Daniel J. Merrett (Dan)

Dan Merrett has substantial experience representing clients in some of the most significant corporate and municipal restructurings in recent years. He represents companies across a variety of industries, municipalities, secured lenders, unsecured creditors, potential purchasers, and other significant constituencies in distressed situations. In the course of these representations, Dan regularly assists clients navigating all manner of transactions, disputes, and other business activities, including issues relating to acquisitions and divestitures, credit facilities, securities, environmental obligations, suppliers, vendors, contractors, customers, employees, labor, taxation, corporate governance, and executive compensation.

Among Dan's latest representations, he served as counsel to a subsidiary of Adecco Group in its acquisition of Hired, Inc. and OmniMax International in connection with its acquisition. Dan also recently represented owners of several significant projects in connection with contractor bankruptcies, including the owner of a $7 billion LNG liquefaction project in Louisiana, and Georgia Power and the other owners of the Alvin W. Vogtle nuclear power plant. Dan's chapter 11 debtor representations include leading roles in the cases of PET producer M&G Chemical; Alpha Natural Resources, one of the country's largest coal companies; and aftermarket automotive distributor, Transtar. Dan was also an important member of the restructuring teams in the historic bankruptcies of the City of Detroit and Chrysler.

Dan has written and presented extensively on bankruptcy topics. He is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and is recognized in the field of restructuring by Chambers USA.