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).

Contact:
Wall Street Plaza
88 Pine Street, 28th Floor
New York, NY 10005

Direct Dial: (212) 612-4980
Facsimile: (212) 480-3899

E-mail:
dmarkham@coughlinduffy.com