Dan Schulman is a founding partner of Schulman Law. Dan has 39 years of experience handling complex commercial litigations, arbitrations, appeals, and bankruptcy reorganizations. In addition to litigating or settling disputed matters, he negotiates and drafts transactional documentation, including mergers, acquisitions, and asset purchase agreements, as well as endorsement agreements for professional athletes.

Dan has tried multiple cases in federal and state courts, and before multiple arbitral tribunals, including FINRA, AAA, JAMS/Endispute, REBNY, and state, federal, and private administrative tribunals, including the NYS Division of Human Rights and the EEOC. He has argued appeals in state and federal courts, and is also a trained mediator. In recognition of his trial skills, he served for over a decade as an instructor for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Dan has been recognized as a Top Rated Litigator by ALM Media and for the past 24 years, he has been peer-rated AV Preeminent Attorney by Martindale-Hubbell (top rankings for ethics and for legal ability).

Dan has substantial bankruptcy and reorganization experience, including representing lenders, debtors, official creditors and equity committees, indenture trustees, chapter 11 trustees, asset buyers, and corporate directors and officers.

Education

Doctor of Jurisprudence, Vanderbilt University, 1985
Bachelor of Arts (Honors Program), Swarthmore College, 1981

Qualified

• New York State
• Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (inactive)
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Contact

11 Broadway, Suite 615
New York, New York 10004
Voice: 646.688.5214
Email: djs@djslf.com