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Biography

Daniel J. 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 the federal and state courts throughout the country and before the AAA.

Mr. Layden 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
J.D.
cum laude

West Chester University, West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1993
B.A.
summa cum laude
Major: English Literature

Honors and Awards

Law Review: Associate Editor, Villanova Law Review

Professional Associations and Memberships

Philadelphia Bar Association, Member
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member

Community

Member/Counsel of the Independence Mall Business and Residents’ Coalition
Member of Society Hill Civic Association

Bar Admissions

• Pennsylvania, 1997
• New Jersey, 1997
• United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1998
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1998
• United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 2006
• United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, 1998
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida, 2007