Daniel Harvath is a litigator and trial attorney who focuses his practice on complex civil litigation, class action defense, and securities litigation and enforcement. Mr. Harvath has tried cases in state and federal court and is experienced in all facets of pre-trial, trial, and post-trial litigation.

Mr. Harvath has represented individuals and businesses from multiple industries in matters ranging from shareholder disputes between members of closely-held corporations to nationwide class actions seeking billions of dollars in damages. He has litigated cases involving parties and law from foreign jurisdictions spanning the globe (including Europe, Asia, the Middle East, French Polynesia and Australia) and has experience in multiple and diverse areas of law, including: all forms of commercial litigation and business torts (breach of contract, tortious interference, fraud, conversion); class action litigation; intellectual property and patent infringement litigation; securities litigation (including FINRA arbitration); mass and toxic tort ligation; trade secrets and unfair competition litigation; fiduciary litigation; government contract litigation; bankruptcy litigation; mechanic’s lien and construction litigation; tax law; constitutional law; the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC); and the Convention for the International Sale of Goods (CISG).

In addition to his litigation practice, Mr. Harvath has experience counseling closely-held and start-up companies regarding corporate governance, fundraising, and intellectual property protection. Mr. Harvath also has an active pro bono practice, and has worked (and continues to work) in conjunction with the Innocence Project in New York to exonerate wrongfully-convicted individuals.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Harvath served for two years as a judicial clerk to the Hon. Michael J. Reagan, United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. During law school, in addition to serving as the primary articles editor for the Washington University Law Quarterly, Mr. Harvath interned as a judicial clerk for the Hon. Theodore McMillian, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

Select Representations

Representative cases on which Mr. Harvath has worked, or is working, include:

• Al Khaldiya Electronics v. Boeing (E.D. Mo.) (part of defense team achieving summary judgment on behalf of Boeing, later affirmed on appeal, on all counts of $100 Million+ breach of contract cause of action brought by Saudi Arabian military equipment broker)
• Zoltek v. Structural Polymer (E.D. Mo.) (part of defense team achieving dismissal on behalf of Structural Polymer, later affirmed on appeal, of $70 Million+ breach of contract and fraud cause of action)
• Marshall, et al.  v. H & R Block (S.D. Ill.)(part of defense team for H.R. Block defending against $100 Million+ nationwide class action involving multiple claims including statutory fraud)
• Cohen, et al. v. Fiserv, Inc. et al. (D. Colo.) (part of defense team for Fiserv defending against $1 Billion+ nationwide class action stemming from Bernie Madoff ponzi scheme)
• Ellul, et al. v. Sisters of Mercy (S.D.N.Y.)(part of defense team for Sisters of Mercy defending against international class action based upon federal Alien Tort Statute and concerning events occurring in Australia, England and Malta)
• Claredi Corporation v. SeeBeyond Technology Corporation (E.D. Mo.) (part of defense team achieving favorable settlement on behalf of SeeBeyond of $100 Million+ intellectual property cause of action)
• Visa v. Martiz (AAA (Cal.)) (part of defense team achieving favorable settlement of $120 Million+ arbitration claim for breach of contract asserted against Maritz)
• ASi v. MEMC Electronics (E.D. Mo.) (part of defense team achieving favorable settlement of $20 Million+ claim asserted by German entity in matter involving UCC and CISG)
• Semi-Materials v. MEMC Electronics (part of team defending $40 Million+ cause of action asserted by Korean entity in matter involving UCC and CISG)
• Fleming Pharmaceuticals v. Par Pharmaceuticals (multiple jurisdictions) (part of defense team achieving favorable settlement for Fleming of multi-jurisdictional lawsuit involving claims of patent infringement and breach of contract)
• Societe des Hotels Tahitiens, et al. v. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide (French Papeete Mixed Commercial Court) (part of defense team defending Starwood against $30 Million+ cause of action asserted by entities in Bora Bora, Tahiti, and Moorea)
• Securities Litigation (FINRA Arbitration) (part of teams defending securities brokerage corporations against broker-dealer and customer claims asserted in multiple FINRA arbitrations)

Bar and Court Admissions

Missouri, 2005

Illinois, 2006

Education

Washington University, J.D., 2005

Loyola University New Orleans, B.A., summa cum laude, 2002

Professional Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• Missouri Bar Association
• Illinois Bar Association
• Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis

Civic Involvement and Honors

• The Young Lawyers Division (BAMSL), 2007 Executive Board Member/ Chair, "Call A Lawyer" Committee; Recipient of 2007 Young Lawyers Division Award of Merit