Of counsel in the Litigation Department, Daniel J. Beller has had extensive experience handling complex criminal and civil matters. Prior to joining the Firm, Dan served as an Assistant United States Attorney and Chief of the Major Crimes Unit in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. Dan graduated from Harvard College, magna cum laude, (1968) and received his J.D. from The Yale Law School (1972), where he was an editor of the Yale Law Journal. Dan served as a law clerk to the Honorable Irving R. Kaufman, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Prior to joining the firm, Dan undertook a Special Assignment for the United States Department of State (1973-74), and served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (1974-78), where he was Chief of the Major Crimes unit (1977-78).