Dan Sylvester

Daniel Sylvester is an attorney in Holland & Knight's Chicago office and a member of the firm's Financial Services Team. Mr. Sylvester's practice focuses on the representation of borrowers and lenders in senior secured credit facilities, second-lien credit facilities, real estate finance and syndicated credit facilities. Mr. Sylvester has substantial experience representing lenders and third-party agents in a variety of bilateral and syndicated credit facilities related to mortgage servicing rights, REPOs (repurchase agreements) and residential mortgage servicing. Mr. Sylvester has represented lenders, agents and borrowers in over 400 club or syndicated facilities across a myriad of industries. Mr. Sylvester is a member of Holland & Knight's Engagement Team and serves as a co-chair of the firm's DiverseAbility Engagement Network. Mr. Sylvester served as the chair/co-chair of the firm's Veterans Group for 10 years. Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Sylvester spent 10 years in the executive search industry. Mr. Sylvester began his career by serving more than 10 years as an army officer. He was stationed in Germany, Italy and Croatia. Mr. Sylvester served on the US humanitarian operations into Bosnia and the Dayton Peace Accord's multinational NATO logistics command for the former Yugoslavia.