Daniel M. Ketani is Of Counsel in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He is a member of the firm’s Litigation, White Collar Defense and Investigations, Securities Litigation, and Securities Enforcement practice groups.
Dan is a versatile litigator with experience representing clients in high-stakes litigation in trial and appeals courts across the United States. Dan also regularly defends individuals and entities in connection with sensitive and complicated government investigations and enforcement proceedings, including by the Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Securities and Exchange Commission, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, Federal Reserve Board of Governors, New York State Attorney General’s Office, and other government agencies. Dan has particular experience advising companies in the digital asset industry regarding litigation and regulatory matters.
Representative Matters
- Representing the former CFO of Silicon Valley Bank in connection with securities litigation and multiple governmental investigations concerning the bank’s failure in March 2023.
- Representing a cryptocurrency exchange in government investigations and regulatory matters.
- Represented a stablecoin issuer in civil litigation and regulatory matters.*
- Represented a digital asset investment vehicle in Delaware corporate control litigation.*
- Represented private equity funds in a fraud action seeking to recover more than $200 million in investment losses.*
- Represented a former Big Four audit leader in a PCAOB investigation.*
- Represented a former Fortune 100 company senior executive in a SDNY criminal investigation and parallel SEC investigation regarding insider trading allegations, successfully persuading authorities not to file charges.*
- Represented a Fortune 500 company executive in connection with an investigation by the DOJ and SEC of alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.*
- Represented a life sciences company in shareholder and proxy contest litigation.*
- Represented a former financial institution executive in a DOJ investigation and civil enforcement action seeking billions of dollars in penalties relating to the sale of mortgage-backed securities.*
- Represented a former automotive executive in a DOJ fraud investigation.*
- Represented an industrial conglomerate in two international arbitrations and U.S. litigation regarding a failed joint venture.*
Dan is a member of the Securities Litigation Committee of the New York City Bar Association. He has been recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America.
Dan also dedicates significant time to pro bono matters. He successfully persuaded the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division, First Department, in a unanimous decision, to reverse a client’s felony conviction because of juror misconduct and improperly admitted propensity evidence. Dan has also represented clients submitting amicus briefs in appeals courts across the United States, regarding issues including the constitutionality of age-based restrictions on the purchase of firearms and a constitutional right to a basic minimum education.
Dan received his J.D. from Columbia Law School, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and an Articles Editor for the Journal of Law and Social Problems, and his B.A. in Economics from New York University. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, he was an associate at an international law firm.
Dan is admitted to practice in the State of New York, as well as before the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and the United States Courts of Appeals for the Second, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits.
*Matters handled prior to joining Gibson Dunn
Capabilities
- Litigation
- Accounting Firm Advisory and Defense
- Appellate and Constitutional Law
- Class Actions
- Crisis Management
- Fintech and Digital Assets
- Securities Enforcement
- Securities Litigation
- Trials
- White Collar Defense and Investigations
Credentials
Education:
- Columbia University - 2014 Juris Doctor
- New York University - 2010 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- New York Bar