He has spent more than 30 years in private law practice and government service. He has extensive experience in disputes arising under bilateral investment treaties and free trade agreements, including NAFTA and the WTO. He has served as counsel for both company and government parties as well as arbitrator. He has also negotiated both inter-governmental and commercial agreements.
For many years, Dan was a partner with Sidley Austin LLP, having founded and chaired the firm's 60-member international trade & dispute resolution group. In government, he has served as deputy agent of the United States to the Iran-US Claims Tribunal, deputy general counsel in the Office of the US Trade Representative, assistant to the president for International Economic Affairs and the president's personal representative to the G8, G20, Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum, US-EU and North American Leaders summits.
He currently serves on the board of directors of the American Arbitration Association and on the ICSID Panel of Arbitrators. He has been a commentator on BBC, CNBC, Reuters, PBS, Bloomberg and NPR. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, Financial Times, International Herald Tribune, Politico, the Wall Street Journal and the Harvard International Law Journal.
He was educated at Haverford College, Cambridge University and Harvard Law School.
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