< Directory Daniel L. Stein

Daniel L. Stein focuses his practice in the areas of securities enforcement, white collar criminal defense, government and internal investigations and civil litigation.  He counsels individual and corporate clients in a range of complex issues involving SEC enforcement actions and grand jury investigations.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Stein served for seven and a half years as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York, and as chief of that office's Public Corruption Unit.  In that capacity, he prosecuted and supervised the prosecution and investigation of numerous cases involving allegations of official corruption, money laundering, and securities fraud.  The investigations and prosecutions led by Mr. Stein involved a wide array of industries, including financial services, asset management, government contracts and procurement, higher education, construction, media, and information technology.  As a prosecutor, Mr. Stein tried more than a dozen criminal cases to verdict, involving charges of bank fraud, mail fraud, embezzlement, money laundering, false statements, obstruction of justice, and narcotics trafficking.  He also argued numerous cases in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

News

• Acquisition International names RK&O 2011 White-Collar Crime Law Firm of the Year
• U.S. News-Best Lawyers awards RK&O "Law Firm of the Year" in White Collar-Government Investigations Law and recognizes firm's other practice areas
• Daniel Stein quoted in San Francisco Chronicle article “Bonds prosecutors may settle for one verdict"
• Daniel Stein quoted in The Associated Press article "Tangled John Edwards cases prompt delay in trial"
• Daniel L. Stein, former Assistant U.S. Attorney, joins Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP

Seminars & Speaking Engagements

• Daniel Stein and Craig Newman to lead “Civil Enforcement Cases: Emerging Trends and Issues in the Wake of the Financial Crisis” PLI briefing