Daniel P. Chung is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.  He is a nationally-recognized trial lawyer and litigator, and his practice focuses on white-collar criminal and civil defense, internal investigations, regulatory enforcement, and commercial litigation matters.  His experience spans a broad spectrum of sectors, with particular depth in financial institutions, technology companies, media companies, and the healthcare sector.  He is the Chair of Gibson Dunn’s Washington, D.C. Diversity Committee and is a member of the firm’s Finance and Global Diversity Committees.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Mr. Chung served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted a wide range of complex federal criminal cases, involving securities fraud, health care fraud, insurance fraud, immigration fraud, money laundering, complex racketeering, murder, terrorism, and international drug cartels.  As an Assistant U.S. Attorney, Mr. Chung tried eight federal criminal jury trials to verdict, and briefed and argued numerous federal appeals before the Second Circuit.  In 2019 and 2020, Mr. Chung was named by Benchmark Litigation as one of its “Future Litigation Stars” in Washington, D.C. He was also named by the National Law Journal as one of its 2017 Rising Stars in Washington, D.C. In 2015, he was named by the Washington Business Journal as one of its “40 under 40” who have achieved professional excellence while maintaining a commitment to the community. In 2012, he received the Federal Law Enforcement Foundation’s “Prosecutor of the Year” award.

Recent significant engagements include:

• Represented Amazon Web Services in Court of Federal Claims bid protest of U.S. Department of Defense award of Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud computing contract, resulting in DoD cancellation of contract to competitor.
• Obtained a complete voluntary dismissal of a False Claims Act lawsuit brought by U.S. Department of Justice relating to labor costs incurred at nuclear waste management site by defense contractor Savannah River Nuclear Solutions and Fluor Corp.
• Obtained a complete voluntary dismissal of a federal class action lawsuit alleging false imprisonment, fraud, and various tort claims by former employees against a major contractor for services to U.S. Army.
• Defended a technology/social media company in connection with an investigation by the DOJ and SEC into company’s IPO-related disclosures, resulting in declination of enforcement action.
• Defended a global financial institution in connection with an investigation by the SEC of asset impairment accounting practices, resulting in a declination of enforcement action.
• Defended global pharmaceutical company in connection with a FCPA investigation by the DOJ and SEC, resulting in a declination of criminal prosecution by the DOJ and a favorable settlement with the SEC.
• Defended an officer of offshore drilling company Noble Corp. in an SEC enforcement action alleging improper payments in Nigeria. Settled the case on the eve of trial with no admission of liability and no monetary penalties, in what legal commentators called a “defeat” for the SEC and “significant victories for the individuals.”
• Defended a national commissary services provider in connection with RICO litigation brought by Mississippi State Attorney General relating to alleged corruption scheme with Mississippi Department of Corrections, resulting in a favorable settlement.
• Defended Universal Health Services, Inc. in connection with a nationwide False Claims Act investigation by the DOJ, HHS-OIG, and various state Attorneys General relating to alleged fraud and quality of care issues, resulting in a favorable settlement.
• Defended a former executive of a U.S. software company in connection with a procurement fraud investigation by U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia and DHS-OIG, resulting in a declination of criminal prosecution.
• Represented major biotechnology company in settlement of termination of joint venture and licensing relationship.

Mr. Chung is a regular featured speaker on white collar enforcement and regulatory topics, including for Thomson-Reuters Forums, the American Conference Institute, and the Practising Legal Institute.  He has guest lectured at Harvard Law School, Yale Law School, Georgetown Law Center, George Washington University Law School, Notre Dame Law School, Columbia Law School and the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs.

Mr. Chung is a 2003 cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College in 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History.  Following law school, Mr. Chung served as a law clerk for the Honorable Norman H. Stahl on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and then for the Honorable Michael B. Mukasey on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Mr. Chung is admitted to practice in the state of New York and the District of Columbia, and before the U.S. District Courts for the District of Columbia, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.