Cahill Gordon & Reindel hired Dan Amato in New York, where he will serve as a partner in the private credit practice.
Amato is the second partner to recently join Cahill’s private credit practice, following Peter Williams’ arrival from KKR Credit as co-head of the practice in July.
Amato joins Cahill from a global law firm, where he served as head of sponsor finance. Throughout his career, he has focused on guiding private credit funds and alternative lenders through acquisitions, leveraged financings and a wide range of other financial transactions. Amato’s clients include the world’s leading direct lenders and private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies in both the middle- and large-cap markets.
“Dan’s impressive reputation across the private credit world coupled with his breadth of experience makes him a perfect fit for our rapidly expanding private credit practice,” John Papachristos, co-head of Cahill’s private credit practice, said. “With his arrival, and the arrival of Peter in July, our clients will have access to some of the best minds in private credit.”
“Dan is a proven practitioner, having led some of the largest private credit deals for the industry’s most notable firms. He will be a leader for Cahill, given that extensive history, and we’re excited to have him on board,” Peter Williams, co-head of Cahill’s private credit practice, said. “Combining our private credit industry experience with Cahill’s market-leading leveraged finance team will give clients the best of all worlds and make Cahill a go-to firm for any corporate finance transaction, whether in the public or private market.”
“With Dan’s addition, we now have a core group of dedicated partners working full-time on private credit deals that is further supported by additional partners with exceptional private credit experience. Our significant focus on the industry will deliver a level of specialization and deal knowledge to clients that rivals or surpasses our peers across the legal industry,” Adam Dworkin, co-chair of the firm’s corporate department, said. “We draw from our unrivaled market experience, successfully counseling clients regardless of the size of the deal.”
“With the hiring of Peter from KKR just a few weeks ago, and now Dan, I’m eager to see what this remarkable practice will do,” Herb Washer, chair of Cahill’s executive committee, said. “We’ll continue to execute on our strategic plan; Cahill is committed to building and growing an outstanding team specifically dedicated to private credit.”
“I’ve witnessed first-hand, across multiple transactions, the skilled lawyers at Cahill and the tremendous results they deliver for clients operating in the private credit space,” Amato said. “I’m proud to join the world-class ecosystem they’ve built, with its impeccable reputation and incredible brand, which spans private credit, leveraged finance and numerous other financial transactions.”
Dan received his J.D. from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law and his B.A. from Boston College.
