Daniel’s practice is focused exclusively in the hospitality industry. He advises hotel, condo-hotel, restaurant and nightclub owners and operators in connection with a wide array of legal matters including acquisitions, leasing, compliance, licensing, guest relations issues, employment matters, ADA issues, data privacy, and litigation.  Daniel is recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® in the category of Leisure and Hospitality Law.

Among his many hotel-related litigation matters, Daniel successfully achieved a multi-million dollar arbitration judgment on behalf of a luxury hotel operator following a “midnight raid” termination by the hotel owner. The landmark case is frequently discussed at hotel conferences and has gained Daniel international recognition.

In addition to his law practice, Daniel is also an adjunct professor of hospitality law at the FIU Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management and  served as President of the South Florida Chapter of HFTP (Hospitality Finance and Technology Professionals).

Prior to joining Sandman Savrann, Daniel was a partner in the hospitality practice group at Shutts & Bowen LLP in Miami and, prior to that, a bankruptcy litigation attorney at Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton in Miami and a real estate attorney at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson in New York.

Daniel is a graduate of Harvard Law School and earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Florida. He is fluent in Spanish and Italian.

Daniel offices primarily in Miami, Florida, and serves Sandman Savrann’s clients nationally and internationally.