Daniel is counsel in the Corporate Transactions & Securities group and a member of the Investment Management practice group, advising clients on a broad range of sophisticated legal, regulatory and compliance matters. He counsels sponsors of private funds, registered investment companies and business development companies, other alternative asset managers, and digital assets companies, on matters concerning structuring and formation, SEC registration, cross-border asset management, and compliance with the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, Investment Company Act of 1940 and Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933. Daniel’s expertise spans a range of strategies, including public and private equity, venture capital, private credit, infrastructure, mezzanine, and strategies focused on crypto assets, blockchain and related emerging technologies. He further advises on the integration and use of AI within private and registered funds.

Daniel regularly advises clients on SEC examinations and other SEC interactions and constructs robust compliance programs for registered investment advisers and exempt reporting advisers. He also counsels clients on the regulatory aspects of asset manager acquisitions and adviser-led secondary transactions.

Daniel previously served as a law clerk to the Honorable Judge Jon P. McCalla, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. Prior to attending law school, Daniel worked for a global technology leader and spent eight years in China, where he worked with emerging companies in the semiconductor and cleantech industries.