DANA B. TASCHNER "Lawyer of the Year Award...Through your outstanding leadership and advocacy, you have provided the voice of justice in protecting the basic human rights of your clients."
“All our prayers after C's death came to pass. Thank you for all you did for my daughter and granddaughter, as I said before, you are a legend in our family.” — Pat C. |
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| Dana has widely recognized expertise in handling complex claims that present challenging procedural and legal issues. More than a dozen cases undertaken by Dana have involved proceedings before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, and he has appeared before numerous governmental bodies and international organizations. Admitted to practice in over a dozen jurisdictions, Dana has served as lead or co-lead counsel in matters with proceedings or parties in over two dozen countries. Areas of practice include mass tort, product liability, oil and gas, consumer protection, intellectual property, Internet, technology, business, and privacy. Product Liability, Mass Tort, Consumer Protection & Class Actions Dana is currently engaged in nationwide litigation involving the 2010 recall of thousands of Depuy hip devices. For more than two decades, Dana has been involved in representing individuals or pursuing nationwide consumer claims in significant and complex product liability cases, including drug recalls, unsafe vehicles and SUV rollovers, Silicone Gel Breast Implant Litigation, Birth Control Device Litigation, Diet Drug (Fen-Phen) Litigation, diabetes drug Rezulin Litigation, Sulzer Hip Implant Device Litigation, Vioxx Litigation, Gadolinium Litigation, Antidepressant Litigation, and Avandia Litigation. Dana also undertakes complex personal injury litigation involving brain injury, spinal cord injury, carbon monoxide poisoning, and birth defect litigation, typically involving catastrophic personal injury or wrongful death. Dana has been involved in consumer protection claims concerning unfair business practices involving online merchants, credit card holders, excessive fees, electronic commerce, and other claims of misconduct. Dana has also been an advocate for consumer privacy and online security. Oil and Gas Litigation Dana has been engaged in significant and complex litigation concerning the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, regarded as the largest environmental disaster in US history with millions of gallons of oil pouring into the Gulf of Mexico and causing catastrophic Damages to Gulf residents and the environment. Dana previously worked with the world's largest law firm representing a major petroleum explorer and marketer with $8 Billion in revenue. The client had a Platform blowout near ocean bottom that leaked into the ocean near Santa Barbara, and the event led to the passage of the National Environmental Policy Act. Dana’s legal engagement involved pipelines transiting California State Lands and San Francisco Bay tideland areas. Intellectual Property & Media Dana's practice has involved technology, E-commerce, Internet, media, and entertainment. Dana has represented individuals, inventors, and businesses in matters and disputes throughout North America and before the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. Dana has also represented actors, directors, producers, writers, recording artists, production and distribution companies in a wide variety of disputes in the United States, Canada and Europe. Dana has served as lead counsel in cases concerning E-commerce, trademark, copyright, patent, trade secrets, license rights, entertainment distribution, DVD and movie rights, net profits, privacy, Internet domain disputes, brand infringement and dilution, entertainment and film properties, music libraries and profits, software disputes, Internet security and hacker liability, and other intellectual property or Internet related disputes. To visit our technology and media page, click here. Dana's early career was as an associate at the world's largest law firm in San Francisco/Silicon Valley working on a range of litigation and intellectual property disputes on behalf of domestic and international clients. Business & Financial Litigation Dana is experienced in representing businesses in a variety of business disputes in the United States and abroad. Dana has represented domestic and foreign companies in a range of litigation, representing clients in a variety of industries including, investment, technology, media, film, music, airlines, beverage manufacturers, real estate companies and developers, textile manufacturers, shipping companies, hotel operators, mining, and others. One of the defining cases concerning international service of process on foreign nationals under the Hague Convention was successfully argued by Dana and reported in Federal Rules Decisions. The case has been cited by the United States Courts of Appeal, the Hawaii Supreme Court, and the Harvard Journal of Law and Technology (Fall 2003). International arbitration or international business engagements include cases, parties, or proceedings in North America, Asia, Europe, Caribbean, Central America, Middle East, and Africa. Dana also served as counsel in civil and criminal cases involving allegations of financial fraud and conspiracy, with proceedings in the United States and abroad. Dana was appointed counsel in US v Crowell resulting from the federal task force "Operation Ice" investigation of charges concerning manufacturing and distribution of crystal methamphetamine, coordinated by federal law enforcement agencies and prosecuted by senior United States Attorneys affiliated with the Government's Drug Task Force. Dana also served as appointed counsel in US v Hardy and other federal trial and appellate matters, with appeals to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the US Supreme Court. Constitutional Claims Dana has pursued compelling constitutional claims on behalf of individuals, groups, and survivors. Dana has prosecuted individual and class action claims before the United States trial and appellate courts,involving claims brought under the United States Constitution and various civil rights acts for underenforcement of domestic violence laws, racial profiling of Hispanic and African Americans, and failure to provide adequate and necessary medical care in detention centers. Dana has collaborated with elected officials in the United States and abroad concerning civil liberties. Complex Proceedings, Class Actions, and International Litigation and Arbitration Certain matters undertaken by Dana have involved complex domestic or international proceedings and/or involved millions of individuals. Certain matters have been best suited for class action or coordinated prosecution. Dana has been involved in class actions and complex legal proceedings involving the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, Toyota Recall Litigation, pharmaceutical liability, medical device litigation, asbestos litigation, automotive recalls, technology and Internet litigation, electronic banking, financial or investment matters, and racial profiling, with parties or proceedings in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin, Washington, and Washington D.C., Canada, Mexico, Australia, Germany, Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, Thailand, The Philippines, England, Ireland, Egypt, India, Pakistan, Portugal, Italy, France, French Polynesia, Kiribati (Not admitted in all jurisdictions). Dana has been involved in multiple international proceedings and arbitration matters in the United States and Abroad. |
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