L. Danielle Toaltoan

Partner

Chair, Office DEI Committee (New York)

T 212.603.6463 New York
Protecting my clients' intellectual property assets presents me with new and exciting challenges every day.
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Danielle Toaltoan teams with her clients – from young start-ups to large companies – to safeguard their most important asset: their intellectual property. Specifically, she has handled more than a dozen trademark and copyright infringement cases and has significant experience in trademark enforcement and prosecution. Danielle also has developed a commercial litigation practice where she assists clients with breach of contract disputes.

Admitted to Practice

  • New York, 2013
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 2014
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2014

Education

  • J.D., Columbia Law School, 2011
    • Editor-in-Chief, Columbia Journal of Gender & Law, 2011
    • Mediation Clinic
    • Admissions Committee Chair, Black Law Students Association
    • Frederick Douglass Moot Court
  • B.A., Political Science, Swarthmore College, 2007, with high honors
    • Dean's Award
    • Oak Leaf Award
    • Gertrude Stein/Theresa Cha Award

Memberships & Affiliations

    • Board of Managers, Swarthmore College, 2009-2013
    • Board of Managers, Westtown School, 2015-present

Professional Recognition

    • Selected to a list of "Ones to Watch" in Intellectual Property Law (New York) by Best Lawyers, 2021-present
    • Selected to "New York Rising Stars" in Intellectual Property, Thomson Reuters, 2021-2022
    • Named a "Highly Commended" Future Leader in Diversity & Inclusion, Chambers USA, 2020
    • Named a "Rising Star" by the New York Law Journal, 2022

Background

    • Associate, Dechert LLP, New York, N.Y., 2011-2015
    • Summer Associate, Dechert LLP, New York, N.Y., 2010
    • Judicial Intern, Hon. Deborah Batts, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, New York, N.Y., 2010
    • Legal Intern, Women's Rights Project, American Civil Liberties Union, New York, N.Y., 2010
    • Legal Intern, Human Rights Institute, New York, N.Y., 2009
    • Philly Fellow, Community Projects Associate, The Enterprise Center Community Development Corporation, Philadelphia, 2007-2008
    • Kirkland & Ellis Diversity Fellow, Research Assistant, American Bar Foundation, Chicago, 2006
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