Daniel B. Markind has over 35 years of experience as an airport, real estate, and corporate transactional attorney. During that time, he has represented some of the largest companies in the United States in sophisticated purchase, sale, financing, leasing, zoning and land use, workout and development matters. He also has helped form numerous start-up and smaller entities and has assisted in their growth. Mr. Markind is the former chair of the Current Issues in Title Insurance subcommittee of the American Bar Association.
Mr. Markind is also the former General Counsel of the Philadelphia International Airport. Currently, he serves as outside general counsel and outside specialty counsel to numerous airports both in the Northeast and across the nation. Additionally, he represents companies that are involved in aviation-related activities. Mr. Markind is heavily involved in the rebuilding of our nation’s aviation infrastructure. He is working both with state and federal agencies to develop procedures in different states to allow infrastructure redevelopment using a mixture of private, local, state and federal funding. Mr. Markind is recognized as one of the nation’s foremost authorities on the relationship of aviation law to energy law.
Over the last 10 years, Mr. Markind has developed a sub-specialty in energy issues, including renewable energy and oil and gas development and leasing. He speaks widely on Marcellus Shale and other mineral extraction and energy issues and has been asked to give testimony on oil and gas issues before the Pennsylvania State Senate. He represents numerous companies and individuals involved in different capacities related to solar and wind energy development, natural gas and oil leasing, production, transmission and waste disposal. He has developed and writes regularly for his energy blog, Marcellus Shale Update, and has recently been tapped by Forbes.com to be a contributor on Marcellus Shale Energy issues. Most recently, Mr. Markind was named a recipient of JD Supra's 2021 Readers' Choice Awards.
A frequent lecturer and author, Mr. Markind speaks and writes on a variety of topics, including real estate and land use, aviation law and alternative and renewable energy. In addition, he is a regular political blogger for The Times of Israel, a one-stop shop for news, features and blogs on Israel, the region and the Jewish world. To read his most recent posts, click here.
Licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, Mr. Markind is also rated AV preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell® and has been named to the prestigious “Best Lawyers in the America” list for his work in real estate law.
Representative Matters
Honors & Awards
- Rated AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell
- JD Supra's 2021 Readers' Choice Award Recipient
- Selected to Best Lawyers in America® in the area of Real Estate Law, 2015
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Professional Affiliations
- Airport Council International, North America
- Legal Affairs Committee, Member
- Finance Committee, Member
- American Bar Association
- Former Chair, Current Issues in Title Insurance Subcommittee
- Philadelphia Israel Chamber of Council
- Aviation Council of Pennsylvania
- New York State Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Philadelphia Bar Association
Community Activities
- Acted as Special Consultant to the Australian Jewish Association with regard to the "Durban IV" UN-sponsored International Human Rights Conference
News
- Press Release(March 31, 2021)
- Press Release(November 22, 2019)
- (July 30, 2019)
- Press Release(September 4, 2018)
Events
- Airports Council International - North America (ACI)(November 7, 2021)
- New Jersey Builders Association (NJBA)(October 11, 2021)
- Northeast Chapter AAAE(March 16, 2021)
- Flaster Greenberg PC(December 10, 2020)
- Suburban West REALTORS® Association(May 13, 2020)
- (April 25, 2020)
- (April 14, 2020)
- Suburban West REALTORS® Association(March 23, 2020)
- (November 20, 2019)
- Aviation Council of Pennsylvania(October 30, 2019)
- (September 7, 2019)
- Health BioTech and Pharma CLE Institute, Greater Philadelphia Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)(June 18, 2019)
- Shale Gas News Radio(May 11, 2019)
- Flaster Greenberg and Langan Engineering(November 29, 2018)
