Daniel S. Kahn
Former senior DOJ official with more than two decades of experience in criminal and regulatory investigations. Headed DOJ’s Fraud Section and FCPA Unit.
Dan represents companies and individuals in government enforcement matters, internal investigations and compliance matters, and has secured numerous favorable resolutions for clients with various enforcement authorities.
He is ranked in Band 1 for his FCPA work by Chambers USA, which also recognizes him for White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations.
Dan served for 11 years in senior roles at DOJ, including as Chief of the Fraud Section and the FCPA Unit. The Wall Street Journal described him as DOJ’s “most recognizable expert on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.” At DOJ, he supervised matters involving the FCPA, money laundering, and commodities, securities, healthcare and procurement fraud, and played a central role in developing enforcement policies on the FCPA, corporate enforcement, and compliance.
Dan co-authored a treatise on corporate investigations, and teaches corporate investigations at Harvard Law School and anti-corruption at Georgetown Law Center.
Experience
- Resolved an FCPA matter with DOJ and SEC involving a multi-national aviation company
- Secured an FCPA opinion release from DOJ for a global fiber optic cable company involving demands for potentially improper payments in Southeast Asia
- A global defense company in an FCPA investigation by DOJ
- Resolved a financial institution in connection with a CFTC investigation into swap dealer reporting issues
- A multi-national electronics company in connection with a DOJ False Claims Act investigation
- A publicly traded mining company in connection with a securities fraud and insider trading DOJ and SEC investigation
- A healthcare company in connection with DOJ and SEC investigation into potential FCPA violations
- Multiple pharmaceutical companies in FCPA investigations by DOJ and SEC
- A publicly traded healthcare company in connection with a DOJ civil and criminal investigation into potential Anti-Kickback Statute and False Claims Act violations
- A board of a multinational automobile maker concerning potential governance issues
- A retail company in connection with compliance with a Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act matter with DOJ
- A publicly traded company concerning a DOJ investigation into short-selling and manipulative trading
- A special committee of the board of a publicly traded telecommunications company concerning potential governance issues and fraud by management
- The board of a public international organization concerning allegations of misconduct by a senior executive
- A publicly traded multinational defense contractor in connection with a DOJ investigation into potential False Claims Act violations
- A multinational publicly traded technology company in connection with potential FCPA violations and fraud
- A global financial institution in investigations by multiple U.S. regulators for potential anti-money laundering violations
- A global consulting firm in connection with potential FCPA violations
- Served as a testifying anti-corruption expert witness for a multinational energy company in an arbitration against a Latin American government
- A corporate executive concerning an antitrust investigation
- A corporate executive in a healthcare fraud investigation
- Multiple corporate executives in connection with DOJ and SEC investigations into potential FCPA violations
- A global communications company in an internal investigation into allegations related to governance and revenue recognition issues
Insights
News
Recognition
Chambers USA – FCPA, Band 1
Chambers USA – White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations, District of Columbia
CFTC Chairman’s Award for Regulatory Excellence, 2020
FBI Outstanding Service Award, 2019
Assistant Attorney General’s Award for Exceptional Service, 2017 and 2015
Assistant Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service, 2012
Education
- cum laude
- summa cum laude
Prior experience
- Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2021
- Acting Chief, Fraud Section, U.S. Department of Justice, 2020-2021
- Senior Deputy Chief, Fraud Section, U.S. Department of Justice, 2019-2020
- Chief, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Unit, U.S. Department of Justice, 2016-2019
- Assistant Chief, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Unit, U.S. Department of Justice, 2013-2016
- Trial Attorney, Fraud Section, U.S. Department of Justice, 2010-2013
Qualifications and admissions
- District of Columbia
- State of New York