Atty. Daniel F. "Dan" Diffley
Dan Diffley serves as co-chair of Alston & Bird’s Litigation & Trial Practice Group. A courtroom veteran, he focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, including class action defense, insurance matters, products liability, professional malpractice, and other commercial disputes.
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Daniel F. "Dan" Diffley is a business and litigation attorney based in Atlanta, Georgia, practicing at Alston & Bird LLP. Admitted to practice in Georgia, State Bar of Georgia. Educated at Wake Forest University (J.D., 2000) and University of Richmond (BA, 1996). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Litigation (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice: (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Insurance Law (2026). Serands clients in Atlanta, GA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About
- Dan Diffley serves as co-chair of Alston & Bird’s Litigation & Trial Practice Group
- A courtroom veteran, he focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, including class action defense, insurance matters, products liability, professional malpractice, and other commercial disputes
- As lead trial counsel, he has extensive experience representing Fortune 500 companies at trial, arbitration, and every other facet of commercial litigation
- In nearly 20 years of practice, he has experience in a wide range of commercial disputes, including products liability, class actions, breach of contract, real estate, fraud, tax controversy, franchise, misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of fiduciary duty, professional liability and malpractice, insurance coverage, construction, transactional disputes, and estate/trust litigation
- Dan is listed in The Best Lawyers in America©
- He is an experienced trial lawyer and has tried cases in federal and state courts around the country
- In addition, Dan has extensive appellate experience and has represented clients in federal and state appellate courts throughout the country, including the U.S
- Supreme Court
- Dan received his J.D. from the Wake Forest University School of Law in 2000, where he was a member of the Wake Forest Law Review and moot court board
- He received his B.A., magna cum laude, in 1996 from the University of Richmond, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
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Why local counsel matters in Georgia
Practicing law in Georgia. Legal matters in Georgia are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Atlanta are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Georgia state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Georgia brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Georgia courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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