Daniel Allison

Daniel Allison is a Partner at Sidley Austin LLP, based in Houston, Texas.23 His practice primarily focuses on debt financings, including sponsor-backed acquisition financings, securitizations, and other complex commercial finance structures in the energy industry.1

Expertise and Recognition

Daniel's work is at the forefront of the energy transition, advising clients on complex financing of low-carbon and de-carbonization projects.1 He is part of a team recognized in Band 1 in Energy Transition in the 2023 edition of Chambers USA.1 Daniel has consistently been recognized as a "Texas Rising Star" by Texas Super Lawyers.1

Professional Experience

Energy and Infrastructure Finance:: Daniel's primary focus is representing private equity sponsors in acquisition financings for energy transactions and infrastructure projects.1 He has extensive experience with various types of financing, including:

• Term loan A and B
• Revolvers
• Bridge to high-yield
• Multi-tranche financings

Oil and Gas Securitizations:: Daniel has significant experience in this area, having worked on many initial transactions and developed the first multi-tranche oil and gas securitization.1 His work in this field has contributed to Sidley being awarded Structured Finance "Practice Group of the Year" by Law360.1

Corporate Representation:: He regularly represents corporate clients on both investment-grade and leveraged finance matters across various industries, with extensive experience in infrastructure, oil and gas, midstream companies, and consumer goods.1

Background

Before his legal career, Daniel worked as a reservoir engineer for an international oil company's exploration and production subsidiary while attending university.1 He also has experience working in Brazil as a design engineer at a cotton-seed oil production facility.1

Education and Licensing

Daniel Allison has been licensed to practice law in Texas since November 7, 2008.3 His bar card number is 24064811.3