Bio

Patrick Respeliers has helped public and private companies to grow and finance their businesses. A corporate and securities attorney, Patrick represents clients in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, public and exempt offerings of securities, the issuance of high yield and investment grade debt securities, syndicated loans, structured finance and securitization, hedging transactions, and corporate governance. He takes companies through the IPO process, and helps public and private companies access equity and debt markets. Patrick advises boards of directors of public and private companies about fiduciary duty issues related to mergers and acquisitions, takeover threats, activist proxy solicitations and unsolicited stock accumulations. He also represents private equity funds, venture capital investors and entrepreneurs with investments in early stage companies. He has strong experience with master limited partnerships, REITs, and companies in the energy, financial services, construction and data center industries. Patrick began his career at the law firm of Akin Gump, where he concentrated on energy finance for the oil and gas industry.