Distressed M&A & Restructuring
Daniel L Lampert
Partner
Daniel Lampert's practice focuses on financing, securities, business, domestic and international transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, and aviation transactions. In securities transactions, Dan has represented clients ranging from major Wall Street underwriters and several public clients in IPOs and other offerings and placements, as well as numerous private placement and venture capital transactions.
Dan has participated in many mergers, acquisition and financing transactions, involving both public and private clients. He has also practiced extensively in bankruptcy matters, including extensive collaboration with the firm's Business Reorganization Team in transactional matters. In aviation matters, he has represented various commercial and private jet owners and financing entities in domestic and international transactions, including placing the first Boeing 757 aircraft into Latin America.
Representative Matters 
Aviation Transactions:
- Represented Piper Aircraft, the leading manufacturer of general aviation aircraft in the United States, in all general corporate and business matters during Piper's 4 year reorganization proceedings, culminating in a $100 million sale of assets from bankruptcy; and the Piper Aircraft Irrevocable Trust, organized to pay future claims. Including in connection with Piper’s out-of-court workout (2003), secured debt restructuring (2005), and sale to foreign interests (2009).
- Represented Southern Air, Inc in connection with all matters arising after its 2013 bankruptcy reorganization through its highly successful sale to Atlas Air, including (a) 777 and 737 transactions with its major customer, DHL involving aircraft with aggregate value exceeding $500,000,000, (b) its successful $90 million debt for preferred equity swap, (c) its acquisition of Florida West Airlines, and (d) numerous transactions involving the lease, transfer, lease termination, and financing of aircraft and other business operations.
- Represented one of the largest independent executive jet dealers in a successful out of court restructuring of more than $500 million of secured debt on aircraft.
- Represented a jet charter company in the purchase of a 135 operator, Pacific Jet.
- Represented Skylink Aviation, an aviation services company, in connection with various matters including its acquisition of a 135 operator.
- Represented the manufacturer of Cirrus aircraft in connection with corporate and aviation matters.
- Represented Avensa, then the largest private Venezuelan airline, in several aircraft purchase, sale, lease and financing transactions, including the first 757 placed into service in Latin America.
- Represented lessors and other parties financing commercial jet aircraft transactions with various airlines, including Aero Mexico, in connection with financing and other transactions.
- Represented DHL Aviation, in connection with several cargo jet and jet engine transactions.
- Represented GPA Aviation in connection with Latin American commercial jet transactions.
- Represented many participants in all aspects of the private aviation market, including purchase, sale, finance and lease transactions with the manufacturers and within the secondary market, charter operations including establishing contractual arrangements for charter operations, and purchase, sale and financing of FBOs and Part 135 operators, aircraft management arrangements, aircraft brokerage, fractional ownership programs and all other private aviation activities and transactions.
- Represented international cargo and passenger airlines in connection with their sale to strategic buyers
Awards & Honors
- The South Florida Legal Guide, Top Lawyers, Corporate, Securities and Mergers and Acquisitions, 2007-2014, 2016-2019
- Florida's Super Lawyers, 2007, 2014-2015
- Florida Trend, Legal Elite, Business Law, 2006, 2007, 2009
- Miami Review, Deal of the Year Award, 2007
- Martindale-Hubbell, AV® Preeminent™ rated
- The M&A Advisor 2011 Turnaround Award Winner, Industrial Manufacturing/Distribution for Protective Products of America
Community Activities / Associations
- Writing Program Mentor, Posse Miami
- Member, Association for Corporate Growth
- Member, Business Law Section of The Florida Bar Association
In the News
March 30, 2020
Twenty-one Berger Singerman Attorneys Listed in South Florida Legal Guide as Top Attorneys
October 31, 2019
South Florida Legal Guide Names 21 Berger Singerman Attorneys as Top Lawyers
March 7, 2019
South Florida Legal Guide Names 23 Berger Singerman Attorneys as Top Lawyers
January 9, 2018
Berger Singerman Guides Cargo Airline From Bankruptcy to Sale
April 19, 2016
Atlas Air Worldwide Acquires Southern Air
April 6, 2016
Prior Affiliations
- Stroock & Stroock & Lavan
- Morgan, Lewis & Bockius