Daniel L Spiegel

Senior Of Counsel, Covington & Burling LLP

Ambassador Daniel Spiegel is senior of counsel and Foreign Legal Consultant for the firm's Seoul office. He regularly counsels multinational corporations on complex market entry strategies in Asia and other regions. Mr. Spiegel's international policy practice enables him to provide domestic and foreign clients with a broad range of legal services, strategic advice, and representation in their relations with both government and multilateral organizations such as the United Nations, IMF, and the OECD. He has also represented sovereign governments from Europe, Latin America, and the Persian Gulf on trade, investment, environmental, and foreign policy matters. REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS Represented a broad range of food and non-alcoholic beverage companies before a UN agency setting health standards on obesity. Advised a Persian Gulf government on a number of policy matters central to its relations with the United States. Provided strategic advice to a Fortune 10 company to protect its intellectual property in key developing country markets. Represented a Chinese energy company in its attempt to acquire a US energy firm. Represented a global vaccine manufacturer in its effort to introduce lifesaving products into innovative global programs designed to provide advanced vaccines to poor nations in Africa and Latin America. PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE United States Permanent Representative to the European Office of the United Nations, Geneva (1993-1996) Department of State, Member, Policy Planning Staff (1979-1980) Department of State, Special Assistant to Secretary of State Cyrus Vance (1977-1978) U.S. Senate, Legislative Assistant for Foreign Policy to Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (1971-1976) MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS Council on Foreign Relations PUBLICATIONS AND SPEECHES "World Health Organization to Discuss Research and Development Treaty," Covington E-Alert (5/8/2012), Co-Author "President’s Task Force on Childhood Obesity Releases Report; Includes Recommendations for Marketing Foods to Children," Covington E-Alert (5/13/2010), Co-Author

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Covington & Burling LLP Business and corporate law firm with offices in the District of Columbia, New York, and San Francisco, as well as London and Brussels.

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Akin Gump Large law and lobbying firm; founded by Robert Strauss in 1945

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Council on Foreign Relations US foreign policy think tank

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Hubert H Humphrey US Vice President, 1965-69 Mayor of Minneapolis, Vice President, and U.S. Senator (and Democratic Whip 1961-4). Ran for President in 1968 but lost to Richard M. Nixon.

• Legislative Assistant for Foreign Policy ('71→'76)