About Dan

Experienced litigator guiding companies of all types through high-stakes disputes

Dan Quigley advises clients in all areas of commercial litigation, handling cases that involve a broad array of matters, including large-scale antitrust, intellectual property (IP), real estate, and business and partnership disputes. He has extensive experience successfully guiding clients through bench and jury trials and arbitrations. He has counseled clients in industries such as:

  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Semi-conductor chip manufacturers
  • Banking
  • Cannabis

Dan is a regular guest speaker for various organizations, including the Federal Bar Association and the State Bar of Arizona Professionalism Program. 

Experience in Action

  • Handles IP disputes, including patent, trademark and copyright litigation.
  • Represents businesses in enforcement of noncompete, nonsolicitation, confidentiality and other restrictive covenant agreements.
  • Represents clients in corporate and commercial disputes, including contract disputes, partnership disputes and commercial torts.

Successes

  • Favorably represented a pharmaceutical company in an antitrust dispute with a venture capital group that acquired a pharmaceutical drug and subsequently increased its price by 500%.
  • Successfully represented a protective armor supplier in a $12 million tortious interference matter involving breach of agreement by a competitor.
  • Represented a cardiovascular medical practice in a dispute against a former partner involving allegations related to business dealings. The matter resulted in a $13 million arbitration award, which was confirmed by the Superior Court.
  • Successfully represented a mortgage lending branch in three-week jury trial resulting in a $4.5 million judgement.
  • Successfully represented publicly traded company in an accounting malpractice dispute resulting in a high eight figure settlement.

Professional Recognitions

  • Chambers USA® (2014-present: Litigation: General Commercial)
  • Arizona Business Magazine‘s Top 100 Lawyers in Arizona, 2020, 2022, 2026
  • Best Lawyers in America® "Lawyer of the Year" (2022: Litigation-Real Estate, 2018: Litigation-Antitrust)
  • Best Lawyers in America® (2010-present: Intellectual Property Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Antitrust, 2023-present: Bet-the-Company Litigation)
  • Martindale Hubbell®AV Preeminent Rating 
  • Southwest Super Lawyers ® (2007-Present Business Litigation)
    • Top 50: Southwest Super Lawyers (2019-2021, 2025, 2026)

Professional & Civic Activities

  • State Bar of Arizona, member
  • Maricopa County Bar Association, member
  • American Bar Association, member
  • Common Sense Institute Arizona, secretary and board member
  • A Found Future, board member
  • Litigation Counsel of America, senior fellow
  • American Bar Foundation, fellow
  • Arizona Superior Court, former judge pro tempore
  • Arizona Supreme Court’s Committee on Examinations, former chair
  • State Bar of Arizona Appointments Committee, former member

Education

Bar Admissions

Court Admissions

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