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Daniel Hunter

Daniel Hunter

USA 2026

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Practice Areas

Co-head of Credit Funds. Focuses on building complex hedge funds and credit funds across the liquidity spectrum (evergreen, open-end and closed-end).

Dan’s clients manage sophisticated private funds that invest in private credit, including venture debt funds, closed-end private debt funds, direct lending funds, loan funds, distressed credit funds, opportunity funds, and more.

In addition, he has more than 20 years of experience advising hedge fund managers. He focuses on multi-strategy managers, multi-manager firms, quantitative managers, and cross-over managers, among other types of asset management firms. He works on groundbreaking funds and strategies with new and emerging managers, as well as hedge fund formations for prominent brand-name global leading managers. He also provides day-to-day regulatory, operational, M&A, and restructuring advice, and advises fund managers regarding the receipt of seed capital.

View more at: https://www.mcdermottlaw.com/people/daniel-f-hunter/

Personal

• University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 1995)

• Articles Editor, University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

• Vol. 29, Author of "Electronic Mail and Public Disclosure Laws," University of

Michigan Journal of Law Reform, Vol. 28. No. 2

• University of Michigan (A.B., cum laude, 1991)

• High honors in history

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Hedge Funds - USA - Nationwide

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Band 3

Individual Editorial
Daniel Hunter is acknowledged for his commercial and market insight in establishing hedge funds. He is particularly adept at advising on the formation of credit funds.

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  • Daniel gives commercial and sophisticated advice.

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