Daniel A. Kotchen

Daniel A. Kotchen is a partner at Kotchen & Low LLP in Washington, DC, whose practice centers on complex commercial litigation, counseling, and government agency matters. He represents plaintiffs and defendants in antitrust, employment, fraud, class action, and other business disputes. His work often involves large commercial claims, regulated industries, and cases requiring coordination between litigation strategy and interactions with federal or state enforcement authorities.

Kotchen earned his JD and MBA from the University of Wisconsin and his BA from the College of Wooster. His combined legal and business education supports his work on disputes involving market structure, financial issues, corporate conduct, and strategic decision-making. That background helps him evaluate both the legal theories presented in a case and the business consequences that can affect settlement positions, litigation priorities, and relationships with customers, competitors, and regulators.

Kotchen previously served as a trial lawyer at the Federal Trade Commission and practiced at Skadden and Boies Schiller. At the FTC, he worked on merger and non-merger matters in federal and administrative proceedings and handled investigations involving pharmaceutical and healthcare issues. His private practice experience includes antitrust theories involving conspiracies, monopolization, intellectual property licensing, patent misuse, mergers and acquisitions, employment discrimination, and price-fixing claims across several industries.

Daniel A. Kotchen also brings corporate experience from serving in a global sales role at Kimberly-Clark. He has represented clients in matters involving consumer products, healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, distribution, transportation, telecommunications, and energy. His background across government, private practice, and business gives him a broad perspective on complex disputes and investigations, including matters involving the FTC, Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Transportation, and state attorneys general.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Kotchen & Low LLP
• Member, District of Columbia Bar
• Member, State Bar of Wisconsin (1998)
• Member, American Bar Association

Licensed State

• District of Columbia
• Wisconsin

Education

• University of Wisconsin
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Wisconsin
  Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• College of Wooster
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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