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Attorneys
Villanova University School of Law
One Logan Square
18th & Cherry Streets, 27th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103-6933
Fax: 215.851.1021
Biography
Daniel Layden, a litigator, has a diverse commercial litigation practice. His experience extends from the courtroom to the boardroom to the negotiating table, and includes counseling and trial practice in federal and state courts throughout the country and before the American Arbitration Association.
Dan has represented the world’s largest insurers in sophisticated coverage, bad faith, and reinsurance disputes across all coverages, including professional liability, D&O, general liability, and property/casualty lines. He has also counseled clients and litigated cases involving business contract disputes, trademark and patent infringement, commercial property disputes, intellectual property contests, employment discrimination, and consumer class actions.
Education
Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, Pennsylvania, 1997, JD, cum laude
West Chester University, West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1993, BA, summa cum laude
Honors and Awards
- Villanova Law Review, Associate Editor
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Philadelphia Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
Community
- Member/Counsel, Independence Mall Business and Residents’ Coalition
- Society Hill Civic Association
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida