Daniel Clarke is an associate in Quinn Emanuel’s Los Angeles office. He joined the firm in 2024. Before joining the firm, Daniel served as a judicial law clerk for Judge R. Gary Klausner at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. While attending law school, Daniel externed for Judge John B. Owens on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and Judge Linda Lopez at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.
Daniel has a background in accounting and finance through his prior employment in the M&A and accounting policy departments at MUFG Union Bank. In addition to being admitted to the State Bar of California, Daniel is licensed by the California Board of Accountancy to practice as a certified public accountant.
- LMU Loyola Law School
(J.D., magna cum laude, 2023)- Order of the Coif
- Scott Moot Court Competition:
- Best Oralist
- ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition:
- Regional Finalist
- University of California, Santa Cruz
(B.A., Business Management Economics, 2011)
The State Bar of California
- Mandarin
- Law Clerk for the Honorable R. Gary Klausner:
- United States District Court for the Central District of California, 2023-2024