Daniel's clients appreciate that he pursues resourceful, effective and practical solutions to best meet their goals.
Overview
Daniel has significant experience across a wide range of commercial real estate and corporate matters throughout the country, including the acquisition, finance, development, leasing and sale of real property. He represents clients in office, industrial, retail, auto and truck dealerships, cannabis, medical, mixed-use, multi-family, and broadcast media industries, and represents lenders in acquisition, construction and refinancing transactions. Additionally, Daniel routinely partners with his colleagues at the firm to advise on real estate aspects of complex merger and acquisition transactions.
Daniel represents clients on structuring and negotiating joint ventures across a broad range of commercial real estate transactions. He advises developers and investors on the formation of joint venture entities, operating and partnership agreements, capital stack arrangements, and governance provisions.
Daniel provides a broad range of legal services to his clients, including advising on corporate structure, drafting corporate governance documents, negotiating commercial loans, managing due diligence and the closing process for commercial real estate, construction, and asset acquisitions, and has done work with both single-site and portfolio acquisitions using a variety of investment structures.
Daniel brings a practical, deal-oriented approach to complex transactions, helping clients align economic interests, manage risk, and efficiently execute their projects.
Experience
Represented a joint venture developer in the development of a 290,000 square foot mixed use building with 280+ apartment units.
Represented a landlord in leasing a 450,000 square foot former industrial site that is converted for cannabis cultivation and manufacturing.
Worked on new development sites, representing franchisees in their effort to develop new franchise sites.
Facilitated a portion of an $800-million-dollar bankruptcy settlement that resulted in the purchase of 30 franchised restaurants in the Kansas City metropolitan area.
Represented a manufacturer on commercial construction products and assisted them in financing, purchasing and development of a mixed-use project that doubled their manufacturing and warehouse space.
News & Insights
Speaking Engagements
Co-Presenter, 2025 Minnesota Case Law Update, Minnesota CLE, 2025 Real Estate Institute, November 2025
Co-Presenter, 2024 Minnesota Case Law Update, Minnesota CLE, 2024 Real Estate Institute, November 2024
Co-Presenter, "Cannabis in Real Estate for Realtors," Rochester Title & Minnesota Secured Title, August 2024
Co-Presenter, 2023 Minnesota Case Law Update, Minnesota CLE, 2023 Real Estate Institute, November 2023
Speaker, "Trends in Commercial Redevelopment & Project Management," Saint Paul Port Authority, March 13, 2023
Practices & Industries
Admissions
- Minnesota
Education
University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.A., with distinction
University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., cum laude
