Daniel M. Simon

Daniel M. Simon is a partner in the Atlanta office of McDermott Will & Emery, where he represents public and private companies, secured and unsecured creditors, acquirers of distressed assets, and investors in all aspects of corporate restructuring transactions. He represents a diverse range of clients spanning numerous industries in complex and contentious bankruptcy cases. Mr. Simon regularly helps clients navigate large-scale, complex, corporate bankruptcies, cross-border restructurings and a variety of special distressed transactions across industries. He also regularly lectures and publishes articles on restructuring topics, and has led several seminars held by leading industry organizations, including the Turnaround Management Association. Mr. Simon has been recognized as a Recommended Lawyer in 2022 in Legal 500 USA, and he received the Chapter 11 Reorganization of the Year in 2019 by The M&A Advisor for his work on ExGen Texas Power and the divestment of Handley Power to Exelon, and The M&A Advisor’s Emerging Leaders Award in 2017. Mr. Simon is admitted to practice in Illinois and Georgia. He received his B.A. in 2005 from Vanderbilt University and his J.D. in 2008 from Duke University School of Law, where he served on the Duke Law Journal.