Danny Gifford is an associate in Cohen Milstein’s Antitrust practice. In this role, Danny represents a broad range of individuals and businesses in civil litigation, with a focus on multi-district class actions and antitrust litigation.
Prior to joining Cohen Milstein, Danny clerked for the Honorable Pamela A. Harris of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the Honorable Sidney H. Stein of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Danny earned his B.A. from Stanford University and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He earned his J.D. from Yale Law School, where he was an editor of the Yale Law Journal and co-director of Yale Law School’s Capital Assistance Project.
Prior to law school, Danny was a JusticeCorps Fellow at the San Mateo Superior Court Self-Help Center in Redwood City, California, where he taught low-income, pro se litigants how to navigate the stages and procedures of California family law.
- New York
- Yale Law School, J.D., 2020
- Stanford University, B.A., 2016
- Law Clerk, the Hon. Pamela A. Harris, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (2022 – 2023)
- Law Clerk, the Hon. Sidney H. Stein, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (2020 – 2021)
Current Cases
UFC MMA Fighters Antitrust Litigation
Cung Le, et al v. Zuffa, LLC, d/b/a Ultimate Fighting Championship (D. Nev.): Cohen Milstein is co-lead counsel in this certified wage suppression class action, representing mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters who allege that UFC unlawfully monopolized the MMA market by, among other things, locking up fighters in exclusive contracts and acquiring MMA rivals. On March 20, 2024, parties reached a landmark $335 million settlement agreement.