Prior Work Experience : Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, Saga Corporation, American Restaurant Group, Inc.
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Patrick has a wealth of experience from thirty-plus years in law working at large law firms and major corporations. He is a true generalist with talents and expertise in multiple disciplines. This includes more than twenty-one years as a hands-on General Counsel
Patrick’s corporate and financial experience spans legal and business counseling to various boards and CEO’s, co-authoring financial statements, SEC filings, and press releases, administering corporate records, fulfilling the corporate secretary function, and managing various tender offers, stock conversions/exchanges, and stock records. He negotiates and counsels regarding corporate loan agreements, financing leases, and creditor/debtor remedies.
He has lengthy experience with respect to strategies and management of trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. He has structured and administered domestic and international license agreements, FTC and UFOC disclosures, offering registrations, and franchise saleS compliance. He has also worked on several joint ventures across the Asia-Pacific region.
Patrick’s expertise in insurance and corporate risk management has successfully led to significant savings through improved insurance policies, lower insurance premiums, and reduced required financial reserves.
Patrick’s direction of real-estate initiatives includes spearheading land purchases and sales, managing leasing, supporting development, ensuring regulatory compliance,addressing environmental impact issues and overseeing permitting and licensing. He has negotiated hundreds of real-estate transactions.
His experience in labor law and employment law reaches from responding to union organizing efforts to compliance with federal and state laws governing the employment relationship including EEOC issues, ADA compliance, wage & hour matters, discrimination/harassment concerns, unlawful working conditions, and other concerns.
Patrick’s transactional experience includes merges & acquisitions, as umerous service contracts, distribution agreements, and all sorts commercial contracts.
Education : J.D. – Harvard Law School, A.B. Social Sciences – U.C. Berkeley.
Bar Admissions : State Bar of California.
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