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Daniel J. McLaughlin

Partner - International Specialist (Paris)

Bar Admissions

District of Columbia

Education

West Virginia Wesleyan College, B.A., magna cum laude Carnegie Mellon University, M.A. Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., Certificate in Refugees and Humanitarian Emergencies

McLaughlin, Daniel

Daniel McLaughlin is a partner in the Global Investigations, Enforcement and Compliance practice group based in Washington. Daniel represents large multinational clients on a range of issues, including the design and implementation of anti-corruption compliance programs, conducting internal investigations, and undertaking third-party due diligence reviews, he also assists the Paris team on anti-corruption matters.

Daniel has represented clients under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice, the UK Serious Fraud Office, and other regulators. He has overseen large internal investigations and counseled European clients on responding to allegations of improper behavior and interfacing with international regulators and agencies in Australia, France, Germany, the United States, and the United Kingdom, among others.

With cross-disciplinary experience in the fields of arbitration and export compliance, Daniel also assists clients on anti-corruption matters in connection with European export credit agencies, commercial disputes, and international arbitration.

Daniel has particular experience in the Middle East, having previously lived in Sana’a, Yemen and Cairo, Egypt.  He is the author of the Bradt travel guide to Yemen.

Daniel is also a committed pro bono and human rights advocate. He has helped clients in the fields of employment discrimination, immigration and asylum, and social security disability benefits. At Georgetown’s International Women’s Human Rights Clinic, Daniel worked on a case opposing discriminatory inheritance laws that was considered by the Tanzania High Court and the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).

Selected Matters

  • Current representation of world-leading aerospace and defense company in connection with anti-corruption reviews and related investigations
  • Current representation of multinational "supermajor" oil and gas company in connection with a worldwide risk assessment and compliance audit, in coordination with a compliance monitor
  • Current representation of a CAC 40 French multinational engineering and construction company in a global review
  • Representation of a European oil and gas contractor
  • Representation of a New York Stock Exchange-traded company in connection with Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and related anti-corruption issues, related to business or activities in the Middle East
  • Consultant to the Ministry of Justice of Bahrain concerning the enactment of proposed legislation
  • Representation of an NYSE-traded company in connection with a broad variety of export compliance matters involving the US Commerce and State Departments

Recognitions

  • Recognized in Washington DC Super Lawyers as a Rising Star, 2015 – 2016
  • 2011 – 2014 Capital Pro Bono High Honor Roll, sponsored by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and the Superior Court of the District of Columbia

Highlighted Publications

  • Yemen: The Bradt Travel Guide (available in English, Italian and Czech) Guilford, CT: The Globe Pequot Press Inc., 2008
  • McLaughlin, D., and D. Solomon, "Lessons Learned From the Northrop Grumman Case: The US State Department's Posture Toward Disclosures and Cooperation," International Government Contractor 5 (May 2008): para. 36

Highlighted Lectures

  • "Heightened Enforcement on Global Bribery and Corruption: Practical Tips and Strategies to Avoid Pitfalls," The Knowledge Group, webinar (17 September 2019)
  • "Updates on U.S. Enforcement Policy," 10th Annual Business Ethics Anti-Corruption Compliance & Fraud Prevention Strategies in CEE, SEE & CIS Conference, Prague, Czech Republic (22 March 2019)
  • "The 2019 Anti-Bribery Landscape: Trends, Developments and Updates," The Knowledge Group, webinar (8 January 2019)
  • "US & EU: Conducting and Evaluating Complex Anti-Corruption Investigations with FCPA and Bribery Act," The Knowledge Group, webinar (2 May 2018)
  • "Recent Developments in French Anti-Corruption Law," 9th Annual Business Ethics Anti-Corruption Compliance & Fraud Prevention Strategies in CEE, SEE & CIS Conference, Prague, Czech Republic (23 March 2018)
  • “FCPA Internal Investigations: Preserving the Evidence, Assessing Voluntary Disclosure, and Other Key Elements,” Stafford webinar (13 March 2012)
  • "Overcoming Anti-Corruption Compliance Challenges in the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry: Defining and Executing Systematic, Risk-Based Third-Party Due Diligence," workshop, C5 Fourth Annual Anti-Corruption Conference, Paris (21 October 2011)
  • “Yemen: Country Background and Security Issues,” US Air Force Special Operations School, Eglin Air Force Base, Pensacola, FL (15 May 2009)
  • “Yemen: Security and Terrorism Overview,” US Air Force Special Operations School, Eglin Air Force Base, Pensacola, FL (25 March 2009)
  • “FCPA and Export Compliance in the Middle East,” Hughes Hubbard & Reed Client Seminar, Sana’a, Yemen (2 April 2008)

Court Admissions

  • United States District Court for the District of Columbia
  • United States District Court for the District of Maryland
  • Supreme Court of Virginia

News & Insights For Daniel J. McLaughlin

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Paris Global Investigations, Enforcement and Compliance Team Earns Top Rankings from Legal 500, Chambers and Partners, and Décideurs Leaders League

Hughes Hubbard’s Paris Global Investigations, Enforcement and Compliance practice has been recognized by Legal 500, Chambers and Partners, and Décideurs | Leaders League across their 2025 France guides.

Navigating the Pause: FCPA Compliance Under Trump’s New Order

On Monday, Feb. 10, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the U.S. attorney general to conduct a 180-day policy review of “guidelines and policies governing investigations and enforcement actions” by the U.S. Department of Justice under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Hughes Hubbard Announces Partner and Counsel Promotions

Hughes Hubbard is pleased to announce that, effective Jan. 1, 2025, Daniel McLaughlin was elevated to partner and Eleanor Erney, Sean Murphy, Mathieu Rossignol and Walter Song were promoted to counsel.

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