Daniel D. Bartfeld

Primary Focus & Experience

Mr. Bartfeld represents financial sponsors/portfolio companies, financial institutions, multinational companies and developers in their most important transactions, including in a wide range of digital (data centers, GPUs, fiber and associated powered land), power (renewable/conventional), critical minerals/supply chain, transportation infrastructure/logistics, LNG/midstream/shipping and energy-related matters in the US and globally.

Mr. Bartfeld leads the Milbank team in many of the largest and most high-profile digital/energy/infrastructure matters globally. He has particular expertise in transactions throughout the capital structure, focusing on project development, financing and M&A activities (companies, platforms and specific assets).

His recent representations include:

• A wide variety of digital infrastructure transactions (GPUs, data centers, powered land, towers, fiber, wireless).
• many of the most significant “behind-the-meter” powered land transactions, as well as a wide range of energy transition matters (conventional, battery storage, solar, wind and hydro).
• A wide variety of M&A and acquisition financings in the power, digital infrastructure, energy transition, LNG/midstream and critical minerals/supply chain sectors.
• A wide range of LNG-related projects (including export terminals, LNG-to-Power and associated vessels such as FSRUs and carriers).
• A wide variety of transportation infrastructure/logistics projects (airports, roads, ports, mass transit and water projects).
• A wide variety of “supply chain” transactions involving critical materials and manufacturing facilities.

Recognition & Accomplishments

Mr. Bartfeld is recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Top Lawyers as well as one of America’s Top Lawyers for AI. He is widely regarded as one of the world's leading project finance lawyers, with recognition from Chambers Latin America (which ranks him in the first tier of project lawyers in the world), Chambers Global, Chambers USA, Legal 500, etc. Dan is recognized as Band 1 for Project Finance Latin America and as Leading Individual in Projects and Energy. He was also named a Recommended Lawyer in Media, Technology and Telecoms by Legal 500. Dan is a frequent featured speaker at industry conferences.