Danielle S. Myers

Danielle Myers advises investors about their worldwide exposure to securities fraud and strategic options available to maximize their recoveries. 

Danielle Myers, a partner in the San Diego office, focuses her practice on complex securities litigation. Myers is one of the partners that oversees the Portfolio Monitoring Program® and provides legal recommendations to the Firm’s institutional investor clients on their options to maximize recoveries in securities litigation, both within the United States and internationally, from inception to settlement. In addition, Myers advises the Firm’s clients in connection with lead plaintiff applications and has secured appointment of the Firm’s clients as lead plaintiff in nearly 100 cases, including Knurr v. Orbital ATK, Inc., No. 1:16-cv-01031 (E.D. Va.), Evellard v. LendingClub Corp., No. 3:16-cv-02627 (N.D. Cal.), In re Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. Sec. Litig., No. 4:15-cv-02404 (S.D. Tex.), Marcus v. J.C. Penney Co., Inc., No. 6:13-cv-00736 (E.D. Tex.), In re Hot Topic, Inc. Sec. Litig., No. 2:13-cv-02939 (C.D. Cal.), Smilovits v. First Solar, Inc., No. 2:12-cv-00555 (D. Ariz.), and In re Goldman Sachs Grp., Inc. Sec. Litig., No. 1:10-cv-03461 (S.D.N.Y.).

Myers has obtained significant recoveries for shareholders in several cases, including: Marcus v. J.C. Penney Co., Inc., No. 13-cv-00736 (E.D. Tex.) ($97.5 million settlement preliminarily approved); In re Hot Topic, Inc. Sec. Litig., No. 2:13-cv-02939 (C.D. Cal.) ($14.9 million recovery); Genesee Cty. Emps.’ Ret. Sys. v. Thornburg Mortg., Inc., No. 1:09-cv-00300 (D.N.M.) ($11.25 million recovery); Goldstein v. Tongxin Int’l Ltd., No. 2:11-cv-00348 (C.D. Cal.) ($3 million recovery); and Lane v. Page, No. Civ-06-1071 (D.N.M.) (pre-merger increase in cash consideration and post-merger cash settlement). 

Myers has been named a “Next Generation Lawyer” by The Legal 500 and was named one of “Five Associates to Watch in 2012” by the Daily Journal. In 2011 and 2010, she was nominated for the San Diego Daily Transcript’s Top Attorney and Young Attorneys awards, respectively. She is a frequent lecturer on securities fraud and corporate governance reform at conferences and events around the world.

Myers earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California at San Diego, with a major in U.S. History and a minor in Political Science. She earned her Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego, where she was a member of the San Diego Law Review and received a CALI Excellence Award in Statutory Interpretation. 

Professional Affiliations

ABA Section of Litigation, Securities Litigation Committee, Class Actions Subcommittee Co-Chair 2017-2018

American Bar Association, Member

Federal Bar Association, Member

San Diego County Bar Association, Member

Honors & Awards

• Next Generation Lawyer, The Legal 500, 2017
• Super Lawyer “Rising Star,” 2015-2017
• “Five Associates to Watch in 2012,” Daily Journal

Practices

Education

University of San Diego, J.D., 2008

• Member, San Diego Law Review
• Received a CALI Excellence Award in Statutory Interpretation

University of California at San Diego, B.A., 1997

Admissions

• California
• United States Courts of Appeals for the Ninth and Tenth Circuits
• United States District Courts for the Northern, Central and Southern Districts of California
• United States District Court for the District of Colorado
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (General Bar)
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan