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Daniel Kahan is partner in King & Spalding’s Corporate, Finance and Investments practice and co-leads the firm's Emerging Companies and Venture Capital Group. His corporate transactional practice focuses on venture capital and private equity investments, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and spin-offs, debt and equity offerings, and corporate governance matters. Mr. Kahan also regularly advises clients in strategic technology transactions, including professional service, software-as-a-service, distribution, reseller, and intellectual property licensing agreements.
Mr. Kahan has worked with companies, entrepreneurs, venture capital investors, private equity investors, and strategic corporate investors and acquirers across a range of sectors, including enterprise software, software and cloud infrastructure, fintech, blockchain, insurtech, cybersecurity, e-commerce, hardware, life sciences, healthcare, and travel.
Mr. Kahan is a frequent writer and speaker on startup, fintech, and blockchain topics. He has been recognized by Legal 500 in its Venture Capital and Emerging Companies category, with clients describing him as “exceptional” and noting that he “understands clients’ businesses well and provides practical, timely advice.” He has also been recognized by Super Lawyers as a “Rising Star” from 2014 - 2021.
Credentials
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center
A.B., Georgetown University
News
Recognition
June 10, 2021
Legal 500 United States 2021 Ranks King & Spalding Practices Among the Top in the Nation
Recognition
May 18, 2021
The Deal Names John Anderson and Daniel Kahan to its Top Rising Stars List
In the News · Source: Law360
May 7, 2021
Law360 highlights the firm’s partner promotions.
Insights
Client Alert
June 16, 2021
Not Your Standard Orange Grove: Non-Fungible Tokens & Securities Laws
Client Alert
May 18, 2021
The Anti-Money Laundering Act and Crypto Collide: Non-Fungible Tokens
Client Alert
January 15, 2021
Pumping the Brakes: FinCEN Reopens Comment Period for Controversial Crypto Reporting & Recordkeeping Rules
News
Recognition
June 10, 2021
Legal 500 United States 2021 Ranks King & Spalding Practices Among the Top in the Nation
Recognition
May 18, 2021
The Deal Names John Anderson and Daniel Kahan to its Top Rising Stars List
In the News · Source: Law360
May 7, 2021
Law360 highlights the firm’s partner promotions.
Insights
Client Alert
June 16, 2021
Not Your Standard Orange Grove: Non-Fungible Tokens & Securities Laws
Client Alert
May 18, 2021
The Anti-Money Laundering Act and Crypto Collide: Non-Fungible Tokens
Client Alert
January 15, 2021
Pumping the Brakes: FinCEN Reopens Comment Period for Controversial Crypto Reporting & Recordkeeping Rules
News
Recognition
June 10, 2021
Legal 500 United States 2021 Ranks King & Spalding Practices Among the Top in the Nation
Recognition
May 18, 2021
The Deal Names John Anderson and Daniel Kahan to its Top Rising Stars List
In the News · Source: Law360
May 7, 2021
Law360 highlights the firm’s partner promotions.
Credentials
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center
A.B., Georgetown University