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Daniel A. Lowenthal is a Partner of Patterson Belknap and Chair of its Business Reorganization and Creditors' Rights Practice. He has earned recognition as a skilled advocate in the bankruptcy, creditors' rights, and corporate restructuring arena. Mr. Lowenthal represents creditors' committees, trade creditors, indenture trustees, and bankruptcy trustees and examiners in domestic and international cases. He recently served as counsel to the court-appointed Examiner in the chapter 11 cases of FTX Trading Ltd. and its affiliates, investigating issues critical to the FTX bankruptcy cases, including potential conflicts of interest and fraudulent transfers, that were summarized in two publicly filed reports. Mr. Lowenthal also represents U.S. and non-U.S. business entities in a wide range of complex litigation issues, including creditors’ rights disputes, purchases of intellectual property assets, and distressed debt acquisitions and restructuring. He has achieved numerous favorable results for clients in trial and appellate courts as well as commercial arbitration. Mr. Lowenthal is a regular speaker on bankruptcy law topics. He is a member of the Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization Committee of the New York City Bar Association and serves on the Board of Editors of The Bankruptcy Strategist. He previously served as a member of INSOL Europe’s 2023 Amsterdam Congress Technical Committee. He received his J.D., with honors, from The George Washington University Law School and his A.B., magna cum laude, from Duke University.