Dan has won trials, secured expedited relief, and succeeded in securing multi-million dollar awards for his clients. He has represented clients ranging from individual inventors to the British Post Office, in cases involving a broad spectrum of technologies, from software, digital imaging, telecommunications and electronics to apparel, aerospace, printing, and materials handling.

He has obtained an "exceptional" case finding after trying a patent case to verdict, obtaining attorneys' fees and punitive damages affirmed on appeal. Dan's practice areas include: Patent litigation, copyright litigation, trademark/trade dress litigation and trade secret litigation with an emphasis on electronics, software, and Internet issues.

Dan chairs Merchant & Gould's Litigation Practice Group.

Dan has been recognized by Chambers USA as one of the Leading Individuals in IP Litigation in Minnesota and is a Minnesota Law & Politics Super Lawyer. He has also achieved an AV peer review rating by Martindale-Hubbell.