Daniel Leigh
Associate
Practice Highlights
Consumer class actions
Daniel specializes in helping companies defeat potentially high-exposure consumer class actions. Notable wins include Vitort v. The Kroger Co., 2023 WL 3143690 (9th Cir. Apr. 28, 2023) (affirming dismissal), Degioanni v. The Kroger Co., 2024 WL 5402310 (S.D. Tex. Nov. 5, 2024) (striking class allegations at the pleading stage), and Garland v. The Kroger Co., 2025 WL 474914 (S.D. Cal. Feb. 12, 2025) (dismissing with prejudice).
Internet privacy litigation
Consumer protection litigation
Consumer and Privacy Class Actions
Vitort v. The Kroger Co.
Represented The Kroger Co. in the successful defense on appeal of dismissal with prejudice of mislabeling claims involving "Just Fruit" fruit spread. No. 22-35185, 2023 WL 3143690 (9th Cir. Apr. 28, 2023)
Garland v. The Kroger Co.
Won dismissal with prejudice of mislabeling claims involving foods that contained allegedly synthetic malic acid. No. 24CV240-LL-JLB, 2025 WL 474914 (S.D. Cal. Feb. 12, 2025)
Degioanni v. The Kroger Co.
Represented The Kroger Co. in mislabeling lawsuit involving foods that contained allegedly synthetic malic acid. Successfully moved to strike class allegations at the pleading stage. No. 4:24-CV-00528, 2024 WL 5402310 (S.D. Tex. Nov. 5, 2024)
Internet tracking class action
Represent a major technology company in a putative class action alleging that session replay technology violated privacy rights. (N.D. Cal. Ongoing)
Motion to compel arbitration appeal
Represented an electronic device manufacturer in an appeal from denial of a motion to compel arbitration. (Cal. Ct. App. 2023)
Consumer Protection Litigation and Consumer Arbitrations
Reviews abuse litigation
Manage dozens of lawsuits against fraudsters that facilitate fake reviews targeting a large online retailer, resulting in seizure orders for numerous fake reviews websites. (King Cty. Sup. Ct. (Wash.) Ongoing)
Account broker litigation
Manage a campaign of lawsuits targeting brokers of fraudulent accounts in a large online retailer's stores. (King Cty. Sup. Ct. (Wash.) Ongoing)
Consumer arbitrations
Represented a telecommunications company in numerous consumer arbitrations, including first-chairing four arbitration hearings.
Intellectual Property Litigation
UFirst Federal Credit Union v. University First Federal Credit Union
Represented UFirst Federal Credit Union in trademark litigation arising from defendant's adoption of the UFIRST name. (D. Utah 2024)
Amazon Techs. v. Amazon Home Warranty
Represented Amazon Technologies, Inc. in trademark infringement litigation against a company using the name "Amazon Home Warranty." Obtained a consent judgment and permanent injunction barring future infringement. (S.D.N.Y. 2023)
Trademark infringement and false advertising litigation*
Copyright infringement litigation*
Obtained a favorable settlement for makers of popular search and analytics software in copyright infringement litigation regarding software source code. (N.D. Cal. 2022)
Criminal subpoena response*
Represented a non-party major technology company in moving to quash a subpoena in the criminal prosecution of a former employee for trade secret theft. (N.D. Cal. 2022)
Pro Bono Experience
Sixth District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church v. Kemp
Represent community groups in impact voting rights litigation challenging voting restrictions enacted by the State of Georgia. (N.D. Ga. Ongoing)
Removal defense*
Represented a client in a motion to suppress evidence of alienage and terminate removal proceedings in Immigration Court. (San Francisco Immigration Court, 2023)
FOIA lawsuit*
Won partial summary judgment in a Freedom of Immigration Act lawsuit against United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to obtain information related to a client's immigration arrest. (N.D. Cal. 2019)
Unlawful detainer defense*
Assisted a client obtain a favorable settlement in lieu of an eviction lawsuit by her landlord. (2018)
Additional Experience
Pharmaceutical litigation*
Worked as part of a team representing a major pharmaceutical company in myriad lawsuits by state and local governments (including a federal MDL and multiple state attorney general actions) related to the sale and marketing of prescription medications.
Healthcare investigations*
Assisted a major healthcare company with internal investigations and its response to civil investigative demands from the United States Department of Justice.
Admitted to Practice
- California, 2016
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 2022
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 2018
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, 2024
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 2024
Education
- J.D., Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, 2015, magna cum laude
- Order of the Coif
- Articles Editor, Northwestern University Law Review
- B.A., Religion, Swarthmore College, 2009, with Honors
Background
- Counsel, 2021-2022; Associate, 2016-2021 — O'Melveny & Myers LLP, San Francisco
- Law Clerk, Hon. David F. Hamilton, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Bloomington, Ind., 2015-2016
- Summer Associate, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, San Francisco, 2014
- Judicial Extern, Hon. James L. Robart, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, Seattle, 2013