About Daniel

Danny is a veteran federal prosecutor with more than 15 years of bench and first-chair trial experience, having served in leadership at virtually every level of the US Department of Justice. Most recently Danny served as chief of the criminal division at the US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, one of the most elite US attorney’s offices in the country, where he was overseeing all criminal investigations and 140 assistant US attorneys. Danny was previously also chief of the office’s national security and international crime unit, as well as its narcotics unit. He has served in multiple senior roles at the Department of Justice, including as senior counselor to the assistant attorney general of the national security division and as an associate deputy attorney general, where he reported directly to the deputy attorney general, and was responsible for a portfolio including all national security, drug and firearms policy and enforcement nationwide.

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Admissions and credentials

  • District of Columbia

Rankings and accolades

Chambers USA: Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigation – District of Columbia (2023 – 2025)

Memberships and affiliations

  • American Bar Association (ABA)

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