International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced today that Daniel L. Stein has joined the Firm as Co-Head of the global White Collar Defense, Regulatory and Investigations practice, based in Weil’s New York office. Dan joins Weil from the New York office of Mayer Brown, where he was a co-leader of the firm’s White Collar Defense & Compliance group. 

“Dan is both a nationally recognized white collar defense lawyer and a former federal prosecutor who brings a wealth of valuable experience to our clients,” said Weil Executive Partner Barry Wolf.  “Dan’s impressive record of success in the most complex, high-stakes litigation and investigations will be an enormous asset to the Firm, and we are delighted to welcome him to Weil.”

“Dan joins us at an exciting time as we continue to expand our capabilities in key areas of litigation,” said Jonathan Polkes, Co-Chair of Weil’s global Litigation Department. “A savvy, first-chair litigator with broad market knowledge, Dan brings a sophisticated ability to advise clients across a range of issues both in and out of the courtroom.”

A former federal prosecutor, Dan has extensive experience in regulatory enforcement, government and internal investigations, white collar criminal defense and complex civil litigation. He advises financial services firms and other corporate clients, as well as individual clients, in a range of complex issues, including US Securities Exchange Commission and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority investigations and enforcement actions.

Dan previously served for a decade in the US Attorney’s Office in Manhattan, with two terms of duty. Most recently, he was Chief of the Criminal Division for the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), where he oversaw all of the SDNY’s criminal prosecutions and investigations, including those involving securities fraud, insider trading, public corruption, foreign corrupt practices, criminal tax offenses, money laundering, economic sanctions, cybercrime, narcotics trafficking, violent crimes and terrorism. Between his roles with the SDNY, Dan spent several years in private practice, where he handled criminal and regulatory matters for a number of major financial institutions and other clients.

“It’s a great pleasure to join Weil’s highly regarded White Collar practice and to become part of the Firm’s world-class team of litigators,” Dan said. “I look forward to helping Weil’s sophisticated global clients successfully navigate their most complex and high-stakes matters.”