Daniel Kaufman brings nearly 25 years of experience with the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection, recently leading the 450-person Bureau as Acting Director, where he oversaw all consumer protection matters, including investigations and cases involving privacy, data security, advertising, influencers, endorsers and other marketing practices. As Deputy Director of the Bureau for most of the past ten years, Daniel has been involved in virtually every high-profile consumer protection and privacy case brought by the FTC in the past decade, including matters involving some of the largest technology and consumer products companies and matters involving newer start-ups and innovators.
A preeminent thought leader and subject matter expert in advertising and data privacy issues, he is a frequent speaker on consumer protection matters and can provide context for the challenges our clients face regarding privacy and consumer advertising. He has unique insights into what is in store for the industry as the FTC changes direction with new leadership, new priorities, the use of different legal authorities and collaborations with state and federal partners.
Daniel joined the FTC as a staff attorney in 1998, where he litigated cases challenging unsubstantiated health and disease claims in the Division of Advertising Practices. He served as an Attorney-Advisor to former FTC Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras from 2005 to 2008, and as Bureau Chief of Staff from 2008 to 2011. As Acting Director, he appeared before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Data Security and delivered a statement regarding COVID frauds and scams. In 2015, he testified on fighting fraud against the elderly before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Prior to joining the FTC, Daniel spent four years in New York City as a litigator.