In early 2015, CDQ attorneys Daniel G. Dowd and Daniel Durchslag, with co-counsel Michael Manning and Jeffrey Goulder from Stinson Leonard Street, litigated an aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty claim on behalf of their client in a bench trial before Judge Arthur Anderson that lasted nearly two months. This was the second trial…
Read MoreCDQ attorneys Dan Dowd, Dan Durchslag, and Rebecca van Doren participated in a multi-day evidentiary hearing before Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Joshua Rogers in December 2016 challenging the enforceability of restrictive covenants (noncompete, nonsolicitation, nondisclosure) contained in multiple employment agreements.
Read MoreIn November 2016, Dan Dowd, Betsy Lamm and Lauren LaPrade successfully prosecuted a declaratory judgment claim regarding ownership of intellectual property and patent rights in a multi-day bench trial before the Honorable Roger Brodman, Maricopa County Superior Court. Judge Brodman issued a ruling in January 2017 finding in favor of plaintiff on all issues and…
Read MoreIn business litigation between partners involving eighteen separate claims for relief, CDQ attorneys Cindy Albracht-Crogan, Lauren M. LaPrade and Kevin C. Moyer, with co-counsel Jim Schmillen, obtained summary judgment on all eleven claims brought against CDQ’s client and enforcing a pre-litigation settlement agreement between the parties that the plaintiffs sought to invalidate. The ruling effectively…
Read MoreCDQ is pleased to welcome Kaysey Fung as an associate attorney. Kaysey graduated from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law in 2015. While at U of A, Kaysey served as the Articles Editor for the Arizona Journal of International & Comparative Law and won the John G. Hawkins Professionalism Award and…
Read MoreU.S. News and Best Lawyers has selected CDQ as a Tier 1 law firm for Commercial Litigation in the 2017 Edition of “Best Law Firms.” The U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading…
Read MoreCDQ is proud to announce that Dan Quigley has earned the lifetime achievement of being selected as one of America’s Top 100 Attorneys. America’s Top 100 identifies and highlight the accomplishments of the nation’s most esteemed and skilled attorneys in all areas of practice. Only 100 attorneys in each state receive this honor, after being nominated by…
Read MoreAfter a two-month trial to the Honorable Arthur Anderson in a litigation that has spanned a dozen years, CDQ and its co-counsel Stinson Leonard Street obtained an $86 million damage award for their client, real estate investment group 10K, LLC, against Conley Wolfswinkel and WVSV Holdings, LLC. The trial team was led by CDQ’s Dan…
Read MoreCDQ Partner Dan Dowd has been selected as one of the five top leaders in Business and Commercial Litigation in Arizona in the 2016 Edition of AZ Business Leaders. Dan was chosen after a rigorous selection process from a pool of the most innovative entrepreneurs and the best and brightest Arizona business leaders. Over the…
Read MoreCDQ Partners Dan Dowd and Dan Quigley have been selected for the 22nd Edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the practice area of Commercial Litigation, where they have been recognized yearly since 2010. Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. A listing in Best Lawyers is…
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