Brian Danitz - Burlingame, CA
Attorney at Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP
Commercial Litigation Lawyers in Burlingame, CA
San Francisco Airport Office Center 840 Malcolm Road Suite 200 Burlingame, CA 94010
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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20
Years
Experience
Burlingame Commercial Litigation Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Consumer Protection Class Actions
- Securities / Financial Fraud
- Shareholder Rights / Corporate Governance
Attorney Information
Overview
Brian Danitz is a senior associate at Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP. Mr. Danitz has substantial experience representing clients in state and federal litigation, arbitration, internal investigations, and government investigations, involving commercial disputes, corporate and securities fraud, shareholder litigation, consumer class actions, and employee whistleblower complaints. His practice includes all aspects of civil litigation in state and federal courts, in matters involving complex issues including allegations of securities law violations, shareholder disputes including involving breach of fiduciary duty and corporate governance, trade secret violations, and commercial disputes.
Prior to joining Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP, Mr. Danitz worked at a large law firm in Silicon Valley, representing clients in commercial litigation, securities litigation, and government enforcement matters.
Prior to becoming a lawyer, Mr. Danitz was a documentary filmmaker and producer of new media. Mr. Danitz was the cinematographer for the Oscar-winning documentary Bowling for Columbine, Oscar-nominated film Sound and Fury, and Emmy Award winner TV Nation, and directed Ecological Design: Inventing the Future, Objects and Memory, and N is for Nuclear, among other films.
Mr. Danitz received his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law, cum laude, where he was the Symposium Editor of the Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal. Mr. Danitz received B.F.A. and M.P.S. degrees from New York University.
Awards and Honors
Other Sources of Feedback About Brian Danitz
Included on the 2026 Northern California Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Northern California Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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Fordham University School of Law,
New York,
New York, 2006
J.D.
Honors: cum laude
Law Journal: Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal, Symposium Editor
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Fordham University School of Law,
New York,
New York, 2006
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Non Legal Education
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New York University, 2000
M.P.S.
Honors: Pioneering Artist in New Media Award
Major: Interactive Telecommunications Program -
New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, 1988
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Major: Film Program
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New York University, 2000
Current Employment Position(s)
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Partner
Past Positions
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Associate, 2006 - 2015
Pro Bono Activities
- Samaritan House Volunteer, 2016 - Present
- Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, 2007 - 2014
- The Exploratorium, 2012 - 2015
Representative Clients
Hewlett Packard Company
Maxwell Technologies, Inc.
Asyst Technologies, Inc.
TriReme Medival, LLC
The Exploratorium
Body Central Corp.
Representative Cases
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OVERVIEW EXPERIENCE NEWS FULL BIO + Representative Actions: In re Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits Litigation
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In re Google RTB Consumer Privacy Litigation
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In re Apple Inc. Device Performance Litigation
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Wozniak, et al. v. YouTube, et al.
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In re Slack Technologies, Inc. Shareholder Litigation
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In re Facebook Inc. Shareholder Derivative Privacy Litigation
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Morgus v. Page, et al.
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Tribble v. Gerrans, et al.
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John’s Grill v. Hartford Financial Services Group, et al.
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Morning Star Fisheries, et al. v. San Mateo County Harbor District
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Rubin v. Peters, et al.
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Nuts for Candy v. Visa, Inc., et al.
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JD Brothers LLC et al. v. Liberty Asset Management Corporation et al.
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City of San Jose v. Donald J. Trump et al.
Published Works
Articles
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Martignon and Kiss Catalog: Can Live Performances Be Protected?, Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal, Summer, 2005
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Co-Author, "Revitalizing the Lawyer-Poet: What Lawyers Can Learn from Rock and Roll", 14 Widener Law Journal 907, 2005
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Bar Orders in Partial Settlements of Securities Class Action Lawsuits, Practising Law Institute, Securities Litigation and Enforcement Institute, 2010
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Severing the Link: A Defendant’s Guide to Loss Causation in the Ninth Circuit, Practising Law Institute, Securities Litigation and Enforcement Institute, 2009
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Derivative actions help shareholders in small companies, too Daily Journal, 12.15.2020
- California Law is an Increasingly Important Source of Relief Daily Journal, 08.02.2018
Bar Admissions
- California, 2006
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2013
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 2007
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 2007
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 2007
- New York
- Washington
- United States Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Western District of Washington
Other Affiliations
- San Mateo County Bar Association, 2016 - Present (Member)
- Santa Clara County Bar Association, 2006 - 2015 (Member)
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Contact
San Francisco Airport Office Center
840 Malcolm Road
Suite 200
Burlingame, CA 94010
Phone: 866-553-9736
Fax: 650-697-0577
Email: Send a message
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