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Daniel C. Zinman Partner

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    New York

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    New York, NY 10036-2711

    +1.212.261.6856

    DZinman@perkinscoie.com

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Overview

Daniel C. Zinman has more than 25 years of experience representing institutions and individuals in securities enforcement proceedings, white collar criminal matters, complex commercial litigations, and internal investigations. He also represents law firms and attorneys in professional liability disputes, and board committees and board members in investigations and litigations.

Dan’s clients include investment banks, hedge funds, broker dealers, private equity firms, investment advisers, corporate officers and directors, law firms and lawyers, and other professionals. He often represents them in simultaneous parallel proceedings involving civil litigations, arbitrations, and mediations, as well as in investigations and matters before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA), the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), state attorneys general offices, and other governmental and self-regulatory bodies.

Dan has served as the court-appointed receiver, and as lead counsel to the court-appointed receiver, in multiple matters.

Dan has been recognized by The Legal 500 for his business and securities litigation work, as well as for his white collar criminal defense experience. He has also been named a local litigation star by Benchmark Litigation.

Active in his local community, Dan has served as a volunteer for many community-based youth organizations. He also taught legal writing for several years at Fordham Law School.

Professional Recognition

  • Named a New York Local Litigation Star by Benchmark Litigation, 2015, 2017 – 2020
  • Recommended by The Legal 500 United States in the areas of Securities Litigation, 2015 – 2020, General Commercial Disputes, 2020, and White Collar Criminal Defense, 2015 – 2016, 2020
  • Selected by Super Lawyers Magazine as New York Super Lawyer in Business Litigation, Securities Litigation, and White Collar Criminal Defense, 2009 – 2022

Professional Leadership

  • Fordham University School of Law, Former Adjunct Legal Writing Professor

Related Employment

  • Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP, New York, NY, Partner, 2002 – 2020
  • Davis Polk & Wardwell, LLP, New York, NY, Associate, 1995 – 1998

Clerkships

  • Hon. William H. Timbers, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • Hon. Harold Baer, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

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Bar and Court Admissions

  • New York
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Education

  • Fordham University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1993
  • College of William & Mary, B.A., 1984