Daniella A. Schmidt

Prior to joining the firm, Daniella’s practice focused on a wide variety of commercial litigation matters, white-collar investigations and regulatory defense matters for high-profile clients across a variety of industries. Daniella has advised clients on a number of topics including securities fraud, anti-trust laws, contract disputes, employment matters, first amendment law, and complex commercial transactions.

Daniella’s background includes robust public service and pro bono work. She served as a Senior Attorney at the Brooklyn Defender Services on behalf of parents against unreasonable state intervention, where she focused, in part, on the organization's pro bono partnerships and was a member of the Early Defense Team and the attorney litigation training team. Her pro bono practice focuses on LGBTQ rights, gun violence, human rights, workers’ rights and women’s rights, immigration and asylum hearings, and family defense work.