Daniel J. Schwartz

Counsel

Civil Litigation

New York

Represents financial institutions and professional services firms in federal and state securities matters, class actions and complex commercial litigation.

Daniel represents financial institutions and professional services firms in federal and state securities matters, class actions and complex commercial litigation. In addition, he has represented clients in a variety of regulatory, criminal, antitrust and bankruptcy matters.

Hebrew

Experience highlights

Recent Representations

Representing Binance in a putative federal securities class action involving cryptocurrency
Dismissal of federal and state class action litigation against XP Inc., along with directors, officers and shareholders, concerning the company’s U.S. initial public offering
Morgan Stanley in multiple litigations nationwide relating to residential mortgage-backed securities and collateralized debt obligation (CDO) transactions
Dismissal of a putative class action against a major investment bank brought by investors in a $1.2 billion CDO transaction backed by subprime mortgage assets
Partial summary judgment for an investment bank in a contractual dispute with a monoline insurer over coverage for credit losses on a $1 billion CDO transaction
Defending a major New York law firm in a putative securities fraud class action arising from investments in a purported international Ponzi scheme
A major investment bank in securities class actions and related matters arising from alleged conflicts of interest between equity research and investment banking
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in securities class action and related litigation relating to Tyco International, Ltd.
Frontier Airlines in litigation with its unions over collective bargaining agreements in connection with Chapter 11 restructuring proceedings
Pharmaceutical companies in antitrust litigation and licensing disputes
Institutions and individuals in civil regulatory and criminal investigations by FINRA, the SEC, and other federal and state regulators

Insights

April 18, 2024

Client Update

Supreme Court holds that Item 303 pure omissions claims are not actionable under Rule 10b-5

In Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. v. Moab Partners, L.P., the Supreme Court held that an issuer’s nondisclosure of infor...

June 6, 2023

Client Update

In tight vote, Ninth Circuit applies forum selection clause to block Exchange Act derivative claims

In an en banc 6-5 decision, the Ninth Circuit upheld a forum selection clause in Gap’s bylaws that requires all claims b...

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Education

J.D., New York University School of Law

cum laude

Notes Editor, New York University Law Review

A.B., History and Literature, Harvard University

magna cum laude

Professional history

Davis Polk since 2002

Qualifications and admissions

State of New York
U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
U.S. District Court, E.D. New York
U.S. District Court, S.D. New York
U.S. Supreme Court