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Leif M. Dautch

Partner | San Francisco
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ldautch@mofo.com |
(415) 268-7461

Practices

  • Investigations + White Collar Defense
  • State + Local Government Enforcement
  • Trials

Industries + Issues

  • Data Centers + Digital Infrastructure
  • Government Strategies
  • Sustainability + Corporate Responsibility

Bar Admissions

  • California

  • New York

Government Service

  • U.S. Department of Justice
    • Chief, Organized Crime Strike Force, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California
  • California Department of Justice
    • Deputy Attorney General, Criminal Division
    • Assistant Team Leader, California Attorney General’s Office

Clerkships

  • Hon. Carlos T. Bea, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Education

  • Yale University, B.A.

  • Harvard Law School, J.D.

Insights

Insights

Article
The West Coast Strike Force and the Next Phase of Health Care Fraud Enforcement

Daily Journal

03 Jun 2026
Article
Farming and Lawyering Have Many Similarities, BigLaw Partner Says

ABA Journal

01 Jun 2026
Newsletter
MoFo’s State + Local Government Enforcement Newsletter (Spring 2026)
06 May 2026
Client Alert
DOJ Launches West Coast Strike Force to Target Healthcare Fraud Across Arizona, Nevada, and Northern California
05 May 2026

News

News

MoFo News Item
Morrison Foerster Named a Top Firm for Investigations + White Collar Defense by Chambers USA 2026
12 Jun 2026
In The News
Morrison & Foerster Hires Deputy Attorney General in San Francisco

The Recorder

15 Apr 2026
Press Release
Leif Dautch, Former Deputy Attorney General in the California Attorney General’s Office and Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California, Joins Morrison Foerster as a Partner
15 Apr 2026

Events

Events

Webinar
Whose Case Is It Anyway? The Tug-of-War Between State and Federal Criminal Law
16 Jul 2026
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