Biography
“Danny Tobey is by far one of the top leaders and industry experts in AI.” – Chambers Global Market Leaders 2025
Danny advises boards, C-suites, and legal teams to lead through technological and societal change. A doctor, lawyer, and software founder, he pioneered DLA’s AI practice, earning accolades as the Financial Times Innovative Lawyer of the Year, Chambers’ Global Market Leader in AI (2025), and a US Library of Congress honoree as one of “the best of the best writers in the legal profession.” His work spans from building risk frameworks for the Covid vaccine to red teaming generative AI systems to handling high-stakes cases, including leading a cancer research funder’s royalty dispute and securing a landmark Daubert victory.
He guides Fortune 10 companies on AI governance, navigating the EU AI Act and US laws, work the UN praised as having “profound insights on AI, law, and ethics.” His hybrid team of lawyers, data scientists, and engineers won the Financial Times’ Innovative Service to Manage Risk (2024) for proactive compliance as-a-service. Chambers Global 2025 called him “on the cutting edge of practitioners in the AI space” and “incredibly impressive.”
Danny also shapes AI policy through the American Law Institute and NIST’s AI Safety Institute. He is a sought-after speaker at premier events, including the UN’s AI for Good conference in Geneva, Stanford’s Rock Center for Corporate Governance, the National Association of Attorneys General, the Wall Street Journal’s Modern General Counsel Forum, and the Business Council. He holds degrees from Harvard, Yale Law, and UT Southwestern Medical.
