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Daniel F. Hunter

919 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
United States of America
P: +1 212.756.2201
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Daniel F. Hunter, a partner in the New York office, concentrates his practice on the design, structure and regulation of alternative investment products, including hedge funds, hybrid funds and private equity funds. He regularly advises funds that invest in distressed debt, asset-backed securities and bank loans. Dan also provides day-to-day regulatory, operational, M&A and restructuring advice to his fund clients, and advises funds regarding the receipt or allocation of seed capital.

Dan authored “The Changing Face of Capital Introduction” for the MFA Reporter and spoke on “Disclosure Issues in Connection with Side Pockets and Side Letters” at a recent West LegalWorks’ New Frontiers in Hedge Fund Due Diligence conference. Dan received his A.B., cum laude and with high honors in history, from the University of Michigan in 1991, and his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School, where he was Articles Editor of the University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, in 1995.

Selected Publications

“Focus On: US Investors in LatAm,” LatAm Fund Manager, February 2012 (co-author)

“The Changing Face of Capital Introduction,” MFA Reporter, April 2006

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Selected Speaking Engagements

“Form PF Workshop,” SRZ 21st Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2012

“Legal, Regulatory & Tax,” Goldman Sachs Prime Brokerage Hedge Fund Conference, Rio de Janeiro, October 2011

“TIC Form SLT,” Goldman Sachs Prime Brokerage Regulatory Reporting Overview, New York, October 2011

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Other Distinctions

The Legal 500 United States

Education

  • University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1995
    • Articles Editor, University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, Vol. 29
    • Author of "Electronic Mail and Pubic Disclosure Laws," University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, Vol. 28. No. 2
  • University of Michigan, A.B., cum laude, 1991
    • High honors in history

Prior Experience

Legal
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, 2002-07
   Partner in the Financial Services Group, 2006-07
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, 1998-99
   Associate, M&A department
O'Sullivan Graev & Karabell, LLP (now part of O’Melveny & Myers LLP), 1995-98
   Associate, Corporate department

Business
Salomon Smith Barney, 2000-01
   Investment Banking Associate
Altavista Company, 1999-2000
   Director of Strategic Alliances
Medscape (now owned by WebMD), 1999
   Director of Business Development