Bird G. Daniel

Daniel G. Bird

Education

  • Yale Law School, J.D., 2005
    • Senior Editor, Yale Law Journal, 2003-2005
    • Coker Fellow, Constitutional Law
    • George Brent Mickum III Prize
    • Charles A. Keigwin Award
  • University of Maryland, University College, B.S., 2001
    • Kappa Beta Pi Prize

Clerkships

  • Law Clerk, Judge A. Raymond Randolph, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, 20052006

Admitted

  • 2005, Maryland
  • 2007, District of Columbia
  • 2009, Supreme Court of the United States

Daniel G. Bird litigates complex commercial trials and appeals for plaintiffs and defendants nationwide.  He represents individual and corporate clients in a wide range of civil matters, focusing on antitrust, business torts, contract disputes, fraud, conspiracy, breach of fiduciary duty, defamation, and professional liability.  He has successfully represented clients in high-stakes and high-profile disputes including elaborate tax frauds, healthcare antitrust violations, NASCAR sponsorship, and counterfeit wine.

Dan serves as trial and appellate counsel, has argued before numerous state and federal courts, and has achieved successful results through motions to dismiss, summary judgment, jury verdict, and appeal.  He has experience in all aspects of litigation, with significant experience litigating complex issues of causation, damages, and attorneys’ fees.  In addition, he advises clients on a variety of issues, including jurisdiction, the attorney-client privilege, choice of law, statute of limitations, and questions of trial and appellate strategy.

Dan is known for leading the trial team in UFCW & Employers Benefit Trust v. Sutter Health, No. CGC 14-538451 (Cal. Super. Ct.), an antitrust class action against a dominant hospital system in Northern California.  On the eve of Dan’s opening statement, the case settled for $575 million and comprehensive injunctive relief.

Dan has an active pro bono practice and has repeatedly been named to the Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll.  He frequently works with the Legal Aid Society to represent vulnerable individuals facing challenging legal problems.  He joined the firm in 2006 after clerking for the Honorable A. Raymond Randolph on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.  He earned his J.D. from the Yale Law School, where he was a Coker Fellow in Constitutional Law and served as Senior Editor of the Yale Law Journal.

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Representative Experience

  • Representing multiple leading news publications against Google LLC and Alphabet Inc. in multi-district litigation alleging that Google monopolizes the online display advertising market.  In re Google Digital Advertising Antitrust Litigation, No. 21-MD-3010 (PKC) (S.D.N.Y.).
  • Federal Trade Commission v. Meta Platforms, Inc., Mark Zuckerberg, and Within Unlimited, Inc., No. 3:22-cv-04325 (N.D. Cal. 2023).  Defeated a request by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to preliminarily enjoin Meta’s acquisition of Within Unlimited, Inc.  After the district court ruled in favor of Meta, the FTC abandoned its parallel administrative complaint in the administrative home court.
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Publications & Speaking Engagements

    • Panelist, Texas Association of Health Plans Conference, Health Care Prices and Consolidation Are Out of Control:  Where Do We Go from Here? (Nov. 8, 2022)
    • Presenter, Maryland State Bar Association Legal Summit & Annual Meeting, Alliance Litigation:  Effective Collaboration Among Private Plaintiffs and Government Enforcers (June 11, 2021)
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