Daniel D. Bartfeld

Primary Focus & Experience

Mr. Bartfeld's practice focuses primarily on the representation of investment firms/portfolio companies, financial institutions, multinational companies and developers in a wide range of energy transition, power (renewable/conventional), digital infrastructure, transportation infrastructure/logistics, oil/gas/midstream/shipping and energy-related matters in the US, Latin America and globally.

Mr. Bartfeld has led the Milbank team in many of the largest and most high-profile energy/infrastructure matters in these regions. He has particular expertise in transactions throughout the capital structure, as well as representation of US, Asian and European-based lenders and investors (financial sponsors and strategics) focusing on project development, financing and M&A activities (platforms and specified assets).

His recent representations include:

• many of the most significant energy transition and power-related transactions (solar, wind, offshore wind, storage, hydro and conventional) in the US, Latin America and globally -- involving over $20 billion of capital costs.
• a wide variety of digital infrastructure projects (chips, towers, fiber, data centers, wireless) throughout the capital stack.
• a wide variety of M&A and acquisition financings in the energy transition, digital infrastructure, renewables, power, oil/gas and energy sectors.
• a wide range of LNG-related projects (including LNG-to-Power and associated vessels) -- involving over $15 billion of capital costs.
• a wide variety of transportation infrastructure/logistics projects (airports, roads, ports, mass transit and water projects).
• a wide range of vessel-related transactions globally -- including LNG vessels, FPSOs, FSRUs, drillships/semi-submersibles and accommodation vessels.
• a wide variety of natural resource/commodity-focused transactions (including pre-export financings and export credit agency financings) -- involving steel, iron ore, copper and other commodities.

Recognition & Accomplishments

Mr. Bartfeld is a featured speaker at numerous industry conferences, and is recognized by a number of publications as one of the world's leading project finance lawyers (including Chambers Latin America (which ranks him in the 1st tier of project lawyers in the world), Chambers Global, Chambers USA, Legal 500, etc.).