As a member of the Financial Services Transactions Group, Dan advises financial institutions and corporate borrowers in domestic and international commercial transactions across the full range of asset-based lending matters, including traditional finance transactions, bilateral loans, syndicated/club loans, Export Credit Agency (ECA)-backed facilities, letter of credit and guarantee facilities, and loan restructuring work. He also guides clients on innovative structured financings, lease financings, and U.S. capital markets transactions.
Dan's practice focuses on the shipping and offshore industries, where he has substantial experience with financing both domestic and foreign flagged vessels, deepwater drilling rigs, and support vessels. He also regularly advises lenders and operators on relevant aspects of the coastwise trade laws (Jones Act) of the United States, the corporate and maritime law of each of the Republic of Liberia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Vanuatu maritime law. Clients in the shipping and offshore industries have relied on his extensive knowledge of these bodies of law for more than 25 years for the issuance of legal opinions in connection with a wide variety of transactions, both within and outside of the shipping and offshore industries, and Dan continues to advise these laws, as well as New York law and Louisiana law, from his office in New Orleans.
Dan is recognized as one of the leading shipping finance lawyers in the U.S. by Chambers USA, Chambers Global, and Legal 500 US. He was selected by New York Super Lawyers in the practice area of Transportation & Maritime from 2020 to 2023.
Prior to joining Baker Donelson, Dan was the managing partner of the New York office of a large, international law firm based in London, England.