• Corporate
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Banking and Finance
  • Government Litigation and Litigation Avoidance
  • Maritime and Aviation Finance
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Mexico and Latin America
  • Oil and Gas Government Contracts

Daniel Aranda has a comprehensive practice in energy, infrastructure, government procurement, structured and project finance, mergers and acquisitions, buyouts, strategic alliances, corporate reorganizations, contracts and general business matters involving both domestic and cross-border transactions. Mr. Aranda’s emphasis on financing is primarily focused on structuring, documenting and negotiating debt-related transactions including workouts representing developers, lenders and borrowers on asset-based and unsecured lending.

Mr. Aranda's clients include:

• American Pad & Paper LLC
• Bank of Nova Scotia
• BJ Services Company
• BNP Paribas Bank
• ClubCorp Group
• Cameron
• Dexia Credit Local
• Dril-Quip Inc.
• Fleet National Bank (now Bank of America)
• Gencom Asset Management Co.
• Grey Wolf Drilling Co.
• Groupe Seb (Moulinex, T-Fal, Vistar)
• GTECH Corp.
• Industria Cogneradora S.A.
• Inelectra S.A.C.A.
• Johnson Mathey
• Lehman Brothers Holding Inc.
• Maersk Contractors
• National Gypsum Co.
• Olivetti Mexicana S.A. (Mexican subsidiary of Olivetti Tecnost)
• Oxbow Carbon & Minerals LLC
• Provident Financial Plc
• Remedial Offshore Ltd.
• Stallion Oilfield Services Inc.
• Select Transportation LLC
• The Offshore Drilling Co.
• Whitney National Bank

Matters in which Mr. Aranda has been involved include:

• The successful granting and defense of an award for a unique online waging system bidded by Pronosticos para la Asistencia Pública in a contract valued in the aggregate amount of US$900 million.
• Represented a U.S. bank in the refinancing of a loan and securitization for the acquisition of helicopters. Amount: US$31.7 million.
• Assisted a U.S. investment bank in the finance and securitization scheme for the acquisition of a real estate property located in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Amount of transaction US$65 million.
• Represented a Mexican subsidiary of a French bank in structuring and implementing a new financing scheme for the State of Guerrero.
• Represented a Mexican subsidiary of a U.K. company in the refinancing of US$118 million.
• Over US$4 billion public bid processes, both advising bidders and the bidding entities.
• The successful restructuring of the entire fleet of two major airline carriers in Mexico.

• Masters in Law, Universidad Panamericana (2002)
  • Recipient, Financial Law Degree
  • Recipient, Corporate and Economic Law Degree
  • Recipient, International Financial Law Degree
  • Recipient, International Commercial Arbitration Specialization Degree (Escuela Libre de Derecho)
  • Recipient, Commercial Transactions and Contracts Specialization Degree (Colegio de Abogados)
• J.D., Universidad Iberoamericana (2000)
  • Recipient, Thesis Recognition Award

• Speaker, Address at University of Houston Fifth Annual Hospitality Law Conference: Doing Business in Mexico (Feb. 8-9, 2007) (authored paper for conference proceedings).
• Former Guest Lecturer, Addresses to Master of Business Administration and Master of Laws Programs at the Universidad del Mayab: Corporate Law and Business Law.