Daniel Oakes

Practice Areas

Daniel (Dan) Oakes guides clients through a host of challenging competition issues, including complex multidistrict and class action litigation, high-stakes criminal and other governmental investigations, and merger analysis amid the ever-changing landscape of antitrust law.

Recognized as a leading antitrust practitioner by The Legal 500 United States, Dan takes a client-centered, analytical approach to defending companies and individuals against a range of Sherman Act Section 1 and Section 2 claims, including cartel, monopolization, no-poach, and other conspiracy allegations, as well as state competition claims.

Dan advises clients in criminal investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the Competition Bureau of Canada, and the European Commission and regularly responds to civil demands by the DOJ and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). He has helped to persuade authorities to close investigations without taking enforcement action and has also helped clients through the process of securing leniency protection.

Additionally, Dan has counseled many clients on a wide range of issues including analysis of potential mergers, transactions, business practices, and antitrust compliance. In mergers, Dan has coordinated responses to several second requests. He has also represented multiple clients in responding to government and third-party subpoenas and navigating merger litigation.

With an ability to pivot with precision when dynamic complexities arise, Dan represents clients across a broad range of industries, including food and beverage, defense, technology, advertising, distribution, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, automobile parts, healthcare, and insurance. He leverages his past work experience as a managing analyst at consulting firm Compass Lexecon to craft legal arguments that are backed by a thorough economic analysis of the competitive landscape of these sectors.