Dan Grunfeld is the Co-Managing Partner of the Los Angeles and Palo Alto offices, and Co-Chair of the Los Angeles office’s Litigation Department.
全部显示In the course of his career, Mr. Grunfeld has litigated a wide variety of matters across a broad spectrum of industries and areas of law, including real estate, medical devices, media and entertainment, environmental compliance, hospitality, energy, and civil rights. He has also served as lead counsel in high-profile impact litigation matters. He has acted as a high-level advisor and strategist to numerous law firms and agencies concerning litigation, trial and settlement issues.
Mr. Grunfeld was a top policy adviser to Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa from 2007 - 2009. As a member of the Mayor’s four-person Executive Leadership Team, he coordinated, prioritized and implemented the Mayor’s policy agenda. Among other efforts with leading public officials, in 2011, he served as a Committee Co-Chair on incoming California State Attorney General Kamala Harris’ Transition Team.
Mr. Grunfeld’s practice also focuses on development of strategies and opportunities in the areas of green technology, life sciences, alternative energy, non-profits, and venture capital markets.
Prior to his service to the City of Los Angeles, Mr. Grunfeld served as President and Chief Executive Officer for Public Counsel. During his tenure, Public Counsel more than doubled in size, becoming the largest pro bono public interest law firm in the world dedicated to advancing equal justice under law by delivering free legal and social services to the poor and disenfranchised. Through Mr. Grunfeld’s leadership, Public Counsel’s impact expanded nationally and internationally, providing services to more than 25,000 individuals and nonprofit organizations, and offering more than $66 million annually in free assistance.
Mr. Grunfeld has received numerous professional honors and awards. In January 2012, Mr. Grunfeld was named by LawDragon Magazine as one of “The 500 Leading Lawyers in America in 2011.” The publication described Mr. Grunfeld as “an off the charts gifted strategist, widely respected for his ability, judgment, tenacity and integrity by business leaders, public officials, judges and fellow lawyers — including those he recently annihilated.”
Among other honors, in March 2007, he was given a California Lawyer “Attorneys of the Year” award. In December 2005, the National Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights awarded Mr. Grunfeld its Edwin D. Wolfe Award. Mr. Grunfeld was named as one of California’s “Top 100 Most Influential Lawyers” by California Law Business Magazine for 10 consecutive years.
Prior to joining Public Counsel, Mr. Grunfeld was a litigation partner at a major law firm.