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Dan Shapiro is a senior partner in the Litigation Group at Goldberg Kohn in Chicago. He has extensive experience litigating and trying significant business disputes of virtually all types in courts around the country, including disputes arising out of the purchase and sale of businesses and securities, disputes regarding business valuations, the negotiation and formation of contracts, the enforcement of representations and warranties in contracts related to a sale, and complex class actions. Mr. Shapiro chairs the firm's Class Action Defense Group. He has defended banks and other financial institutions around the country in class action litigation brought under federal ('33 and '34 Act) and state securities laws, the Truth in Lending Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Consumer Leasing Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act and numerous state consumer protection laws. In addition, Mr. Shapiro has counseled clients on implementing fair debt collection and credit reporting practices and on potential exposure under various state consumer protection laws. Mr. Shapiro is an adjunct faculty member of the Round Table Group, a consortium of university and industry experts who provide consulting, expert witness and legal support services for a variety of industry-related businesses. He is co-chair of the American Bar Association's Consumer Class Action Subcommittee and a member of the advisory board for the Bureau of National Affairs publication, Class Action Litigation Report. He was also the co-chair of the annual American Bar Association National Institute on Class Actions from 1997 through 2000. Mr. Shapiro speaks and writes frequently on substantive issues. Mr. Shapiro is the author of "Judge Easterbrook's New Look At Proving Class Claims of Deception," Class Action Litigation Report, Co-author (December 22, 2000); "A Practical Look at Gramm-Leach-Bliley," Credit & Collection World, Co-author (June 1, 2001); "What to Watch for in the Bridgestone/Firestone Litigation," Class Actions & Derivative Suits (a publication of the American Bar Association Section of Litigation), Co-author (January, 2002); "International Class Actions: Predicting the Next Wave of Class Litigation," Class Action Litigation Report, Co-author (December 2003); "Home or Away: Understanding Due Diligence and Contract Considerations Provides Insight for Collection Agencies Asking the Offshore Outsourcing Question," The Collector, Co-author (January, 2004) and of "The Unique Aspects of Class Action Litigation," Best Practices for Class Action Litigation, (April 2007). Presentations include, "The Future of Nationwide Class Actions," Chicago Bar Association (March 2007); "Mortgage Bankers Association National Mortgage Servicing Conference & Expo," Mortgage Bankers Association (February 2004); "American Collectors Association 65th Annual Convention & Expo," American Collectors Association (July 2004); "Legal Issues for In-House Counsel of Mortgage Servicers," USFN-America's Mortgage Banking Attorneys (July 2004); and "Debt Buyers' Association Executive Retreat" (June 2005).
Representative Matters
Seven-week jury trial in federal court representing a foreign corporation against a Fortune 100 domestic corporation regarding industrial machinery.
Five-day trial in Delaware bankruptcy court defending a leading commercial lender against creditors seeking to set aside the lenders' $110 million lien.
Five-day trial in Circuit Court of Cook County regarding valuation of and disruption to closely held business
Seven-day trial in Circuit Court of Cook County regarding theft of trade secrets and breach of covenants not-to-compete
Four-day arbitration regarding multi-million dollar commercial real estate brokerage commission dispute
Defending a leading national commercial lender in a $100+ million securities fraud class action and related Multi District Litigation proceedings relating to the public sale of subordinated notes. F.R.C.P. 23(f) appeal of class certification order argued and pending in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Education
University of Chicago, J.D., 1982
University of Illinois, B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, Bronze Tablet, with all university honors, 1979
Bar Admissions
Illinois
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, Seventh Circuit and the Ninth Circtuit
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court, South Carolina, Anderson Division
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar
Articles
Home or Away: Understanding Due Diligence and Contract Considerations Provides Insight for Collection Agencies Asking the Offshore Outsourcing Question
International Class Actions: Predicting the Next Wave of Class Litigation
What to Watch for in the Bridgestone/Firestone Litigation
A Practical Look at Gramm-Leach-Bliley
Judge Easterbrook's New Look at Proving Class Claims of Deception.
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