Dan Ackman has successfully represented New York City's taxi drivers in a series of
civil rights actions against the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC). His cases have resulted in a state court order opening the TLC courts to the public; a federal court ruling that TLC courts systemically deprived taxi drivers of their constitutional rights; an order that former Mayor Giuliani testify to explain his role in the TLC's "Operation Refusal" program; and a $7 million judgment for cabbies victimized by Operation Refusal. This judgment was the first ever in federal court judgment on behalf of taxi drivers against the TLC and far and away the largest such judgment in any court. Dan is currently heading class action lawsuits on behalf of taxi drivers who have had their licenses illegally suspended or revoked.
Dan is also experienced in securities and commercial litigation and has won more than $3 million in judgments in commercial actions, including in claims against Donald Trump and Rudolph Giuliani.
Dan has written widely about
law and
other subjects for the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The American Lawyer, Forbes.com, Slate, the New York Post, the Daily News and other publications. He has been profiled in The American Lawyer and the Times.
He is a member of the bar of the State of New York, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.
CONTACT: e-mail d.ackmanATcomcast.net || tel : 917-282-8178
