Greenberg Traurig recently announced that veteran commercial litigator Daniel Elms has lateraled to the firm from Bell Nunnally, where he practiced for more than a decade.
Elms says his decision was influenced by Scott Ellis and Rob Long, two of his former partners at Bell Nunnally who joined the firm in the past year, and Jordan Cowman, whom Elms worked with at Baker McKenzie earlier in his career.
“These were all guys who I trusted to be straight with me about their experiences, and each of their messages was essentially the same – great people, great clients, and a tremendous opportunity to grow my practice,” Elms said. “Then I talked to firm management about how I could add to GT’s strategic plan, and it became clear this was an opportunity that I could not miss.”
Elms concentrates his litigation practice on breach of contract claims and business torts, earnout and deferred compensation claims, franchisee and distributor/dealer disputes, financial services and hedge fund litigation, and securities litigation, including broker-dealer and registered representative disputes.
“Dan is an exceptional addition to the firm and will advance our capabilities in the complex contract and business torts litigation and arbitration arena,” Joseph Coniglio, managing shareholder of Greenberg Traurig’s Dallas office, said in a statement.
One of the most important matters Elms says he has handled was an International Chamber of Commerce arbitration that included participants from the United States, China and Germany. Every question and answer of witness testimony was translated into two languages.
“We didn’t break any records for the fastest arbitration proceeding, but the panel took great care to make sure the process was fair and transparent,” Elms said. “I was reminded that getting it right is always more important than doing it fast.”
A self-described “closet journalist and writer,” Elms serves as the managing editor of the American Bar Association’s Litigation News, which publishes content on recent litigation practice developments to the 50,000+ members of the ABA’s Section of Litigation. He has also competed in the Texas Bar Journal’s short story contest.