Dan’s practice focuses on representing institutional investors, lenders and creditors in financial restructurings, litigation, and creditors’ rights.  Dan is predominately known for his representation of bondholders, bond trustees and other creditor groups in various distressed continuing care retirement communities and health care related entities nationwide.  In addition, Dan has a broad practice in representing distressed tax-exempt debt holders in a number of other sectors ranging from hospitality and manufacturing to clients in distressed acquisitions and divestitures.

Dan is highly regarded for his client service and favorably recognized as one of today’s leading financial restructuring lawyers by key industry publications.  He has lectured on legal and technical matters within the municipal and restructuring fields and also serves on boards and committees for both charitable and bankruptcy-related organizations.

Representative senior living cases:

• Representation of Bond Trustee in connection with five (5) CCRC Communities sponsored by SQLC with respect to bond obligations in excess of $500 million.
• Representation of Bond Trustee in connection with Epworth Living at the Ranch, a CCRC located in Oklahoma, with respect to bond obligations in excess of $110 million.
• Representation of Bond Trust with respect to Park Place Christian Community of Elmhurst Project, a CCRC located in Illinois, with respect to bond obligations in excess of $130 million.
• Representation of Bond Trustee in connection with Clare Oaks, a CCRC located in Illinois, with respect to bond obligations in excess of $112 million.
• Representation of Indenture Trustee in connection with The Amsterdam at Harborside, a CCRC located in New York, with respect to bond obligations in excess of $225 million. 
• Representation of Bond Trustee in connection with Upstate Senior Living, Inc. d/b/a The Woodlands at Furman, a CCRC located in South Carolina, with respect to bond obligations in excess of $75 million.
• Representation of Master Trustee and Bond Trustee in connection with Friendship Village of Schaumburg, a CCRC located in Illinois, with respect to bond obligations in excess of $122 million.
• Representation of Master Trustee and Bond Trustee in connection with Christian Horizons, a group of senior living facilities located in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Iowa, with respect to bond obligations in excess of $75 million.

Representative hospital cases:

• Representation of Master Trustee and Bond Trustee in connection with Verity Health Systems, a California hospital system, with respect to bond obligations in excess of $425 million.
• Representation of Bond Trustee in connection with East Jefferson District Hospital, a Louisiana hospital organization, with respect to bond obligations in excess of $120 million.
• Representation of Bond Trustee with respect to Southeast Missouri Hospital Association d/b/a SoutheastHealth Hospital, a hospital organization located in Missouri, with respect to bond obligations in excess of $164 million. 
• Representation of Bond Trustee in connection with a community hospital located in rural Georgia with respect to bond obligations in excess of $50 million.