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Daniel Zach

Daniel Zach

USA 2026

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Daniel Zach is a former Assistant Director of the Federal Trade Commission with extensive experience handling high profile and cutting edge merger investigations and litigations. Dan focuses his practice on providing comprehensive antitrust advice and counseling to help clients navigate the evolving antitrust regulatory environment, including advising on antitrust regulatory reviews of proposed mergers and litigating court challenges filed by U.S. antitrust enforcers. Over the course of his career, Dan has played a key role in numerous trials, serving as the first chair litigator in important merger cases in federal and administrative courts. He has extensive courtroom experience and has successfully developed and implemented strategies to win cases involving difficult antitrust issues, including innovation competition, bundling, urban hospital competition, high tech products, “fix it first” strategies and failing firm defenses. Dan has handled matters involving complex antitrust issues that resulted in FTC consent orders. His experience extends to working with foreign antitrust regulators, including those in the European Union, as well as state antitrust enforcers.

Professional Memberships

Law360, Member, Editorial Advisory Board – Competition, 2022.

Personal

Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., cum laude, 2004; University of Notre Dame, B.A., summa cum laude, 2001.

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Antitrust - New York

Band 5
Band 5

Individual Editorial

Daniel Zach draws from his experience as a former assistant director of the FTC to support clients facing investigations and litigation.

Strengths

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  • He is great and has a tremendous amount of skill coming out of the FTC, which adds a unique perspective.

    AntitrustChambers Guide to the USA

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California

California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrou

California: Southern

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