Daniel H. Demmerle II
Biography
Dan Demmerle is a highly experienced business attorney whose practice covers all aspects of general business as well as development, financing, real estate and other commercial transactions. He works frequently with corporations and other family- and privately-held entities and their principals and management. He has more than 40 years of experience dealing with hotel and other hospitality industry entities and especially their management and franchise agreements.
Dan has extensive applied business experience, having served as an executive officer of two companies over a 10+ year period. As a result, he has a working knowledge of the legal needs and commercial realities of clients, enabling him to provide value-added personal services.
Most importantly, Dan knows the pace of today’s business matters and believes that timeliness is key to serving his clients.
Articles, Publications, & Lectures
Honors & Recognition
The Best Lawyers in America®, Real Estate Law, Banking & Finance Law & Project Finance Law (2005-2025)
Best Lawyers®, Cincinnati’s Project Finance Attorney of the Year (2015)
Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ Attorney
Community Involvement
Ohio Bar Association, Corporate Counsel, Estate Planning/Trust/Probate & Real Property Law Sections member
Cincinnati Bar Association
American Management Association Management Series, graduate
Leadership Northern Kentucky
Northern Kentucky Bar Association, Business/Tax, Estate Planning/Probate & Real Estate Law Sections member
Kentucky Bar Association, Business Law, Labor/Employment Law, Probate/Trust Law & Real Property Law Sections member
Numerous charities including Cincinnati Friends of Charity and Beechwood Educational Foundation
Significant Representations
A national horticultural broker, and its principal, in all aspects of its business
The oldest area marine dealer including successful transition to third and fourth generation ownership and development of a rapidly-growing internet-based parts and accessory business
A physicians group serving more than half a dozen hospitals in the Greater Cincinnati area
A $100+ million full-service packaging firm
Hotel management agreements and hotel development agreements for more than 100 properties
A national developer in its negotiations with an international hotel company relative to multi-unit hotel management and hotel franchise agreements
A publicly-traded company incidental to its entry into the Atlantic City gaming market and related gaming licensure
Multiple borrowers and lenders on commercial loans totaling well over $1.5 billion