- (November 7, 2018)
- Commercial Closing TransactionPennsylvania Bar Institute(2017)
- Issue Managing and Fracking in the Marcellus Shale RegionNational Communication Association(November 2016)
- Marcellus Shale and Scheduled Air Service UpdateAviation Council of Pennsylvania(2013)
- Hydraulic Fracturing eCLE WebinarAmerican Bar Association(June 2013)
- Shale Gas Development at Airports – Is it Sustainable?Airport Consultants Council(2012)
- Oil and Gas Leasing Issues at Airports in PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Aviation Advisory Committee(2010)
- Oil and Gas Leasing Issues at Airports in PennsylvaniaAviation Council of Pennsylvania(2010)
- Issues Regarding Shale Gas Leasing at AirportsAirport Council International North America Legal Committee(2009)
Articles & Alerts
- Forbes.com(March 8, 2022)
- Forbes.com(February 28, 2022)
- Forbes.com(February 25, 2022)
- Forbes.com(February 23, 2022)
- Forbes.com(February 22, 2022)
- Forbes.com(February 9, 2022)
- Forbes.com(January 31, 2022)
- Forbes.com(December 30, 2021)
- Forbes.com(December 1, 2021)
- Forbes.com(November 17, 2021)
- Forbes.com(November 15, 2021)
- Forbes.com(November 4, 2021)
- Forbes.com(August 26, 2021)
- Forbes.com(August 4, 2021)
- Forbes.com(July 29, 2021)
- Forbes.com(July 9, 2021)
- Forbes.com(June 9, 2021)
- Forbes.com(May 27, 2021)
- Forbes.com(May 25, 2021)
- Forbes.com(May 21, 2021)
- Forbes.com(May 19, 2021)
- Forbes.com(May 13, 2021)
- Forbes.com(April 28, 2021)
- Forbes.com(April 7, 2021)
- Forbes(February 24, 2021)
- Marcellus Shale Update Blog(February 16, 2021)
- Forbes.com(February 11, 2021)
- Forbes.com(February 10, 2021)
- Forbes.com(January 13, 2021)
- Forbes.com(January 12, 2021)
- Forbes.com(December 30, 2020)
- Forbes.com(November 23, 2020)
- Forbes.com(November 18, 2020)
- Forbes.com(November 11, 2020)
- Forbes.com(November 9, 2020)
- Forbes.com(November 6, 2020)
- Forbes.com(October 30, 2020)
- Forbes.com(October 29, 2020)
- Forbes.com(October 28, 2020)
- Forbes.com(October 22, 2020)
- Forbes.com(October 15, 2020)
- Forbes(August 25, 2020)
- Forbes.com(August 20, 2020)
- Forbes.com(June 29, 2020)
- Forbes.com(June 24, 2020)
- Forbes.com(June 23, 2020)
- Forbes.com(June 17, 2020)
- Forbes.com(June 11, 2020)
- Forbes.com(June 3, 2020)
- Forbes(May 20, 2020)
- Forbes.com(April 7, 2020)
- Forbes.com(April 1, 2020)
- Forbes.com(March 9, 2020)
- Forbes.com(March 5, 2020)
- Forbes.com(February 20, 2020)
- Forbes.com(February 10, 2020)
- Forbes.com(February 3, 2020)
- Forbes.com(January 27, 2020)
- Forbes.com(January 17, 2020)
- Forbes.com(January 7, 2020)
- Forbes.com(December 20, 2019)
- Forbes.com(November 25, 2019)
- Legal Alert(November 22, 2019)
- Forbes.com(November 5, 2019)
- Is Pittsburgh International Airport’s New Energy Microgrid Sustainability In Action Or The Opposite?Forbes.com(October 24, 2019)
- Forbes.com(October 16, 2019)
- Forbes.com(October 15, 2019)
- Forbes.com(October 11, 2019)
- Mariner East 2's Troubles Underscore Need For New Industry Approaches Toward Northeastern PopulationForbes.com(October 2, 2019)
- Forbes.com(September 20, 2019)
- Forbes.com(September 9, 2019)
- Forbes.com(August 12, 2019)
- The Legal Intelligencer(July 25, 2019)
- Forbes.com(June 25, 2019)
- (June 17, 2019)
- (June 3, 2019)
- (May 16, 2019)
- (April 30, 2019)
- (April 15, 2019)
- (April 8, 2019)
- (March 8, 2019)
- (February 11, 2019)
- (January 24, 2019)
- (January 22, 2019)
- (December 27, 2018)
- (December 17, 2018)
- (November 28, 2018)
- (November 26, 2018)
- (November 16, 2018)
- (November 2, 2018)
- (October 22, 2018)
- (October 12, 2018)
- (September 27, 2018)
- (September 14, 2018)
- (September 11, 2018)
- Episodes 174, 183 & 189 with Daniel MarkindJ-AIR 87.8 FM(August 28, 2018)
- The Shale Gas News Radio Show(July 14, 2018)
- BNA(May 7, 2018)
- ENERGYINDEPTH(January 26, 2018)
- How U.S. Shale Changed the World GeopoliticallyMarcellus Drilling News(November 21, 2017)
- Is PA Gov Wolf Targeting the Marcellus Industry for Extinction?Marcellus Drilling News(October 9, 2015)
Industry Groups
Recent Blog Posts
Marcellus Shale Update
Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New York
Education
- University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D.
- University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School, B.S., cum laude