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) involving over $125 billion of capital costs in 2025 alone.
• 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 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 USA, Chambers Global, Chambers Latin America and Legal 500, etc.).