Daniel Grooms

Practice Areas

Danny is a veteran federal prosecutor with more than 15 years of bench and first-chair trial experience, having served in leadership at virtually every level of the US Department of Justice. Most recently Danny served as chief of the criminal division at the US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, one of the most elite US attorney’s offices in the country, where he was overseeing all criminal investigations and 140 assistant US attorneys. Danny was previously also chief of the office’s national security and international crime unit, as well as its narcotics unit. He has served in multiple senior roles at the Department of Justice, including as senior counselor to the assistant attorney general of the national security division and as an associate deputy attorney general, where he reported directly to the deputy attorney general, and was responsible for a portfolio including all national security, drug and firearms policy and enforcement nationwide.

Danny has strategic insight and deep experience in national security and international law, including cybercrime, sanctions and export enforcement, the Espionage Act and the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), as well as corporate and international anti-corruption enforcement, including FCPA, the Bank Secrecy Act, money laundering, opioid pharmaceutical diversion, RICO and multi-jurisdictional investigations. His extensive knowledge in these areas allows him to assist clients in complex and high-stakes white collar matters and government and internal investigations around the world. Danny began his career in the Department of Justice in 2003 entering the tax division through the Attorney General’s Honors Program, where he investigated and prosecuted cases involving conspiracy, bribery, fraud and other tax and related financial crimes.

Danny applies his broad understanding and holistic approach when managing internal and government investigations and inquiries involving both state and federal agencies, to ensure the rights of his clients are represented at every stage, from inquiry to hearings and all the way through trial. His clients range from high-profile individuals, public and private company executives and individuals involved in highly-publicized disputes and incidents, to domestic and foreign companies of all sizes.