Harry Daniels is a partner in the firm's Litigation/Controversy and Securities Departments, and a member of the Business Trial Group and Securities Litigation and Enforcement Practice Group. He joined the firm in 1971.
Practice
Listed in Best Lawyers in America and in Boston Magazine as a "Massachusetts Super Lawyer" in business litigation, Mr. Daniels practices complex litigation, with an emphasis on business disputes, products liability, securities, and common law intellectual property protection. For almost 40 years, Mr. Daniels has represented a broad range of clients, including public and private technology, software, investment, insurance, manufacturing, construction and real estate development companies, and governmental entities.
In 2008, Mr. Daniels was honored in the second annual list of Lawyers Weekly Diversity Heroes.
Highlights
- Successful defense of mutual fund advisor in merger litigation
- Representation of breast implant manufacturer in case that changed Massachusetts law regarding implied warranty duty to warn
- Successful representation of insurance company in agency termination litigations
- Representation of former employers in successful trade secret claims against former employees
- Obtained jury verdict for manufacturer in asbestos property damage case
- Obtained defense jury verdicts in employment discrimination actions against investment management company; federal reserve bank; life insurance company; and toy and games manufacturer
- Successful representation of defendant and counterclaim plaintiff in breach of contract and unfair business practice litigation
Professional Activities
- Adjunct Faculty, “Litigation in the Workplace,” Northeastern University School of Law
- Faculty Member, Business Litigation Conference, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education
- Faculty Member, Bench Bar Conference, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education
- Faculty Member, Harvard Trial Advocacy Workshops
- Member, Defense Research Institute, Inc.
- Trustee, Northeastern University, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Foundation for Sight
- Chairman, Massachusetts Commission on Judicial Conduct, 1994-1997
- Member, Board of Bar Overseers of the Supreme Judicial Court, 1980-1984
- Director, Massachusetts Thrift Institution Fund for Economic Development
- Advisory Committee, American Bar Association, Conference of Minority Partners in Majority/Corporate Law Firms