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Daniel M. Petrocelli

Recognized by Best Lawyers® since 2006.
1999 Avenue of the Stars, Eighth Floor Century City, California 90067
(310) 553-6700
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O'Melveny & Myers LLP


Years In Practice


Phone Number (310) 553-6700

Daniel Petrocelli is the Chair of the Firm’s Trial Practice Committee. Dan has a national trial practice representing clients in major litigation in a wide variety of areas, including sports, entertainment, intellectual property, unfair competition, business torts, securities, employment law, and criminal defense.

The American Lawyer has named Dan among the top litigators in the nation, noting that he “is a lawyer clients call in the toughest situations.” Legal 500 ranks Dan Petrocelli as one of the country’s top 10 trial lawyers and selected him as the winner of its inaugural “Leading Trial Lawyer of the Year,” describing him as an “excellent, excellent trial lawyer” in a “whirlwind year which saw him try a slew of different matters back-to-back across various industries.” Chambers USA ranks Dan as a leading lawyer and quotes sources who say he is “a first-rate trial lawyer” and “a fantastic force,” “the one you hire for bet-the-company cases” who is “highly in demand.” Clients compliment him for being “very strategic, very good in court and very client-focused.” Dan has also been recently recognized by Billboard Magazine as a “Top Music Lawyer,” Variety as one of the industry’s “50 Game-Changing Entertainment Attorneys,” The Hollywood Reporter as a “Power Lawyer,” Benchmark Litigation as a “Trial Lawyer of the Year,” The National Law Journal as a “Winning Litigator,” and by Law360 as a “Media & Entertainment MVP.” Dan is a frequent national commentator on trials and other legal issues, as well as a featured speaker on legal issues at business groups, bar and judges associations, and citizens groups.

What legal services does this lawyer offer?
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Awards
  • Named "Trial Lawyers of the Year," (2019) "Top 100 Trial Lawyers," (2018-2020) "Top 20 Trial Lawyers in California," (2020) and "Local and National Practice Area Star" (2020) for Energy and Natural Resources by Benchmark Litigation
  • Named among the "Attorneys of the Year" by California Lawyer (2019)
  • Received the National Impact Case Award for AT&T/Time Warner trial from Benchmark Litigation (2019)
  • Recognized by Variety magazine in its Legal Impact Report (2012-2019)
  • Named to The Hollywood Reporter’s "Power Lawyers" list (2010-2019)
  • Recognized for Litigation by Best Lawyers® (2020)
  • Named one of the 500 Leading Lawyers in America by Lawdragon (2019)
  • Recognized by Managing Intellectual Property as an “IP Star” (2019)
  • Named one of the Top 100 Lawyers in California by the Daily Journal (2010, 2013-2019)
  • “Life Sciences Star” for Product Liability by LMG Life Sciences (2018 & 2019)
  • Named Leading Trial Lawyer (2010-2019), Leading Lawyer for Media and Entertainment (2017-2019), and Trial Lawyer of the Year (2014) by Legal 500  
  • Recognized by The American Lawyer as a Litigator of the Year (2017, 2018)
  • Selected to the National Law Journal’s "Winning Litigators" list (2018)
  • Consistently ranked in Band 1 by Chambers USA in Nationwide: Trial Lawyers, Media & Entertainment Litigation and California: General Commercial Litigation 
  • Named to the Legal 500 Trial Lawyers Hall of Fame and Media and Entertainment Lawyers Hall of Fame (2017-2018)
  • Named to Billboard’s Top Music Lawyers List (2017)
  • Recognized as a Game Changer by The Recorder in its Litigation Department of the Year feature (2017)
  • Received the CPR Corporate Leadership Award (2017)
  • Named a Media & Entertainment MVP by Law360 (2012, 2015, 2017)
  • Selected to the National Law Journal’s Litigation Trailblazers list (2016)
  • Recognized by Law360 as a national Trial Pro (2016)
  • Named a leading entertainment lawyer in California by Daily Journal (2015)
  • Named a Trial Ace by Law360 (2015)
  • Named Lawyer of the Month by Attorney at Law magazine (2015)
  • Recognized as an Outstanding Alumnus in Entertainment & Media by Southwestern Law School (2014)
  • Lead counsel in Lennar Corporation et al. v. Briarwood Capital LLC, named one of the Top 5 Verdicts, Intentional Torts, Daily Business Review (2014)
  • Received the Century City Bar Association Litigator of the Year Award (2002-2003)
  • Received the Columbus Citizens Foundation Achievement Award In Law (2001)
  • Honored by Judicial Watch, Inc. for Legal Excellence and Service to Community (2000)
  • Recognized as Southwestern Law School Alumnus of the Year (1998)
  • Named the Malibu Bar Association Trial Lawyer of the Year (1998)
  • Named the San Diego Trial Lawyers Association Trial Lawyer of the Year (1997)
  • Received the Dade County Trial Lawyers Association Champion of Justice Award (1997)
  • Named one of Los Angeles’ Top 50 Litigators by the Los Angeles Business Journal
Education
Southwestern University, J.D., Magna Cum Laude
Graduated 1980
University of California - Los Angeles, B.S., Cum Laude
Graduated 1976
Contact Details and Office Locations
Office: (310) 553-6700
1999 Avenue of the Stars, Eighth Floor
Century City, California 90067
Century City, California 90067
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