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Burkhart, Daniel F.
Senior Managing Associate

Daniel F. Burkhart

  • Global Finance

DANIEL BURKHART focuses his practice on various secured and unsecured leveraged finance transactions and debt restructurings. He regularly represents public and private company borrowers, private equity sponsors and direct lenders on acquisition financings, asset-based financings, cash-flow based financings and subscriptions, and NAV and hybrid financings. Daniel also has significant experience in the financing and strategic elements of in-court and out-of-court restructurings, including complex liability management, workouts, and debtor-in-possession financing transactions.

Daniel’s financing experience extends across a wide variety of industries, including: aerospace, automotive, food and beverage, healthcare (including corporate practice of medicine), insurance, logistics, manufacturing, retail, technology services, and telecommunications.

Daniel was recognized in Secured Finance Network’s 2025 “40 Under 40 Awards.” Daniel’s work has also earned him recognition in Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch 2026 for Banking and Finance Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law.

Prior to becoming a lawyer, Daniel worked for a national accounting firm and a tier-one automotive supplier.

Credentials

Admissions & Certifications

  • Michigan
  • Texas

Education

  • University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, J.D., 2015
  • John Carroll University, B.S., 2010