Partner
Practice Areas:
Appellate
Commercial Litigation
Corporate and Business Transactions
Employment Litigation, Counseling and Training
Daniel Markham joined Coughlin Duffy LLP as a Partner at its inception in
March 2004. For over 20 years, Mr. Markham has focused his practice on
complex commercial litigation and has extensive appellate and employment
law experience. He also represents some of the world’s most successful
fashion models in connection with their contract negotiations with major
fashion houses, beauty, fragrance, and hair care companies. Mr. Markham
has also successfully litigated cases on their behalf.
In 2000, Mr. Markham won a landmark corporate director indemnification case
before the New York Court of Appeals. The Appellate Division and the Court
of Appeals unanimously adopted Mr. Markham's argument that, as a matter of
public policy, his corporate client did not have to pay for the punitive damages
a federal jury had imposed against one of its directors. This decision has
been named by the New York Law Journal as one of the 20th Century's 10
Most Influential Co-op Law Decisions.
During his career, Mr. Markham has represented corporations (ranging from
Fortune 100 to start-up companies) and high net worth individuals in litigations
and transactions in such diverse fields as digital media, intellectual property,
the Internet, entertainment, First Amendment law, fashion, banking, energy,
pharmaceutical, reinsurance, retail, and food service. Mr. Markham prides
himself on his ability to quickly learn a client’s business and to fashion a
litigation strategy that is geared towards that client’s particular business
needs.
Education:
Boston University School of Law (J.D. 1987)
Paul J. Liacos Scholar
Member, Boston University International Law Journal (1986-1987)
University of Virginia (B.A. 1984)
Pi Sigma Alpha Foreign Affairs Honor Society
Professional Admissions:
State of New York (1988)
District of Columbia (1989)
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (1989)
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1989)
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (2005)
Memberships and Professional Activities:
Member, Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Secretary, Insurance Law Committee, 1990-1991; Member, 1992-1994)
Member, American Bar Association (Sections on Litigation and Law Practice Management)
Reported Decisions:
Biondi v. Beekman Hill Housing Apt. Corp., 94 N.Y.2d 659 (2000), affirming 257 A.D. 2d 76, 692 N.Y.S.2d 304 (1st Dept. 1999).
Commodari v. Long Island Univ., et al., 295 A.D.2d 302, 742 N.Y.S.2d 905 (2nd Dep’t 2002).
Madison Models, Inc. v. Laetitia Casta, et al., No. 01 Civ. 9323, 2003 U.S. Dist. Lexis 14844 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 20, 2003).
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