitions

  • Listed as leading International Arbitration lawyer by Chambers USA (2005 and 2006 editions) and Chambers Global (2007 edition)
  • Listed in American Lawyer Media’s The Best Lawyers in America (2007-2012 editions) for International Arbitration
  • Recognized in New York Super Lawyers Business Litigation (2007-2012)
  • Ranked in Legal 500 USA (2012) as one of the top product liability and mass tort defense lawyers (pharmaceuticals and medical devices)

Court Admissions

  • United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1985
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1986
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1989
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1994
  • United States Tax Court, 1994
  • United States Supreme Court, 1995
  • United States Court of International Trade, 2005
  • United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 2005
  • United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, 2010
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida, 2011

Practice Groups and Other Information

Education Information

  • New York University School of Law, J.D., 1984
  • Princeton University, A.B., 1981
    cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • New York
  • Florida

Highlighted Matters

  • Representation of Merck & Co., Pfizer and Forest Laboratories in international joint venture and licensing disputes and arbitrations.
  • Representation of HBO, Hallmark Cards and Hallmark Entertainment in commercial litigation and arbitrations.
  • Representation of PricewaterhouseCoopers and Bureau Veritas in commercial disputes and arbitrations.
  • Representation of Christie’s and Phillips in general commercial litigation.
  • Representation of American Bureau of Shipping in commercial litigation.
  • Representation of Hachette Filipacchi Presse, MediaNews Group, Ajinomoto, LeSportsac and EAS in trademark infringement and false advertising litigations.
  • Representation of Lorillard and LG Group in national products liability actions involving cigarettes and hand-held cellular telephones.
  • Representation of Central Bank of Paraguay in federal litigation to recover funds stolen by former government officials.
  • Representation of American Museum of Natural History, Brooklyn Museum, Nelson-Atkins Museum, Queens Museum of Art, Solomon Guggenheim Foundation, University of Pennsylvania and University of California in response to Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act claims, cultural patrimony issues and other matters.

News

Hughes Hubbard Sets Stage for Brooklyn Museum Exhibition (January 2013)
Firm Wins Appeal Upholding Dismissal of Spain's $1B Oil Spill Suit (August 2012)
Victory for Private Equity Firm Dolphin in 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals Ruling (April 2011)
Merck Sells 50% Interest in Joint Venture With Johnson & Johnson (January 2011)
Central Bank of Paraguay Win (February 2010)
Brooklyn Museum Costume Transfer (December 2008)
Cenveo Spin-Off (March 2006)
Bank Al-Madina Case Goes Forward (March 2006)
Chambers Guide Cites Arbitration (January 2006)
Nazi Art Case (December 2005)
Lebanon Bank Fraud In The News (November 2005)
“Successful Partnering Between Inside and Outside Counsel.” (August 2005)
On The Trail Of Counterfeit Soy Sauce (July 2005)
Expedited Discovery Granted In $1 Billion Lebanese Bank Fraud Case (July 2005)
Cenveo Proxy Contest (July 2005)
Hot Topics in False Advertising Law (June 2005)
Lebanon Bank Fraud (January 2005)
Paraguay Central Bank Win (January 2005)
Four Hughes Hubbard lawyers recently spoke before a group of about 50 Texas in-house counsel (October 2004)
Sex And The (Polish) City:  Arbitration win for HBO, Sony and Disney partnership (January 2004)
Firm Wins Action on Behalf of Hallmark and Maya Angelou (July 2003)
Firm Defends Union Theological in Rare Books Suit (July 2003)
Hughes Hubbard Litigators Triumph in Co-Authorship Case (December 2002)
Hughes Hubbard Represents Pastosa in Trademark Infringement Suit (February 2002)

Highlighted Publications

  • Successful Partnering Between Inside and Outside Counsel (West Group and ACCA 2010) – Co-author of Chapter 50: “Joint Ventures”

Highlighted Lectures

  • “Tell Me No Secrets: Privilege As It Applies To In-House Counsel,” CLE lecture presented to 40 Fortune 100 companies, 2004-2012

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