Dan Roeser is a senior partner in Goodwin’s New York office. He is a member of Goodwin’s Securities Litigation & White Collar Defense group. Mr. Roeser represents companies and institutions, underwriters, and individuals in securities actions, shareholder derivative actions, and criminal and regulatory proceedings. In addition, he represents companies and institutions in data privacy class actions and related litigation. His clients span a wide range of industries, including real estate, technology, financial services, fintech, and life sciences:
- Companies and Institutions: Mr. Roeser has represented an array of domestic and international companies and institutions, including Two Harbors Investment Corporation, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, Binance.US, the Tezos Foundation, Countrywide Financial Corporation, and Nomura Securities International, Inc.
- Underwriters: Mr. Roeser has represented syndicates of investment banks that underwrote primary and secondary public offerings of issuers across several industries, including financial services, money transfer and payment services, and life sciences.
- Individuals: Mr. Roeser has represented a series of C-suite officers and other individuals, including the former CEO of Wells Fargo; the former CEO of Petrobras; the Chairman and CEO of Caesars Entertainment Corporation; and the CFO of Pfizer, Inc.
- Criminal and Regulatory Proceedings: Mr. Roeser has represented individuals and institutions in criminal insider trading cases and investigations by the United States Attorney’s Office, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Mr. Roeser’s cases involve some of the most high-profile matters of their kind, such as the Wells Fargo, Petrobras, and Caesars litigations. They also involve legal issues that are at the leading edge of securities law, such as SPACs; digital currency + blockchain technology; high frequency, algorithmic trading; and spoofing. And they involve legal issues at the forefront of data privacy litigation, including the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.
Mr. Roeser has been recognized for his work by Legal 500, Benchmark Litigation, and Lawdragon. In the words of his clients:
- “Dan Roeser is simply outstanding with deep thinking, highly valued advice and detailed legal reviews.”
- “Dan Roeser is our litigation partner and excels in focusing on the specific matter at hand. He is particularly helpful in explaining the legal implications of the detailed steps and his advice is relentlessly accurate.”
Updated Oct 2023
