The practice of Ball Law Offices, P.C. is divided between litigation and transactional legal work.

Litigation

Daniel has been the lead trial counsel in dozens of judge, arbitration and/or jury trials, and he has been the lead litigation counsel in over hundreds of other cases. Daniel also has been part of the litigation teams with other law firms nationwide in class actions and complex litigation.  His experience includes:

Commercial litigation involving antitrust, bankruptcy, business torts, complex business issues, contract disputes, copyright infringment, corporate control issues, declaratory judgment actions, employment and labor, false advertising, financial fraud, franchise disputes, general civil litigation, government contracts, injunction actions, internet domain names, lease litigation, lender liability, mergers and acquisitions, partnerships, real estate, securities fraud, shareholder disputes, trademark infringement, trade secrets, and unfair competition.

Class action counsel in securities and antitrust actions throughout the United States.

Representation of corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, officers, directors, managing members, general and limited partners, investors and shareholders in securities and financial fraud litigation in federal and state courts.

Representation of public customers in securities arbitrations before FINRA (f/ka NASD), the NYSE and AAA.

Representation of stockbrokers, broker-dealers,  investment advisor firms, financial advisors, and unlicensed securities agents in securities investigations, compliance examinations, administrative proceedings and other litigation involving the SEC, FINRA (f/k/a NASD), NYSE, and state securities commissioners and administrative agencies.

Representation of corporations, officers, directors, and stockholders in SEC enforcement investigations and proceedings centering on fraud on the market, insider trading, market manipulation and other securities fraud claims.

Representation of stockbrokers and financial advisors in employment disputes, promissory note cases, injunction actions, nonsolicitation and raiding cases against their former broker-dealer.

Daniel has been engaged by other law firms and their clients from around the United States to represent them in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia courts either as local counsel or lead counsel.   Litigation clients of the firm have included federal and state court judges and other lawyers.

Transactional

Daniel has served as the outside general counsel, legal and business advisor to a broad range of broker-dealers firms, emerging  enterprises, entreprenuers, franchisees and franchisorors,  government contractors, individuals, investment advisor firms, mortgage brokerage firms, private companies,  firms, real estate brokerage firms, and structured settlement companies  in the following areas of practice:

• Broker-Dealer Compliance
  
• Business and Corporate Formations and Structuring
  
• Church Bond Offerings
  
• Commercial Leasing
  
• Contracts
  
• Copyrights
  
• Corporate Governance
  
• Employment and Labor
  
• E-Commerce
  
• Financial Transactions
• Franchise Law
  
• Investment Advisor Regulation
  
• Limited Liability Companies
  
• Mergers and Acquisitions
  
• Partnerships
  
• Securities Offerings: Public and Private
  
• Securities Law
  
• Stock Options
  
• Trademark Prosecutions
  
• Venture Capital Financing