About
Daniel P. Malone, Jr. is a Haynes Boone partner, firmwide Co-Head of M&A and Private Equity, and Denver Office Managing Partner, with listings for both Denver and Chicago. His practice focuses on complex business law, transactions for public and private companies. He advises strategic and financial dealmakers on mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, strategic investments, and corporate governance matters involving significant business decisions and changing ownership structures.
Dan earned his J.D. from Boston College Law School and his B.A. from Fordham University, where he was on the Dean’s List. He is admitted in Colorado and Illinois. His professional background includes work at a large firm in Chicago and an in-house business role where he sourced, valued, and integrated acquisitions for a public company before helping guide that company through a significant take-private transaction.
Dan has advised on hundreds of transactions with an aggregate value exceeding $25 billion across financial services, food and beverage, consumer products, technology, healthcare, and other industries. His representative work includes a $12.5 billion public-company sale, a $3.1 billion sale of an engineering and construction company, private equity platform and add-on acquisitions, healthcare investments, venture capital rounds, and strategic acquisitions involving technology and automotive businesses.
Daniel P. Malone, Jr. has been recognized by Chambers USA for Corporate/M&A from 2021 through 2026 and has received other M&A and private equity distinctions. He serves on the board of directors of the Colorado Lawyers Committee and is active with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. His practice combines transactional leadership, corporate governance advice, private equity work, and experience on the business side of acquisitions.
Law Office Affiliations
- Managing Partner, Haynes and Boone, LLP
- Member, Colorado Bar Association
- Member, Illinois State Bar Association
- Member, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Licensed State
- Colorado
- Illinois
Education
- Boston College Law School
Juris Doctor (JD) - Fordham University
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Awards & Badges


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- Contracts & Agreements
- Corporate & Incorporation
- Franchise, Dealership & Partnership
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Transportation
- Venture Capital





