Pat represents borrowers, lenders and credit providers in matters related to loan and other financing transactions. In addition, Pat works with privately held companies on day-to-day business and legal matters. Non-profit corporations turn to Pat for advice relating to initial organization, tax exemption and compliance, and all legal matters being considered by the organization.
Prior to joining MacElree Harvey, Pat served as a Judicial Clerk for the Superior Court of Pennsylvania and for three years was an Assistant Public Defender with the Chester County Public Defender's Office.
Recent Representations
- Represented three non-profit corporations that support state universities as the borrower in the issuance of approximately $243,000,000 in qualified 501(c)(3) bonds, issued for the purpose of constructing student housing facilities for the benefit of university students. Representation included the negotiation of bond, credit, real estate and construction agreements associated with the projects.
- Represented the issuer of a letter of credit in a $27,000,000 public bond finance for the construction of a local YMCA.
- Represented a bank as senior creditor of a company in the reorganization of the company's stock ownership and restructuring of the company's $10,000,000 collective working capital lines of credit and permanent loans.
- Represented a non-profit 501(c)(3) as the borrower and acted as tax counsel in a $3,500,000 tax exempt loan whose purpose was to expand the borrower's facilities in Chester County.
- Represented two clients in the preparation of requests for proposals for owner's representatives in the clients' construction projects, and rendered advice with respect to the selection of qualified applicants and preparation of appropriate agreements.
- Represented a shareholder in the acquisition of stock of a majority shareholder's interests in a privately held biotech company, and rendered advice on the preparation of agreements relating to the supply of the company's products to a distributor of pharmacological products.
- Represented a company within the mushroom industry in a joint venture with other companies relating to the production, distribution, and labeling of mushrooms and agricultural products.
