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Daniel Allender

Daniel Allender
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Experience
Daniel Allender is a trial attorney who navigates high-stakes disputes across industries, with an emphasis on retail, real estate, and technology companies. Daniel regularly represents both plaintiffs and defendants in commercial and intellectual property matters and complex matters involving property insurance litigation and insurance coverage.
During the pandemic, Daniel served as national coordinating counsel for several public retailers, resolving hundreds of landlord-tenant disputes across the United States for tenants asserting claims for lease termination, rent abatement, and co-tenancy remedies. Daniel’s past cases also include securing a judicial finding of copyright misuse against Disney, on behalf of a defendant accused by the studio of copyright infringement and breach of license. Daniel has also recovered millions for clients in complex partnership disputes and other commercial matters.
Obtained a multi-million dollar settlement for the minority members of a sporting event operator in a dispute over profit distributions.
Secured summary judgment and award of fees and costs enforcing right to exercise option under commercial lease.
Recovered millions in overcharges for a national retailer against a major mall developer.
Prosecuted trade secrets claim on behalf of major food distributor against former partner who launched competing business based on stolen client and distributor lists.
Successfully defended commercial real estate owner against a claim of breach of option agreement in failed transaction valued over $40 million.

- Southern California "Rising Star," Super Lawyers (2018-2021)
- "Pro Bono Award," Public Counsel (2013–2014)
- Public Counsel, Associate Leadership Board Member
- Equality California, Equality Council Member
- Los Angeles LGBT Center, Young Professionals Council Member
- California
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
- Duke University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude (2009); Duke Law Journal, Notes Editor (2007–2009)
- Arkansas Tech University, B.A. in History and Political Science, magna cum laude (2006)
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Century City Bar Association
- Los Angeles LGBT Bar Association
- One Year…And Counting: A Review Of Covid-19 Court Decisions Impacting Retail Leases
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