Drawing on 30 years of experience as a litigator, Daniel A. Braun focuses his practice on complex criminal, regulatory, and administrative investigations.
Dan represents corporate clients and individuals in matters often involving allegations of market misconduct, foreign bribery and corruption, money laundering, sanctions violations, fraud, and violations of antitrust law. He has extensive experience in cross-border investigations and has led internal investigations for clients involving conduct in the U.S., Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. Dan conducts risk assessments and provides advice regarding the design and implementation of compliance policies and remedial measures.
Dan maintains an active pro bono practice, assisting clients in death penalty habeas litigation, immigration and asylum proceedings, and advocating for domestic violence and human trafficking victims.
Prior to returning to private practice, Dan served as the Deputy Chief for Litigation in the Fraud Section of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), where he oversaw a team of 30 prosecutors and staff, and directed global investigations relating to benchmark interest rates, foreign exchange, and other financial markets and products. He also served as the Deputy Chief of Appeals of the Criminal Division for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted federal cases involving official corruption, economic crimes, and racketeering.