Daniel Michael

Daniel Michael advises corporations, boards, committees, officers, directors and employees on criminal and civil enforcement matters.

Prior to joining Skadden, Mr. Michael served as the chief of the SEC Enforcement Division’s Complex Financial Instruments Unit (CFI), where he oversaw some of the agency’s most impactful and cutting-edge enforcement actions involving complex financial products and market practices. He led a nationwide team of attorneys and market specialists who developed new investigative techniques, identified risk areas through market surveillance and data analytics, and charged cases that changed market behavior.

Mr. Michael also held several other high-level SEC roles beyond CFI. He was a member of the Enforcement Division’s Cooperation Committee and the agency’s Securities-Based Swaps Joint Venture. He also was part of working groups that led the Enforcement Division’s efforts in enforcing Regulation Best Interest and assessing and responding to event-driven market volatility.