Daniel Levin represents clients on a wide range of issues involving criminal and civil investigations, internal corporate investigations and complex civil litigation.

Mr. Levin has worked on numerous internal investigations, including investigations involving allegations of accounting irregularities, options backdating, violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and other issues. He has extensive experience with white collar defense and also a wide range of complex civil litigation and has represented clients in securities fraud class actions; intellectual property litigation; advertising disputes; and products liability litigation and arbitrations. His investigative work on behalf of clients includes investigations and/or due diligence involving countries around the world, including: Argentina, Brazil, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Japan, Kenya, Macedonia, Montenegro, Nigeria, Russia, Turkey and the United States.

Government Experience

Prior to joining White & Case LLP, Mr. Levin held a number of positions in the government including:

• Senior Associate Counsel to the President and Legal Adviser to the National Security Council, 2005
• Acting Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel, 2004-2005, where he wrote the replacement opinion concerning the statute prohibiting torture
• Chief of Staff to Attorney General, William Barr, 1991-1993
• Chief of Staff to Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Robert Mueller, 2001-2002
• Assistant US Attorney, Central District of California, 1995-2001, where he prosecuted numerous jury trails, including several multi-month, multi-defendant racketeering trials and the first federal death penalty case in the district in over thirty years
• Trial Attorney, Environmental Crimes Section, Department of Justice, 1987-1988
• Counselor to Attorney General, John Ashcroft, 2001, 2003-2004
• Associate Deputy Attorney General, where he was responsible for national security matters, the Civil Division and the Environment and Natural resources Division
• Counselor to US Attorney for the Northern District of California, Robert Mueller, 1999

Bars and Courts
California State Bar
New York State Bar
District of Columbia Bar
US Supreme Court
admitted to numerous circuit and district courts

Education
JD, University of Chicago Law School, graduated first in class, Mandel Legal Aid Clinic, 1981
BA, Harvard College, Phi Beta Kappa, John Harvard Scholar, Detur Prize, 1978

Speaking Engagements
"Confidential Advice from My Tax Lawyer, Is it Still Protected by the Attorney-Client Privilege and the Work Product Doctrine?" Tax Executive Institute, Washington, DC March 2009 
"The Current Financial Crisis and the Prospects for Legislative and Regulatory Changes in 2009," White & Case, Washington, DC, March 2009
"Justice and the New Administration," American University Law School, Washington, DC, November 2008
"Implementing and Monitoring an Effective Anti-Corruption Compliance Program for Chinese Operations," ACI China Summit on Anti-Corruption, Shanghai, China, July 2008
"How to Conduct Effective Anti-Corruption Due Diligence in M&As in China," ACI China Summit on Anti-Corruption, Shanghai, China, July 2008
"Administration Lawyers and Administration Interrogation Rules," Witness, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Committee on the Judiciary, United States House of Representatives, Washington, DC, June 2008
National Security Law, Justice Department and Related Topics, Harvard Law School, Georgetown Law School, Howard Law School, American University Law School

Languages
English

Citizenship
United States