Daniel S. Meyers
Associate
Kelley Stubbs
212.508.6111
Daniel S. Meyers maintains a diverse litigation practice primarily focusing on international and cross-border matters. Mr. Meyers has familiarity with recurring issues in international and cross-border litigation and arbitration, including subject matter and personal jurisdiction, the doctrine of forum non conveniens, forum selection agreements, choice of law, international comity, cross-border discovery, and the recognition and enforcement of arbitration agreements, arbitral awards and foreign judgments.
Mr. Meyers has litigated complex commercial disputes involving contract, tort, and banking law, the enforcement of arbitration agreements, and claims arising under federal statutes. He has also litigated disputes concerning federal and state constitutional law, including the Due Process, Equal Protection, Takings, Supremacy, and Full Faith and Credit Clauses.
Mr. Meyers also represents individuals and companies in criminal and regulatory investigations involving federal trade sanctions regulations, and securities and tax laws.
Mr. Meyers has been lead counsel representing applicants for asylum in administrative proceedings before the Justice Department's Executive Office for Immigration Review. In that capacity, he has conducted hearings involving examinations of witnesses and oral argument on the merits of asylum applications.
Representative Matters
The Bank of New York v. Norilsk Nickel, 14 A.D.3d 140, 789 N.Y.S.2d 95; Supreme Court of the State of New York, Member of team representing party winning summary judgment in an interpleader case involving federal pre-emption of state law and title to certain wire transfers. The wire transfers were blocked pursuant to the treasury department's Yugoslavian asset-blocking regulations and later attached pursuant to private civil process. On appeal after remand, the appellate division also awarded the full amount of damages sought, including attorney's fees. The Bank of New York v. Norilsk Nickel, 26 A.D.2d 301, 810 N.Y.S.2d 32; 1st Dep't 2006.
Burnett v. Al Baraka Inv. & Dev. Corp., S.D.N.Y. Member of team representing an individual defendant in consolidated actions arising out of the 9/11 attacks. The case involves issues of personal jurisdiction and issues arising under the Anti-terrorism Act, the Alien Tort Statute and other federal statutes.
In re New Cap Ins. Ltd., S.D.N.Y. Member of team winning affirmance on appeal from an order of the Bankruptcy Court. The case involved parallel proceedings in Australia, Pennsylvania and New York, issues of international judgment recognition, and anti-suit injunctions.
Sokol Holdings, Inc. v. BMB Munai, Inc., S.D.N.Y. Member of team representing an entity from the Republic of Kazakhstan sued by American and New Zealand plaintiffs over the ownership of rights to explore and develop oil and gas fields in Kazakhstan. The case involves issues of personal jurisdiction, the doctrine of forum non conveniens, and the enforcement of arbitration agreements.
Member of team representing a foreign film distribution company in arbitration concerning a contractual dispute arising out of a motion picture license agreement.
Member of team representing a foreign bank in a proceeding brought by FinCEN involving allegations of money laundering and the constitutionality of the USA PATRIOT Act.
Member of team conducting an internal investigation into allegations of foreign commercial bribery by employees of a private equity fund and officials of a foreign government.
Member of team representing an individual in a grand jury investigation and related civil litigation involving allegations of fraudulent tax shelters.
Member of team representing an individual in a grand jury investigation involving alleged violations of the Iranian Transactions Regulations (31 C.F.R. Part 560).
Member of team representing Malaysian company in dispute with American manufacturer over the supply of goods in Qatar.
Publications and Speeches
Author, "Reconsidering The Arbitration Awards Concerning The 2001 Economic Crisis In Argentina And The Customary International Law Defense Of Necessity," 23-7 Mealey's Intl. Arb. Rep. 13, 2008
Author, "The Transatlantic Divide Over the Implementation and Enforcement of Security Council Resolutions," 38 Cal. W. Int'l L.J.255, 2008
Co-author, "Blocked Wire Transfers: Can Funds Be Attached? Who Has Title?," 1 Journal of Payment Systems Law 156, 2005
Education
LL.M., International Legal Studies, New York University School of Law, 2008
J.D., New York University School of Law, 2003
B.A., cum laude, University of Rochester, 2000
Bar Admissions
New York
Affiliations
New York State Bar Association
American Society of International Law (Interest Group Memberships: Dispute Resolution, International Law in Domestic Courts, Private International Law)
Languages
Conversational Spanish