Dan’s practice is focused on commercial litigation and arbitration of all varieties, sports law and costs. He is considered a leading junior by both Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500, which describe him as “a commercial litigator who has swiftly developed a strong reputation”, "a rising star of the Sports Bar" and “one to watch”.

Dan has quickly developed a reputation as one of the leading barristers in sport. A former international standard rowing cox and past member of the British Rowing Council and the Committee of Leander, Britain's leading rowing club, he has first-hand experience of the kinds of legal issues that can arise in sport. He acts for governing bodies, athletes, clubs, agents and other entities on a wide range of contentious and non-contentious matters. He sits on Sport Resolutions’ Panel of Arbitrators and the Lawn Tennis Association’s Disciplinary Panel, giving him valuable judicial perspective, is a director of the British Association for Sport and Law and was appointed as a specialist advocate for sporting disputes arising at the London 2012 Olympic Games.