Atty. Daniel P. Chiplock
The Chair of the firm’s Securities & Financial Fraud practice group and a senior partner in Lieff Cabraser’s New York office, Daniel Chiplock focuses his practice on financial and consumer fraud cases. Daniel has played an active role in most of the firm’s financial cases over the last two decades, including litigation against Bank of America, McKesson, Qwest, and Tyco, in which he represented both large public pension funds and mutual funds that sustained investment losses in the hundreds of millions of dollars as a result of corporate misconduct.
Consumer Protection & More Attorney · Serving New York, NY · 25+ Years Experience
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About Daniel P. Chiplock at a Glance
Daniel P. Chiplock is a Partner based in New York, New York, practicing at Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP. They have 25+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2001. Their practice focuses on securities and consumer. Admitted to practice in New York (2001), New York State Supreme Court (2001), U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York (2001), and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (2001). Educated at Stanford Law School, Stanford, California (J.D., 2000) and Columbia University, New York, New York (B.A. Summa, 1994). Serves clients in New York, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About Daniel P. Chiplock
- The Chair of the firm’s Securities & Financial Fraud practice group and a senior partner in Lieff Cabraser’s New York office, Daniel Chiplock focuses his practice on financial and consumer fraud cases
- Daniel has played an active role in most of the firm’s financial cases over the last two decades, including litigation against Bank of America, McKesson, Qwest, and Tyco, in which he represented both large public pension funds and mutual funds that sustained investment losses in the hundreds of millions of dollars as a result of corporate misconduct
- More recently, Daniel led the firm’s multi-year investigation and litigation concerning overcharges in custodial foreign currency exchange (FX) transactions by banks such as BNY Mellon and State Street
- Of Daniel’s and co-counsel’s efforts In the BNY Mellon litigation, which resulted in more than $500 million in recoveries for pension funds and other custodial customers, Judge Lewis A. Kaplan stated: “This really was an extraordinary case in which plaintiff’s counsel performed...an extraordinary service
- They did a wonderful job in this case. . .
- This was an outrageous wrong committed ... and plaintiffs’ counsel deserve a world of credit for taking it on, for running the risk, for financing it and doing a great job.” Daniel has also been heavily involved in several shareholder derivative lawsuits led by the firm, including cases against Broadcom and Cablevision for backdating stock options awards to company executives
- On the consumer front, Daniel has represented New York consumers overcharged by deceptive trade practices by Microsoft Corporation, as well as customers victimized by the practice of numerous national banks of reordering check payments in order to charge excessive overdraft fees
- Daniel is also active in the firm’s SEC Whistleblower practice, currently overseeing several large confidential filings before the SEC
- Earlier in his career, Daniel represented patients who suffered heart attacks or strokes, and the families of loved ones who died, after having being prescribed the arthritis and pain medication Vioxx
- Daniel also successfully represented several individuals who sustained life-threatening injuries as a result of ingesting the Fen-Phen diet drug combination
- On a pro bono basis, as part of Trial Lawyers Care (a project of the American Association for Justice), Daniel represented several individuals, including an injured firefighter, in appeal hearings before the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund
- In one case, Daniel’s advocacy resulted in an award that was more than 50 times greater than that which was determined prior to his client’s appeal
- Also on a pro bono basis, Daniel has authored and/or coordinated numerous amicus briefs in cases on appeal before the United States Supreme Court and various Courts of Appeal on issues of particular concern to investors, securities regulators, and campaign finance reform advocates
- Daniel’s amicus briefs have been endorsed and co-signed by numerous U.S
- Senators and former SEC Commissioners and officials
- Daniel has served on the Executive Committee of the National Association of Shareholder and Consumer Attorneys, and is an active member of numerous other professional organizations, including Public Justice, the American Association for Justice, and the American Constitution Society for Law & Policy
- In 2021, Daniel won a Certificate of Recognition from the American Association for Justice
- The rarely-given award acknowledges AAJ members who have made important and unique contributions to the organization through membership, education, leadership, and/or fundraising to sustain and strengthen the AAJ
- Classes/Seminars •Panelist, “Securing Our Markets: The Essential Role of Public Funds,” NCPERS 2023 Fall Conference, October 2023 •Panelist, “Fraud on the Market,” Federal Bar Council, February 2014 Honors & Awards •“Lawdragon 500 Global Plaintiff Lawyers,” Lawdragon, 2024-2026 •“Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America,” Lawdragon, 2025, 2026 •“Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers in America,” Lawdragon, 2020-2026 •“Super Lawyer for New York Metro,” Super Lawyers, 2016-2025 •Certificate of Recognition, American Association for Justice, 2021 •“Keck Award for Public Service,” Stanford Law School, 2000 In the News •April 24, 2026 19 Lieff Cabraser Lawyers Named to the 2026 “Lawdragon 500 Global Plaintiff Lawyers” Guide •March 27, 2026 Twenty-Three Lieff Cabraser Attorneys Named to Lawdragon’s “500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers” List for 2026 •October 30, 2025 21 Lieff Cabraser Attorneys Selected as 2025 New York Metro Super Lawyers and Rising Stars •September 8, 2025 Twenty-Seven Lieff Cabraser Partners Named to 2026 “Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America” List •June 6, 2025 Twenty-Four Lieff Cabraser Attorneys Named to Lawdragon’s “500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers” List for 2025
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Selecting an attorney is one of the most consequential decisions you can make when a legal matter arises. Below are the core qualities that distinguish Daniel P. Chiplock's practice in the field of securities and consumer.
Decade-Tested Legal Experience
Daniel P. Chiplock brings 25+ years of hands-on legal practice — enough to have navigated the recurring fact patterns, procedural traps, and negotiation dynamics that shape case outcomes.
Multi-State Bar Admission
Licensed in New York, New York State Supreme Court, and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, Daniel P. Chiplock can represent clients in cases that span state lines or require counsel in multiple jurisdictions.
Broad Practice Area Coverage
Covering securities and consumer, Daniel P. Chiplock can address the full spectrum of a client's legal needs without requiring referrals to separate specialists for each issue.
Local Presence in New York
A New York-based practice means Daniel P. Chiplock attends hearings in the same courthouses, knows the local clerks, and understands the unwritten scheduling norms that affect every case filed here.
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