Daniel Thacker Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, United States

Lead a diverse team of attorneys responsible for internal reviews and government investigations across LOBs involving regulators including the DOJ, SEC, CFPB and CFTC. Advise boards, senior management, and control functions. Manage multi-million dollar outside counsel budget. Develop lessons learned and continuing education programs. Serve as the primary point of contact for Asset & Wealth Management business on government investigations. Recruit and develop talent. Drive defense strategy and lead presentations to and negotiations with regulators. Representative matters have concerned allegations of securities law violations, corruption, market manipulation, cybersecurity breaches, payments fraud, and whistleblower claims.

New York, New York

Hong Kong

Represented JPMC in connection with internal and government investigations and civil litigation throughout the Asia Pacific region, including cross border investigations involving the U.S., China, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan. Developed defense strategy and approach with regulators including the HKMA, Japan SESC, Korean KFTC, and Singapore MAS. Representative matters concerned allegations of market manipulation, money-laundering, FCPA and anti-corruption, antitrust, and related securities laws.

Greater New York City Area

Responsible for a multi-billion dollar portfolio of complex securities, commercial, regulatory and product matters. Provide strategic legal advice to business units and report on litigation risks to senior management and board. Respond to subpoenas and discovery requests for information. Conduct cross-border due diligence investigations for potential mergers and acquisitions. Develop effective media strategies for high-profile litigation matters. Manage outside counsel spend to achieve cost-effective results.

New York, New York, United States

Engaged in all aspects of complex commercial litigation and regulatory defense. Practice areas included securities law, white-collar and financial crime, foreign corrupt practices, bank regulation, and derivatives, including the following representative matters:Representation of bank in connection with alleged Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations involving IPO stock allocations to a Chinese government-owned investment vehicle and related individuals. Responsibilities included legal research, interviewing witnesses and reviewing documents, second chairing government interviews, managing discovery, and preparing summary presentations.Internal investigation of a Japanese branch of a U.S. financial institution to address alleged improper reporting of short-term securities trading. Drafted report to company executives and regulators.Represented Japanese airline in connection with investigation of alleged price-fixing involving fuel surcharges.Defended financial institution in connection with investigation of alleged improper government procurement activities.Member of team that defended Bank of America in connection with alleged violations of securities laws in connection with acquisition of Merrill Lynch.Represented Citigroup in all aspects of the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy proceedings. Coordinated derivatives and other claims reconciliation processes and expert witnesses.Member of team that defended Citigroup in six-month trial asserting fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and RICO claims seeking over $30 billion arising out of the bankruptcy of Parmalat and obtained a $364 million counterclaim jury verdict for Citigroup.

Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan

As an Assistant English Teacher I taught Japanese students from elementary to middle school English as a second language. I also had a lot of fun in the process!

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Activities and Societies: Harlen Fiske Stone Scholar, Articles Editor, Columbia Journal of Transnational Law, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu.

Ba, Asian Studies & Political Science