Daniel J. Bergeson

Daniel J. Bergeson is the founding partner of Bergeson, LLP. He is admitted to practice in all California courts, all of the United States District Courts in California, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the United States Supreme Court, the New York State courts, and the District of Columbia courts. 

Mr Bergeson’s expertise encompasses all aspects of a business trial practice with an emphasis in securities and intellectual property litigation. He has extensive experience in defending securities class action and derivative lawsuits. He has conducted numerous investigations on behalf of special litigation committees and audit committees. He has represented officers and directors in internal investigations and SEC interviews. Mr Bergeson also has represented companies in litigation matters in state and federal courts throughout the United States. In addition, Mr Bergeson has represented numerous executives regarding complex compensation and benefits issues, including preparation of employment agreements and separation agreements, and litigation through court and the arbitration process.

Mr Bergeson is among an elite group selected for inclusion in the 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 editions of Best Lawyers in America in the specialties of intellectual property law, commercial litigation, and corporate law. He was selected by Best Lawyers as “2013 San Jose Lawyer of the Year for Litigation – Intellectual Property.”  Mr Bergeson is also consistently listed among Silicon Valley’s Top Attorneys in San Jose Magazine, and has been named as one of the Best Lawyers in the Bay Area by Bay Area Lawyer Magazine. Mr Bergeson has received the highest peer review rating for ethical standards and legal ability from Martindale-Hubbell for the past twenty years. He also has been named to the 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 “Northern California Super Lawyers®” list as compiled by Law & Politics.