Danny David

Danny David serves as managing partner and executive leader while maintaining an active trial practice focused on complex commercial and securities litigation. He represents companies, boards, officers, and special committees in shareholder disputes, fiduciary duty claims, and merger-related lawsuits across multiple jurisdictions. His work regularly involves high-value transactions, internal investigations, and governance challenges requiring strategic judgment, courtroom skill, and decisive advocacy for sophisticated clients in demanding legal environments.

Danny earned his J.D. magna cum laude from Harvard Law School, where he received the Boykin C. Wright Memorial Award for advocacy excellence. He holds an A.B. in Politics, summa cum laude, from Princeton University, earning top academic honors and national recognition. This rigorous academic foundation supports his analytical approach, persuasive writing, and disciplined trial preparation in high-stakes litigation and governance matters for complex corporate disputes, investigations, and appeals.

In practice, Danny is frequently selected as first chair trial counsel in courts nationwide, including Texas, Delaware, California, and New York. He has led litigation involving dozens of major mergers with aggregate values exceeding hundreds of billions of dollars. He also advises private equity sponsors and boards during activist campaigns, proxy contests, crisis situations, and sensitive regulatory or enforcement-related disputes involving corporate governance, fiduciary oversight, investigations, strategy, and resolution.

Danny David previously served as co-chair of the litigation department and earlier led the shareholder and securities litigation practice. He is consistently ranked Band One by Chambers USA and recognized by leading legal publications for judgment, work ethic, and results. In addition to practicing leadership, he contributes to civic, nonprofit, and professional organizations, reflecting a commitment to ethical leadership and long-term institutional stewardship across complex legal markets, industries, and worldwide.

Law Office Affiliations

• Managing Partner, Baker Botts L.L.P
• Member, State Bar of Texas, Antitrust and Business Litigation Sections, Litigation Section
• Member, American Bar Association, Section of Litigation
• Member, Houston Bar Association, Securities Litigation and Arbitration Law Section
• Past President, Federal Bar Association for the Southern District of Texas Chapter

Licensed State

• Texas

Education

• Harvard Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Princeton University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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