Daniel Kahn
Global Guide 2024
Band 3 : FCPA
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About
Provided by Daniel Kahn
Practice Areas
Dan is a member of Davis Polk’s White Collar Defense & Investigations practice. He represents companies and individuals in government enforcement matters, conducting internal investigations and in compliance matters. Dan served for 11 years in senior roles at the Department of Justice. At DOJ, Dan was acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division and Chief of the Fraud Section, and Chief of the FCPA Unit. He supervised matters involving the FCPA, money laundering, and digital currency, commodities, securities, healthcare and procurement fraud.
At DOJ, Dan played a central role in developing enforcement policies on the FCPA, corporate enforcement, compliance and monitors. He worked with authorities around the world, and tried a number of cases to verdict.
Dan co-authored a treatise on corporate criminal investigations, and teaches Corporate Criminal Investigations at Harvard Law School and Global Anti-Corruption at Georgetown Law Center.
Chambers Review
Global
Daniel Kahn is a Davis Polk partner based out of its Washington, DC office. As a former head of the FCPA unit at the DOJ, he is held in high regard for his mastery of FCPA-related issues. He is capable of assisting clients with both investigations and trials.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Dan is excellent and clearly an expert on the FCPA. He handles sensitive matters with discretion and is a great partner for businesses to help them understand their risk and set forth options."
"He is a genius."
"Dan is an excellent attorney with excellent judgment. He is very experienced in FCPA with strong substantive knowledge, understanding the nuances of the specialty."
"Dan is excellent and clearly an expert on the FCPA. He handles sensitive matters with discretion and is a great partner for businesses to help them understand their risk and set forth options."
"He is a genius."
"Dan is an excellent attorney with excellent judgment. He is very experienced in FCPA with strong substantive knowledge, understanding the nuances of the specialty."