The son of two Sousa Mendes visa recipients, Daniel Subotnik is a Professor of Law at the Touro Law Center in Central Islip, New York. Admitted to the bar of New York; Certified Public Accountant (C.P.A.), State of Illinois. Subotnik worked in the investment banking field before undertaking teaching positions in law and business at, variously, Northwestern University College of Law; the University of Illinois, Chicago; Santa Clara University School of Law; Seton Hall University School of Law; and the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. In 2013 he organized a major event honoring Aristides de Sousa Mendes at the Touro Law Center, in partnership with leaders of Long Island's Portuguese community. He serves on the Sousa Mendes Foundation's Board of Directors and is Chair of its Governance Committee.