Dan Bookin is a seasoned litigator who specializes in representing companies and independent board committees in internal investigations. He represents clients in a wide variety of civil, criminal and administrative proceedings, including numerous clients in internal, grand jury, SEC, and administrative investigations and criminal and civil suits relating to securities fraud, trade and antitrust violations, tax offenses, healthcare fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, money laundering, violations of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, government procurement fraud, political corruption, and environmental crimes.
Dan represents companies and executives across a variety of industries including the financial, securities, high tech, airline, defense, education and healthcare sectors.
Corporate & Government Experience
Assistant United States Attorney
- Southern District of New York
Honors & Awards
- Recognized as a Senior Statespeople by Chambers USA in Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (2023)
- Ranked by Chambers USA for Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (2022)
- Recognized by Best Lawyers® (2021-2024) for Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, and Criminal Defense: White-Collar in San Francisco, CA; Daniel has been listed in Best Lawyers® since 2003
- Recognized as a "California - Litigation Star" and "Local Litigation Star" by Benchmark Litigation in White Collar Crime, Product Liability and Recall (2021-2023)
- Recognized as a top criminal lawyer in California by California Lawyer
- Annually included in numerous ranking guides as one of the country’s best white collar lawyers, including International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers, Chambers USA, and The Legal 500 US
- Named a “Best FCPA Lawyer” by Main Justice Politics, Policy & The Law
- Included in Northern California Super Lawyers
Admissions
Bar Admissions
Court Admission
- US District Court, Central, Eastern, and Northern Districts of California
- US Court of Appeals, Second and Ninth Circuits
- US Supreme Court
Education
- Yale University, J.D.
- University of Iowa, B.A.
Professional Activities
Fellowships
- American College of Trial Lawyers
Clerkships
- Honorable Charles B. Renfrew, US District Court, Northern District of California