Daniel Eric Lust

Daniel E. Lust focuses his practice on transportation, premises, and construction matters, including high-exposure incidents involving fatalities and other catastrophic injuries. With substantial experience wielding legal tech, Dan has built countless successful defenses using information captured from plaintiffs’ social media or technological footprint, finding the digital “needle in the haystack” to crack open difficult cases. Dan’s colleagues frequently have asked him to step in to lead complex digital research or investigative efforts, and he has educated the legal community on the latest issues in tech through his position as co-chair of the Tech Law Committee of the Westchester County Bar Associations, as well as through publications for the American Bar Association, New York Law Journal, and New York Business Journal. He has also presented educational seminars before the New York State Judicial Institute, New York State Bar Association, New York City Bar Association, and other organizations.

In addition, Dan has extensive experience in the sports realm having worked years between the New York Giants in Public Relations and the Legal Department of SFX Baseball Agency. Dan is widely regarded as an authority on sports law and legal issues pertaining to the business of major league sports given his unique background. He regularly publishes on Goldberg Segalla’s award-winning Sports and Entertainment Law Insider where thousands have read his articles and has been interviewed on sports radio programs across the country including but not limited to New Orleans, Dallas, Atlanta, Portland, Indiana, Boston, Kansas City, Washington DC, Memphis, and Houston, among others.

Experience Highlights

Sports Law and Litigation

Goldberg Segalla represents numerous major-league sports organizations and franchises, including members of the NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL. As a member of the firm’s Sports and Entertainment practice, a regular contributor to the firm’s Sports and Entertainment Law Insider blog, and a recognized commentator on complex sports law issues, Dan has earned a reputation for his insight into the legal issues behind the biggest headlines in the sports world. He has shared his insights in interviews with major radio programs and popular podcasts including ESPN Memphis 92.9, Rip City Radio 620 (NBC Sports Portland), SB Nation, 92.9 The Game (Atlanta), 104.5 ESPN Baton Rouge, and 1070 ESPN The Fan (Indiana). His work has also been featured by The Dan Le Batard Show, Darren Rovell, and others.

While in law school, Dan was a legal intern focusing on Major League Baseball arbitration with the SFX Baseball Agency and the Excalibur Sports Group. Before beginning his legal career, Dan spent four years as a public-relations coordinator for the New York Giants.

E-Discovery, Social Media, and Wearable Technologies

Dan is exceptionally experienced in e-discovery and in building defenses around information gleaned from social media, cell phones, wearable technologies, and smart devices. Dan is recognized an authority in this area and frequently assists his colleagues in various practice groups across Goldberg Segalla’s national footprint with diverse matters involving e-discovery and evolving technologies.

Dan has published and presented widely on emerging issues in this field. In 2019, Dan was among a handful of Goldberg Segalla attorneys who helped the New York State Bar Association produce and deliver a series of videos discussing core social-media platforms. Geared toward other attorneys, these videos cover history and basic uses of the platforms as well as potential ethics issues and tips on how to tap the platforms’ powers to boost your professional network, personal brand, and legal practice.

