DANIEL
J. LANAHAN
Retired
Practice Groups
Resident Office
600 Bicentennial Way, Suite 300
Santa Rosa
, CA 95403
(707) 524-4230
Telephone
(707) 523-4610
Fax
Email:
dlanahan@lanahan.com
Mr. Lanahan is the co-founder and Chairman of Lanahan & Reilley LLP, a 25-attorney law firm headquartered in Santa Rosa, California that has represented hundreds of corporations including start-ups in various business transactions and litigations.
Lanahan acted as National Coordinating Counsel in nationwide litigation involving the food supplement L-Tryptophan. His negotiations resulted in over a $3 billion dollar settlement from a Japanese company to the litigants in the suits, which included major U.S. Nutraceutical and OTC drug manufacturers.
The great majority of his work during the past 35 years has involved the trial of civil cases representing both plaintiffs and defendants, most often in complex litigations, class actions and what is known as “mass tort” litigation. More recently he has mentored start-up companies in the hi tech, bio tech and other fields.
His community involvement includes his being former Chair of the North Bay Council; former Chair of California Rural Broadcasting Corporation (KRCB); and Chair of the Board of Trustees of Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital. He is a member of the Business and Economics’ Advisory Board of Sonoma State University’s School of Business and Economics and the University's Academic Foundation Board and the SSU Osher Life Long Learning Institute. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees and Vice President of San Francisco Law School.
In May 2007, Mr. Lanahan was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws Degree by the California State University Board of Trustees for his community involvement and work with Sonoma State University.
In the past, Mr. Lanahan was one of the incorporators of a premier commercial bank. He served on its Board of Directors and as its Corporate Secretary for over a decade. He is also a former President of Concern America, an international aid and development organization. As a Founding Member and First Secretary of the Executive Committee of the San Francisco-Cork Sister City Committee, he has had extensive involvement in business and cultural matters affecting the Republic of Ireland.
Associations
California State Bar
Sonoma County Bar Association
Association of Defense Counsel
International Association of Defense Counsel
Alliott Group, a Worldwide Network of Independent Firms
AG Legal, A Worldwide Network of Independent Law Firms
Admissions
State Bar of California
All Federal courts in California
U.S. Supreme Court
Court appearances in more than 10 states and the District of Columbia
Undergraduate Education
Long Island and Temple Universities
Law School
San Francisco Law School
Publications
Numerous presentations and panels pertaining to mass tort and complex litigation; mediation and settlement; development of startup companies; various publications regarding same.
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