Webb Daniel Friedlander LLP
Laurie Webb Daniel is a known resource for motions, appeals, and strategic trial
support in high stakes litigation. She represents clients nationwide in state and federal
courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, in cases ranging from complex business
litigation to torts involving catastrophic injury such as products liability, premises
liability, and wrongful death matters.
In other words, Ms. Daniel is a generalist with an appellate specialty. Her forte is
combining appellate skills with substantive expertise to position cases for a successful
outcome, often working with trial counsel from other firms to achieve the best results
for their clients.
Honors and Activities include:
? American Academy of Appellate Lawyers
? The Best Lawyers in America guide, Commercial Litigation, 2001-2024,
Appellate Practice, 2016-2024; Appellate Practice Lawyer of the Year, 2017
(Georgia)
? Chambers USA - America's Leading Business Lawyers guide, Litigation: General
Commercial 2010-2024
? Georgia Super Lawyers magazine, 2004-2024
? Georgia Super Lawyers magazine (Top 50 Women Lawyers)
? Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated
? American Law Institute
? U.S. Supreme Court Historical Society, Board of Trustees, Executive Committee
? American Bar Association Council of Appellate Lawyers
? State Bar of Georgia Appellate Practice Section (Founding Chair)
? Leadership Atlanta, Class of 2000
? Lawyers Club of Atlanta, Inc. (First Woman President, 1994-1995)
Representative matters:
? Secured reversal of a $150 million jury verdict with judgment rendered in favor of
client as a matter of law in case alleging defamation and negligence in testing of
government contractor's work.
? Secured reversal of numerous jury verdicts in personal injury cases involving
damage awards ranging from $20 million to more than $50 million.
? Defended Georgia’s statutory cap on punitive damages against challenges
brought under the State Constitution.
? Reversed sanctions rulings in a number of cases ranging from default judgments
to oversized attorneys’ fee awards.
? Achieved favorable resolution by settlement of cases involving jury verdicts in the
$100 million range.
? Obtained reinstatement of a $100 million trade secrets claim against a dominant
government contractor in the aerospace sector.
? Obtained order granting post-trial motions after a $37 million jury verdict was
entered against client on a trade secrets claim in the government contracting
arena.
? Won rehearing en banc resulting in the Eleventh Circuit’s vacating substantial
sanctions under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act.
? Won affirmance of summary judgment on behalf of subdivision developer in
putative class action brought after live munitions were discovered behind the
middle school serving the development, which was built adjacent to a World War
II military practice site.
? Obtained reversal of judgments in antitrust matters ranging from predatory
pricing to patent litigation.
? Secured reversal of $8 million jury verdict in medical negligence and advertising
case.
Exemplar publications:
? Co-Author, “Chapter 33: Georgia,” A Practitioner's Guide to Class Actions, Third
Edition, edited by Marcy Hogan Greer and Amir Nassihi, American Bar
Association, November 2021.
? Co-Author, “Twin ABA Ethics Opinions Cover What You Need to Know About
Remotely Practicing Law,” ABA Practice Points, May 15, 2021.
? Co-Author, “USA – Georgia,” The International Comparative Legal Guide to
Litigation & Dispute Resolution, 10th Edition, Global Legal Group, 2017.
? Co-Author, “Private Enforcement: A Look at the EU and US Positions,”
Competition Law Insight, June 2015.
? Author, “The Changing World of Private Competition Claims,” Competition Law
Insight, June 2015.
? Co-Author, “The Fish Tale and the Supreme Court: How Applying Sarbanes-
Oxley to Missing Grouper Has Raised Questions of Overcriminalization,”
Management Liability Insights Newsletter, ACE, November 2014.
? Co-Author, “The Insider's Guide to the Georgia Appellate Courts,” The Appellate
Practice Compendium, edited by Dana Livingston, American Bar Association,
Council of Appellate Lawyers, 2012.
? Co-Author, “Superseding and Staying Judgments in Georgia,” Superseding and
Staying Judgments: A National Compendium, edited by Roger D. Townsend and
Richard L. Neumeier, American Bar Association, 2007.
? Author, “Does the New ‘Daubert Lite’ Test for Class Certification Eviscerate Rule
23(f) In Antitrust Cases?” The Antitrust Practitioner, December 1, 2006.
? Author, “Obtaining Review of Interlocutory Orders,” American Bar Association,
Litigation Committee on Pretrial Practice & Discovery, June 21, 2006.
? Author, “Agency vs. Class Action in Advertising Litigation: Regulatory
Compliance Defenses,” For the Defense, Defense Research Institute, June 8,
2006.
? Co-Author, Brief of the Constitution Project as Amicus Curiae in Support of
Respondent (opposing the juvenile death penalty), Roper v. Simmons, August 1,
2004.
? Author, “Appellate Counsel: Why Hiring Them Early Pays Off,” ACC Docket,
January 1, 2004.
? Author, Statement Submitted to the Commission on Structural Alternatives for
the Federal Courts of Appeals, March 23, 1998.
Speaking Engagements include:
? Presenter, “Supreme Court Webinar: Upcoming Cases of Significance to
Business,” Holland & Knight Webinar, November 18, 2021.
? Presenter, “Art and the Rule of Law,” Annual Congress of the Union
Internationale des Avocats (UIA), UIA-ABA Joint Session, October 30, 2021.
? Presenter, “Law Firm Culture Post-Pandemic,” American Academy of Appellate
Lawyers (AAAL) 2021 Fall Meeting, October 30, 2021
? Presenter, “Lessons Learned: 5 Ways the Law Has Changed Due to COVID-19,”
Annual Congress of the Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA), UIA-ABA Joint
Session, October 27, 2020.
? Presenter, “Nuts & Bolts of Civil Appellate Practice,” ICLE: State Bar Series,
Atlanta, June 1, 2018.
? Presenter, “Self-Advocacy, Career Development & Personal Negotiation,” Women
in Law & Leadership Summit Series, Atlanta, April 26, 2018.
? Presenter, “Supreme Court Webinar: Cases of Significance to Business,” Holland
& Knight Webinar, November 8, 2017.
? Presenter, “Key Issues in Private Enforcement,” Union Internationale des
Avocats Private Enforcement of Competition Law, London, March 6, 2015.
? Moderator, “Appellate Judges' Thoughts on the State of Appellate Courts and the
Appellate Process,” 2014 AAAL Fall Meeting, October 9-11, 2014.
? Presenter, “Keys to a Successful Oral Argument,” Georgia Bar's Institute for
Continuing Legal Education Appellate Practice Program, March 1, 2013.
? Presenter, What Makes a Successful Oral Argument, Eleventh Circuit Appellate
Practice Institute, Miami, FL, February 7-8, 2013.
? Presenter, “Preserving Civil Issues for Appeal in Federal Court: Tools to Optimize
Success,” Strafford Webinar, May 3, 2012.
Education:
• J.D., University of Oregon School of Law
• B.A., Reed College
Bar Admissions:
• Georgia
Court Admissions:
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• All Appellate Courts in Georgia
• All Trial Courts in Georgia
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