Daniel B. Denny

Daniel Denny is an associate in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher's Los Angeles office.  He is a member of the firm's Business Restructuring & Reorganization Practice Group.  Mr. Denny has a wide range of experience representing debtors, creditor groups and potential acquirers in distressed settings. 

As Debtor counsel, Mr. Denny has advised clients regarding executory contracts, leases and other matters pertaining to the reorganization of the debtor.  His creditor representations have concerned out-of-court restructurings, voluntary and involuntary chapter 7 and 11 bankruptcy cases, and cross-border insolvency proceedings.  Mr. Denny has represented creditors in their capacity as Committee members and as defendants in adversary proceedings.  Mr. Denny, moreover, has worked from start to finish on various real estate work-outs, including the drafting of pre-negotiation agreements, forbearance agreements, and loan modification agreements.  Finally, Mr. Denny has advised clients regarding distressed acquisitions through Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code, the confirmation of a plan of reorganization and state law foreclosure.

Mr. Denny is currently a member of the Financial Lawyers Conference, Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum, and Los Angeles County Bar Association.

Mr. Denny has a strong commitment to community service and pro bono work.  He is a frequent lecturer at Public Counsel’s self-help bankruptcy clinic in downtown Los Angeles for individuals considering chapter 7 bankruptcy.  He has also served as pro bono counsel to several nonprofit corporations in Glendale, La Crescenta and Pasadena.

Mr. Denny received his Juris Doctor magna cum laude in 2005 from the University of Notre Dame, where he served as Executive Managing Editor of the Notre Dame Law Review.  He received his Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude in 1998 from Wheaton College and Master of Arts degree cum laude in 2002 from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, where he was a Byington Scholar.

Mr. Denny is admitted to practice in the State of California.