Daniel Benjamin Chammas

A partner at the Los Angeles office of Ford Harrison, LLP, attorney Daniel Chammas has broad experience in employment law and class action defense. As a member of Venable’s Labor and Employment Practice Group, he represents media production studios, major consumer goods and services providers, and other companies against consumer class actions and an extensive range of employment claims, from sexual harassment to unpaid wages. Daniel Chammas also advises clients in various employment matters, such as leave and disability guidelines, wage and hour law compliance, and employee dismissal.

Prior to joining Venable, Dan Chammas spent 17 years handling employment law and class action suits at Venable LLP and McDermott Will & Emery LLP. Over the course of his career, he has defeated class certification or achieved favorable resolution in all manner of employment disputes. Daniel Chammas has successfully defended clients in such notable class actions as a disability discrimination suit brought by the Department of Fair Employment and Housing and an alleged wage and hour violation claim against a multinational wireless tracking company tried before the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Before beginning his career, Dan Chammas graduated summa cum laude from UCLA with a BA in political science and earned a JD from Stanford University Law School.