Daniel Levison serves as the Head of Litigation in Morrison Foerster’s Singapore office and leads the firm’s global Ethics and Compliance practice in Asia.

With over 25 years of experience working across the region, Daniel advises clients on a wide range of litigation matters, internal investigations, and compliance reviews throughout Asia-Pacific. His practice spans multiple jurisdictions, including Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Singapore, India, Nepal, Japan, Korea, China, Australia, and New Zealand. He provides strategic counsel to clients facing complex regulatory and compliance challenges.

Daniel is recognized for his expertise in handling highly sensitive matters such as fraud and corruption, cartel and competition issues, anti-money laundering, export control, privacy and data security, and regulatory and product safety investigations. He regularly assists clients with pre-acquisition and third-party compliance due diligence, as well as the development, review, and implementation of compliance policies, procedures, and training programs.

In addition to his compliance and investigations work, Daniel also has significant experience with complex commercial litigation and arbitration, with a particular focus on multi-jurisdictional disputes. He has advised clients on in a variety of areas, including contract disputes, business torts, antitrust, product liability, intellectual property, and related issues.

Daniel’s clients represent a diverse range of industries, including software and technology, consulting and professional services, consumer goods, e-commerce, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and healthcare, entertainment, transportation, construction and real estate, hospitality, insurance, and banking and financial services.

Before relocating to Singapore, Daniel spent more than twelve years in Morrison Foerster’s Tokyo office, where he developed substantial expertise in Japan-related matters, for which he has been recognized by Chambers Global every year since 2020.

Daniel has also been recognized by Chambers Asia-Pacific as a top practitioner (Band 1) for Corporate Investigations/Anti-corruption since 2018 and as a leading individual for White-Collar Crime by Legal 500 Asia-Pacific since 2021. He is also listed as a litigation star by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific and a leading lawyer for litigation in Singapore by Best Lawyers 2026.

Clients describe Daniel as very thoughtful, thorough, and extremely focused on delivering high-quality advice across a broad range of issues. He is a sought-after speaker and a recognized thought leader on topics related to anti-corruption, investigations, and compliance.

Daniel serves on a variety of global firm committees, including the Board of Directors.

Representative Experience

• A multinational company in connection with an internal investigation into allegations of bribery in Indonesia.
• A real estate investment trust in relation to a compliance risk assessment concerning a joint venture in India. 
• A U.S.-based company in an investigation into corruption and procurement–related irregularities in India. 
• A global technology company in relation to an investigation into allegations of conflicts of interest and accounting irregularities by local management in Southeast Asia.
• Several Asia-based employees of financial institutions in internal and government corruption and money laundering investigations. 
• U.S.-based medical device manufacturer in investigation into allegations of bribery and fraud in Japan.
• A multinational pharmaceutical company in investigations into allegations of irregularities in the conduct of clinical trials in Japan.
• A U.S.-based company with respect to several Japan Fair Trade Commission investigations.
• Providing a global financial institution with anti-corruption counselling with respect to its global private equity and venture capital investments.
• Conducted pre-investment and pre-acquisition anti-corruption and compliance due diligence for U.S., Europe, and Asia-based multinational companies in numerous transactions across the Asia‑Pacific region and beyond.