Honors & Awards

Martindale-Hubbell Judicial and Peer Review Rating: AV Preeminent

New York Metro Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2019

Publications & Events

Publications

•Contributor, Goldberg Segalla’s Sports and Entertainment Law Insider blog, read Dan’s blog posts here
•Quoted in “ Could UFC Be Liable if Coronavirus Spreads at UFC Events? ” Bloody Elbow, March 25, 2020
•“What’s Puzzling About the Kobe Bryant Wrongful Death Suit, ” Law360, March 16, 2020
•Discusses Coronavirus Sports Impact with FOX Sports Radio, March 15, 2020
•“Collegiate Licensing, ” (Author), The Licensing Journal, January 2020
•“(Anti)-Trust the Process: Is the NCAA Legally Permitted to Ban Schools? ” (Author), LawInSport, November 1, 2019
•“The Impending Durant-Warriors Lawsuit That No One Is Talking About, ” Sports and Entertainment Law Insider, June 27, 2019
•“The Perils of Assuming an Unknown Risk: The Anatomy of a $1 Billion Dollar Durant-Warriors Lawsuit, ” Sports and Entertainment Law Insider, June 21, 2019
•Social Media Ethics Guidelines (contributing committee member), Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association, June 20, 2019
•“New York Courts Are Finally Leveraging the Pandora’s Box of Social Media, ” New York Business Journal, March 3, 2019
•“What is Snapchat? ” New York State Bar Association [Video file], August 13, 2018
•“Snapchat Facts ” New York State Bar Association [Video file], August 13, 2018
•“Snapchat vs. Other Social Media Platforms ” New York State Bar Association [Video file], August 13, 2018
•“3 Ways Attorneys can Face Snapchat Ethical Issues ” New York State Bar Association [Video file], August 13, 2018
•“Ghost of Snapchat Past: Pairing Social Media Legal Ethics with New and Future Functionalities, ” ABA/BNA Lawyers’ Manual on Professional Conduct, April 5, 2017
•“Social Media Investigations: Digging Deep, or Just Scratching the Surface? ” New York Law Journal, October 3, 2016

Presentations

•“Social Media Landscape and New Technologies” New York City Bar Association, New York, NY, September, 19, 2019
•“Emerging Tech and the Law: Here Comes The White Elephant,” NYS Judicial Institute, White Plains, NY, June 25, 2019
•“Social Media Law: Year in Review, ” New York State Judicial Institute, February 14, 2019
•“Social Media 101, ” New York State Judicial Institute New Judges Seminar, White Plains, NY, January 9, 2019
•“Social Media Blitz: Going on the Offensive With a Smothering Defense,” CLE, January 25, 2018
•“Social Media and the Practice of Law,” New York City Bar Association, New York, NY, September 20, 2018
•“Social Media and the Practice of Law: Ethical Implications and a How-To Guide,” New York Bar, New York City, NY, September 14, 2017

Interviews

•FOX Sports Sunday with Beyer and Torres, March 15, 2020
•Fox Sports Radio with Jason McIntyre, September 21, 2019
•SiriusXM Pac-12 Network, September 2019
•Tony Bruno Show, August 2019
•ESPN Memphis 92.9, July 3, 2019
•Rip City Radio 620, NBC Sports Portland, July 3, 2019
•SB Nation (Boston-Dallas-Houston), July 3, 2019
•“TNS Hour 3: Reset The Deck & Interview With Dan Lust, ” 92.9 The Game (Atlanta), July 2, 2019
•980 The Team with Brian Mitchell (Washington, D.C.), July 2, 2019
•“Daniel Lust talks Kevin Durant’s $1B lawsuit against the Warriors, ” 5 ESPN Baton Rouge, July 1, 2019
•“Where there’s smoke there’s something brewing in the background,” 1070 The Team (Indiana), July 1, 2019
•(Almost) Entirely Sports with Joshua Brisco, Sports Radio 810 (Kansas City), June 28, 2019
•“Social Media Investigations, ” Timely Notice, June 2019

Featured

•The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz, June 30, 2019
•“If Kevin Durant sues the Warriors, it could be the biggest compensatory damages case in history, writes @dlustesq, ” Darren Rovell (Twitter), June 27, 2019

Podcasts

•Contributor, “ Technology, Risk, and the Law (TRL), ” Timely Notice , March, 17, 2020
•Contributor, “ Online Sports Gambling, ” Timely Notice , October 22, 2019
•Contributor, “ Athletes & Fraudulent Diagnoses, ” Timely Notice , August 14, 2019
•Contributor, “ Social Media Investigation, ” Timely Notice , June 4, 2019

Recent Insights

Daniel E. Lust Discusses Coronavirus Sports Impact with FOX Sports Radio

March 19, 2020

Daniel E. Lust Discusses California’s Fair Pay to Play Act and the NCAA

February 25, 2020

Daniel Lust Named Inaugural Co-Chair of Tech Law Committee for the Westchester County Bar Association

October 30, 2019

36 Goldberg Segalla Attorneys Featured in 2019 New York Metro Super Lawyers

September 12, 2019

New York Courts Are Finally Leveraging the Pandora's Box of Social Media, New York Business Journal

March 3, 2019

GS Attorneys Deliver NYSBA Social Media Masterclass

January 28, 2019