Daniel R. Swanson

Dan Swanson is a partner and member of Chapman’s Asset Securitization Department and Corporate Finance Department.

Dan represents a wide range of credit funds, finance companies, and funding sources engaged in structured finance and securitization transactions, as well as in portfolio acquisitions, dispositions, restructurings, and joint ventures involving financial assets. His experience includes the representation of lenders, issuers, and investors in renewable energy and fintech transactions, GPU and data center financings, and aircraft, railcar, and other equipment finance transactions.

Dan also has extensive experience in representing banks, leasing companies, finance companies, and other financial institutions in a wide variety of lending, equipment finance, leasing, and other financial transactions. His experience ranges from single lender loans to complex multi-party secured transactions. Dan has experience in US and cross-border synthetic lease financings (including "build-to-suit" construction financings) and capital lease financings of a broad range of assets.

Before joining Chapman in 2015, Dan worked as an associate in the corporate and litigation division of a New York City boutique law firm specializing in the hospitality industry. In that role, he represented established chefs, restaurateurs, and food and beverage businesses, including on matters involving the licensing and regulation of alcoholic beverages.