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Practice Areas

Biography

Patrick’s practice focuses on corporate counseling and advisory services, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, finance, commercial real estate and leasing transactions, as well as health care transactions. Patrick has experience serving clients and many industries including health care, commercial real estate, energy, finance, entertainment, venture capital, and telecommunications.

Experience

Mergers & Acquisitions

  • Represented a public company in a $450 million Senior Notes Offering (Rule 144A Debt Offering).
  • Represented a private safety and inspection services company in an approximate $17 million sale of equity to a subsidiary of a publicly held UK investment fund.
  • Represented a private oil and gas drilling company in a $58 million asset sale to a publicly held Canadian energy company.
  • Represented Texas-based company in its acquisition of terminal assets in a $20 million asset transaction.
  • Represented a publicly held company in a multi-million-dollar acquisition of an operating subsidiary holding Gulf of Mexico shelf assets and operations.
  • Represented a Texas oilfield parts distributor in its acquisition of a Colorado-based consulting firm.
  • Represented publicly held Japanese corporation in the merger of its two wholly owned subsidiaries.

Commercial Real Estate

  • Represented numerous clients (landlord & tenant representation) over 18 years in commercial transactions, acquisitions, divestitures, title insurance/policies, endorsements, recording & special projects, 1031 property exchanges, development, commercial leasing matters.

Finance

  • Represented 18 affiliated Texas entities as borrowers and guarantors in a series of loans including a $325 million first mezzanine loan, and a $65 million second mezzanine loan.
  • Represented a client in a $25 million senior secured term loan for acquisition of real estate located in San Antonio, TX.
  • Represented a client in the construction, development, and financing of an approximate 27,000 square foot ambulatory surgery center in the Houston area.
  • Represented a client in the construction, development, and financing of an approximate 29,000 square foot medical office building located in the Houston area.
  • Represented a client in a $4.6 million mortgage loan for acquisition of real estate in Austin, TX.
  • Represented a client in a $9.25 million mortgage loan for assumption of loan of real estate located in San Antonio, TX.
  • Represented a client as a borrower and guarantor, with respect to a $97 million loan.
  • Routinely serve as Texas special counsel on real estate financing transactions and legal opinions.

Health Care

  • Represented numerous health care clients in their overall practice, including entity and partnership structuring, buy/sell agreements, practice divestitures and acquisitions, equipment finance, and commercial real estate and project development.

Other Info About Patrick

Education

Law School

South Texas College of Law Houston, J.D., 2000

Undergraduate School

The University of Texas at Austin, McCombs, Bachelor of Business Administration, Management, 1991

Bar Membership

Patrick is licensed to practice in the following state:

Texas

Professional Affiliations

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

State Bar of Texas, Member

College of the State Bar of Texas, Member

Houston Bar Association, Member

American Bar Association, Member

Association for Corporate Growth, Member

National Association of Corporate Directors, Member

The University of Texas Exes, Life Member

Texas Cowboys Alumni Association, Member

Civic Activities

Civic & Charitable Organizations

Hope for Three, Autism Advocates, Board of Directors

Exchange Club of Sugarland, Member

Pack 1828 Cub Scouts, Den Leader & Committee Chairman

Troop 828 Boy Scouts of America, Committee Chairman