Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Antitrust, Competition and Trade

Partner - Litigation and Investigations

Dan Schwartz’s over thirty-years of practice has involved representing clients in a wide array of matters involving Federal Government regulation and enforcement. He has focused particularly on national security, corporate compliance; and white collar criminal defense including conducting internal investigations and audits, replying to grand jury and other investigative subpoenas, negotiating resolutions of government investigations and allegations and designing and implementing corporate compliance programs. He also has substantial experience with issues involving regulation of foreign investment in the United States by, among others, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); antitrust and trade regulation including unfair and deceptive practices; compliance with government regulatory requirements; regulation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); compliance with U.S. Postal Service (USPS) regulations; Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and export controls; and national security matters including classified contracting, security clearances including proceedings before the Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA), handling of classified materials, facility clearances including foreign ownership and control of and influence (FOCI) issues.  He also assists clients involved in consumer and vehicle product recalls and regulations before the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Prior to joining the firm, he served in a number of government positions, including at the Federal Trade Commission as a Deputy Director in the Bureau of Competition and at National Security Agency as its general counsel.

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