Daniel J Fetterman

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Daniel J. Fetterman, Chair of the firm’s White Collar Defense and Investigations Group and a former federal prosecutor, is recognized as one of the country’s leading trial and white collar lawyers. He represents corporations and individuals in significant white collar, securities, commercial, accounting and trade secret litigation. Dan has been recognized by The National Law Journal as a White Collar Trailblazer, Chambers USA, The Legal 500, Super Lawyers, and Best Lawyers, and is a fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America’s trial lawyer honorary society.

Dan has won numerous jury trials and successfully argued appeals in federal and state courts. He was lead trial counsel for MF Global Holdings in a highly-publicized $3 billion lawsuit against PwC, which settled during the third week of trial. He also tried a 17-month jury trial, the longest in Alabama history, which resulted in more than $100 million in jury verdicts. The Washington Post described the case as a “huge victory” in a “landmark” lawsuit. Dan has conducted numerous internal investigations on behalf of corporations, boards, and special committees concerning, among other things, alleged securities fraud, insider trading, sanctions, money laundering and FCPA violations, theft of trade secrets, accounting malfeasance and obstruction of justice.