Daniel Stuart is a skilled and accomplished litigator. Throughout his 15-plus year career, Dan has represented clients in trial courts and at all levels of the appellate process, including in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Dan is also an exceptional legal writer, and he has the final pen on the highest-stakes briefs.
Dan’s areas of practice include commercial litigation, trust litigation, real estate and land use, corporate counseling, contract negotiation and drafting, insurance litigation, and employment disputes. Dan represents plaintiffs and defendants in courtrooms and administrative proceedings across many industries, including sports, retail, fashion, technology, consumer products, and energy. He also regularly handles land use and real estate matters, from negotiating and drafting commercial leases to make-or-break zoning battles. Dan also serves as a mediator for commercial disputes.
Prior to joining Marcus & Shapira in 2015, Dan worked for prestigious multinational law firms in Washington, D.C. and New York. Dan served as an Adjunct Professor of Scholarly Writing at The George Washington University Law School, and he has also worked for The Honorable Richard J. Leon and The Honorable Ellen S. Huvelle of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
Dan was born and raised in Pittsburgh and earned a Global and Strategic Business Management degree from Penn State University. He graduated Order of the Coif from The George Washington University Law School, where he was a member of the Law Review and Moot Court Board. Dan lives in Fox Chapel with his wife and their three kids.
- Business Disputes & Litigation
- Appellate Litigation
- Trust & Estate Litigation
- Employment Litigation
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Partnership Disputes
- Real Estate and Land Use
- Strategic Corporate Counseling
- Contract Disputes
- False Advertising & Unfair Competition Litigation
- Insurance Litigation
- Pennsylvania
- Virginia
- Washington, D.C.
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
- Venable LLP, New York
- Arnold & Porter LLP, Washington, D.C.
- George Washington University Law School, J.D., 2009
- Penn State University, Global and Strategic Business Management with highest distinction, 2006
- Obtained summary judgment and other pre-trial victories for Giant Eagle in wide-ranging litigation brought by independent retailers alleging federal and state law claims;
- Obtained judgment against sublessee relating to termination of sublease, with decision affirmed by the Third Circuit;
- Successful representation of GetGo in opposing proposed reversal of oil pipeline at both the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;
- Defended Giant Eagle pharmacies in national Opioids litigation, the largest multidistrict litigation in U.S. history;
- Successful pre-trial and trial outcomes in defense of age discrimination claims brought by former employee in athletic department of major university;
- Successful representation of local residents in opposing development of a new hospital on residentially-zoned property;
- Full dismissal of class action RICO lawsuit brought by hospitals against pharmacies;
- Dismissal of claims against Giant Eagle arising from parking lot shooting, and subsequent victory in litigation for indemnification and attorneys’ fees;
- Successful motion to compel arbitration in dispute over fire in data storage facility in California;
- Victory at Pennsylvania Superior Court in case upholding fiduciary exception to attorney-client privilege as part of ongoing representation of estate of trust beneficiary in litigation involving a trust worth over $600 million;
- Successful representation of trustees of charitable trust in dispute with multinational bank relating to issues of Grantor intent, which included successfully overturning trial court decision on appeal and eventual split of Trust;
- Full dismissal of class action complaint alleging unfair trade practices, breach of contract, and unjust enrichment against a regional grocery store chain.
Ongoing representations
- Representing Giant Eagle in claims worth tens of millions of dollars relating to insurance coverage for national opioid litigation;
- Representing University of Pittsburgh in multi-forum dispute against Marshall University relating to cancelled 2020 college football game;
- Representing estate of beneficiary of $600 million+ trust in lawsuit against national bank and trustees;
- Representing Giant Eagle in defense of wrongful death lawsuit arising out of criminal attack in shopping center parking lot;
- Representing data storage center in multi-million dollar arbitration;
- Ongoing representation of major university in employment and other matters, including litigation and internal investigations.