Daniel F. Wake
Daniel Wake
Denver
Colorado (CO)
Business Litigation
Securities Litigation
Information Technology/Outsourcing
Profile
Dan Wake’s practice has focused on business litigation and dispute resolution since 1981, with emphasis on securities, corporate governance (including partnership and LLC disputes), mergers and acquisitions, officer and director claims, financial institutions and commercial contracts in a wide variety of settings. Among other fields of commercial contracts, Dan Wake has particular experience representing firms that implement multi-million dollar ERP software systems (such as Oracle and SAP) and related large IT systems. His securities litigation experience includes Ponzi schemes, class action litigation on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants, FINRA arbitrations, 10b-5 and common law fraud claims. Mr. Wake has represented persons and entities in control disputes, ranging in size from hedge funds in proxy contests for control of publicly traded companies to individuals involved in private partnership or LLC disputes. Dan Wake has provided expert testimony and has counseled business entities as a non-advocate in litigation matters by providing independent legal counsel in conflict situations and as counsel to special litigation committees. Dan Wake has argued appeals before the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the Delaware Supreme Court and the Colorado Court of Appeals. Before moving to Denver in 1988, Daniel Wake was a staff attorney in the Office of the General Counsel of the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C.
Selected To
Colorado Super Lawyers 2012
Colorado Super Lawyers 2011
Colorado Super Lawyers 2010
Colorado Super Lawyers 2009
About Daniel Wake
Admitted: 1988, Colorado
Professional Webpage: www.siwlegal.com/team2.php
Honors and Awards:
- AV rating by Martindale Hubbell (highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards)
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Arbitrataor, FINRA Dispute Resolution
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Admitted in Colorado (1988) and the District of Columbia (1981, inactive). Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Courts of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, Ninth Circuit, Second Circuit and District of Columbia Circuit and to various United States district courts.
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Unenforceability of Exculpatory Clauses and of the Economic Loss Doctrine in Cases Involving Intentional Tort, Trial Talk, August/September 2008 - Electronic Discovery, Spoliation And Other Issues For Expert Witnesses, National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts, October 2006
Verdicts and Settlements:
- Daniel F. Wake’s verdicts and judgments include the following: A $63 million judgment after a four-week class action trial for breach of fiduciary duty in the merger of two publicly traded entities, which judgment was affirmed on appeal and collected in full; A full defense victory for the largest uranium mining company in North America dismissing federal court claims of an alleged $200 million breach of contract, which judgment was affirmed on appeal; A permanent injunction from the Delaware Court of Chancery on behalf of minority investors barring a proposed $80 million merger of two publicly traded companies; A jury verdict on claims and counterclaims, and an award of attorneys’ fees, after a federal court two-week jury trial concerning implementation of SAP ERP software; A bench verdict in Colorado state court for claims of conversion and civil theft, including an award of treble damages, which judgment was affirmed on appeal; and multiple federal court defense judgments on behalf of a hedge fund shareholder of publicly traded companies that challenged the fund’s shareholder rights.
Educational Background:
- Stanford Law School, J.D. 1981; University of Arizona, B.A. in economics, with highest distinction, 1978
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