Daniel Schubert

Practice Areas

Daniel Schubert concentrates his practice on white collar and regulatory enforcement matters, with extensive experience representing financial institutions, trading firms, accounting firms, corporations and individuals in a broad range of complex litigation, regulatory and enforcement matters. Mr. Schubert was selected for inclusion in the Global Investigations Review's "40 Under 40" List in 2014, which recognizes the world's leading investigations lawyers under the age of 40.

Mr. Schubert regularly appears before the SEC, FINRA, DOJ, CFTC, PCAOB, state attorneys general, and other federal and state regulators. He has deep experience in both the financial services and accounting sectors, and regularly represents both institutions and individuals in their highest-stakes enforcement matters. His recent matters have related to (among other things):

Financial Services

-valuation of complex financial instruments;

-market manipulation and “spoofing”;

-best execution;

-insider trading;

-anti-bribery and corruption;

-whistleblowing matters;

-conflicts of interest; and

-structured products.

Accounting and Auditing

-sufficiency of audit procedures and audit evidence;

-valuation of complex financial products and derivatives;

-valuation of portfolio companies and investments;

-revenue recognition;

-non-audit services and Audit Committee pre-approval; and

-personal independence matters; and

-other independence-related issues.

In addition, Mr. Schubert also regularly counsels financial and other institutions in connection with cybersecurity, data breach and related government investigations. Among other things, Mr. Schubert has represented institutions in cyber matters in connection with inquiries by the DOJ, SEC, various state attorneys general, federal and state banking regulators, and Congress, and regularly advises on both controls and disclosure-related matters in the cyber arena.

Learn more at: https://www.wilmerhale.com/en/people/daniel-schubert

Personal

JD, Georgetown University Law Center, 2002

BA, History, Cornell University, 1999