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Daniel Leff is an antitrust litigator, trial lawyer, and strategic advisor. As a former state assistant attorney general, he draws on his experience litigating complex, high-profile antitrust cases for clients involved in or anticipating litigation as both plaintiffs and defendants. Dan also counsels and advocates for companies seeking antitrust regulatory approval for mergers, acquisitions, and innovative business deals.

Dan joined Crowell from the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO), where he served in the Office's Antitrust Division. In that role, he worked hand-in-hand with enforcers from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and the attorney general offices of nearly every U.S. state and territory to investigate and litigate merger, monopolization, and cartel matters.

His work with the AGO included successfully trying merger and Sherman Act § 1 cases in federal court. He was also a lead member of a plaintiff group comprising nearly every state attorney general office in the country in a large pharmaceutical price-fixing multidistrict litigation (MDL).

Dan also investigated, litigated, and settled numerous competition matters in industries including telecommunications, transportation, energy, agricultural products, healthcare, and pharmaceuticals. Clients benefit from Dan's experience in the Sherman, Clayton, and FTC acts and numerous state antitrust and consumer protection statutes, as well as his familiarity with the perspectives of state and federal enforcers across the country.

Dan began his career at Crowell, where he represented clients facing federal and state antitrust, consumer protection, and environmental scrutiny, primarily in the telecommunications and energy industries. He also previously worked for an international law firm in Boston, representing pharmaceutical and medical device companies facing federal civil and criminal investigations.

Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. See our State Attorneys General page for more insights. Below are the updates from November 20-26, 2025:

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  • A multistate coalition of 20 attorneys general succeeded in protecting four federal agencies from elimination by Executive Order. The United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island granted the coalition’s motion for summary judgement, permanently enjoining the dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH).

Continue Reading State AG News: Environment, Mispriced Items, Data Exploitation (November 20-26, 2025)

Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. See our State Attorneys General page for more insights. Below are the updates from November 13-19, 2025:

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  • A bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general launched a new AI Task Force in conjunction with OpenAI and Microsoft. The task force will focus on identifying emerging AI issues that could pose a risk to the public, creating safety guidelines for AI developers to follow, and tracking new developments in AI.
  • A multistate coalition of 17 attorneys general filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in support of Defendants-Appellants in VoteAmerica, et al. v. Scott Schwab, et al. The brief argues in favor of a Kansas law prohibiting entities from sending partially or fully completed advance ballot applications for registered voters to submit.

Continue Reading State AG News: AI Task Force, Consumer Fraud, Funding (November 13-19, 2025)

Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. See our State Attorneys General page for more insights. Below are the updates from November 6-12, 2025:

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  • A coalition of state attorneys general secured a $5.1 million settlement with education technology provider Illuminate Education, Inc., resolving alleged violations of state laws as a result of a data breach that exposed the personal information of millions of students. Illuminate Education, Inc. agreed to strengthen data security measures in conjunction with the settlement.

Continue Reading State AG News: Antitrust, False Advertising, Data Privacy (November 6-12, 2025)

California’s new Senate Bill 763 increases civil and criminal antitrust penalties under the Cartwright Act, creates ambiguity around how violations are counted, and likely gives the California Attorney General added financial incentives and discretion to pursue enforcement. Click here to continue reading the full version of this alert.

Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. See our State Attorneys General page for more insights. Below are the updates from May 22-28, 2025

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  • A multistate coalition of 20 attorneys general filed for injunctions preventing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) from withholding federal funds that would otherwise be granted to states in response, allegedly due to the states’ refusal to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement initiatives. The coalition alleges that the withheld funds aid state law enforcement, counterterrorism, emergency services, disaster preparation and relief, repairs to crumbling transportation infrastructure, and transit improvements. Each agency has recently imposed additional conditionsFed on federal funding, such as a requirement that recipients assist in enforcing federal immigration law. The coalition argues that the conditions exceed DHS’s legal authority and further, that immigration is unrelated to the funds at issue.

Continue Reading State AG News: Emissions Standards, Federal Funding, Consumer Protection May 22-28, 2025

State Attorneys General are targeting unfair trade practices in automobile sales, including many of the sales tactics that would have been prohibited under the FTC’s now-vacated CARS Rule. Click here to continue reading the full version of this alert.

Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. See our State Attorneys General page for more insights. Below are the highlights from April 3-9, 2025.

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• 12 state attorneys general sent letters to twenty law firms demanding that the firms comply with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC”) March 17 letter requesting information to determine whether the law firms had engaged in any illegal and discriminatory actions through their diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”)-related employment policies.Continue Reading State AG News: Labor & Employment, State AG Office News, Consumer Protection April 3-9, 2025

Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. See our State Attorneys General page for more insights. Here are last week’s updates.Continue Reading State AG News: Consumer Protection, Diversity, Education, Healthcare Feb. 28-March 6, 2025

  • Key takeaway #1 States and their attorneys general have increasingly prioritized antitrust enforcement and policy, with several adopting or proposing new pre-transaction notice requirements and other more expansive antitrust laws.
  • Key takeaway #2 Early efforts have focused primarily on the healthcare industry, but that focus is poised to expand.
  • Key takeaway #3 The new state laws and proposals stand to complicate regulatory requirements for businesses contemplating mergers and acquisitions, and could expose companies to increased investigations and litigation by public and private entities.

Continue Reading The States Step Up to the Plate: Several States Adopt and Propose New Pre-Transaction Notice Requirements and Other Antitrust Laws

Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. See our State Attorneys General page for more insights. Here are last week’s updates.Continue Reading State AG Updates: January 23-February 5, 2025