Daniel Levison is a partner in the firm's Litigation Department, specializing in conducting internal investigations and compliance reviews across the Asia Pacific region, with particular focus on matters in China. Mr. Levison also works closely with the firm's U.S. and European offices on global investigations. Clients rely on Mr. Levison for these highly sensitive matters, which have included fraud and corruption, antitrust export control, and regulatory and product safety investigations. Mr. Levison is a member of the firm’s Anti-Corruption Task Force, addressing issues raised by the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, UK Bribery Act 2010, and local anti-corruption legislation, and in addition to investigations, has assisted clients with developing, reviewing, and implementing anti-corruption policies, procedures and training materials, as well as providing in-person training.
Mr. Levison also focuses on commercial litigation and arbitration, with particular emphasis on the resolution of multi-jurisdictional disputes, including assisting clients who are involved in matters before Japanese courts and arbitration tribunals. He also advises on privacy and data protection issues, and has assisted clients with Japanese privacy matters since the Japanese privacy legislation was first developed, integrating local advice with global privacy and data protection strategies. Mr. Levison also advises on regulatory matters and investigations relating to privacy and data protection.
Mr. Levison has counseled clients in a range of matters involving contract disputes, business torts, antitrust, product liability, intellectual property, and other issues, and has developed particular expertise regarding crossborder electronic discovery matters. Mr. Levison has represented clients in a variety of industries, including electronics and manufacturing, software, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and healthcare, sports and entertainment, transportation, real estate, hospitality, insurance, and banking and financial services, among others.
Mr. Levison obtained his A.B. degree cum laude in 1993 from Cornell University, where he majored in government and Asian studies, and received his M.Sc. degree in public administration and public policy in 1994 from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He received his J.D. degree in 1997 from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law. From 1997 to 1998, Mr. Levison served as a law clerk to the Honorable Eduardo C. Robreno, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Levison is admitted to the New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey state bars, is qualified as a Gaikokuho-Jimu-Bengoshi in Japan, and is a member of the Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association.