Daniel C. Fishbein

Associate

Daniel C. Fishbein practices at the intersection of financial services enforcement and white collar defense. He specializes in representing both individuals and companies in civil and criminal matters initiated by the US Department of Justice (DOJ), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Office of Comptroller Currency (OCC), the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), state attorneys general, and state banking departments. Daniel brings his vantage point and the breadth of his experience to representing financial institutions, nonbank lenders, fintech companies, and consumer service providers facing increased scrutiny from federal and state regulators.

Daniel represents clients in a range of industries and subjects involving bank regulatory, consumer protection, and white collar crime. He has defended clients in matters involving anti-money laundering and the Bank Secrecy Act, the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR), residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), bank fraud, wire fraud, insider trading, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), healthcare fraud, the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA), the False Claims Act (FCA), and the panoply of state and federal Unfair, Deceptive, or Abusive Acts or Practices (UDAAPs) laws and regulations.

Daniel’s pro bono practice focuses on representing indigent clients as appointed Criminal Justice Act (CJA) counsel, including representations in the US District Courts for the Southern District of New York and the District of Columbia.

Selected company representations:

A consumer lender in an enforcement action by the CFPB
A lease-to-own business in an investigation by the New York State attorney general
A non-bank lender in an investigation by the New Jersey attorney general
A captive finance arm of an automaker in an investigation by the Florida attorney general
A pharmaceutical company in an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for reporting violations
An insurance provider in a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) insider trading inquiry

Selected individual representations:

A former CEO of a publicly traded pharmaceutical company as a key witness in an insider trading trial
A former editor-in-chief of a national media company in both federal and state criminal proceedings
A hedge fund executive in a criminal investigation by the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York
An executive of a multinational company in a sanctions evasion investigation by the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico
An executive in an investigation by the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York for the sale of unapproved therapeutics
A physician in criminal proceedings in the Southern District of New York involving charges of healthcare and bank fraud

Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, 2015, J.D., cum laude
University of Maryland, 2011, B.A., Economics; B.A., Government and Politics

District of Columbia
New York
Illinois
US Supreme Court
US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
US District Court for the District of Columbia
US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
US District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
US District Court for the Eastern District of New York
US District Court for the Southern District of New York

Clerkship to Judge Dora L. Irizarry of the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2018 - 2019)
Clerkship to Judge Theresa L. Springmann of the US District Court for the Northern District of Indiana (2016 - 2017)

Publications

Member, Federal Bar Council

Inn of Court
First Decade Committee

Rising Star, New York Metro, Super Lawyers (2021–2025)