Patrick J. A. McGlinchey
Associate
Patrick practices corporate and securities law, representing both public and private companies in matters such as offerings and private placements of securities; mergers, acquisitions and dispositions; securities law compliance; corporate governance; and financing transactions.
In addition, Patrick regularly negotiates and drafts agreements related to the development, use, acquisition or disposition, and exploitation of intellectual property assets. His experience includes representing clients from both Internet/e-commerce and traditional technology business models in intellectual property licensing, software development, supplier and distribution relationships, ERP implementations, and data privacy and security issues.
As a member of the Corporate Compliance, Investigations and Defense practice group, Patrick represents clients in internal investigations, securities enforcement actions and in other proceedings before the Securities and Exchange Commission and other regulatory agencies.
Representative Experience
- Representation of a Fortune 150 company in relation to a $1 billion unsecured credit facility
- Representation of a Fortune 150 company in synthetic lease transactions valued at over $550 million
- Representation of a Fortune 150 company in a $150 million sale of contract receivables
- Representation of software developers in intellectual property licensing and distribution agreements
- Representation of numerous technology start-up companies in all phases of the business life cycle
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Representation of a supplier of automotive marketplace data in the licensing of its software platform to a Canadian conglomerate
- Representation of a sporting goods retailer in its negotiations with major ERP providers and with various technology service providers
- Representation of a commercial airline in negotiations with intellectual property vendors
- Representation of clients in the development of best practices for interactive commercial websites including compliance with emerging privacy laws
- Representation of clients in Internet-based contests, sweepstakes and other promotions
- Representation of medical and technology equipment manufacturers in supplier and reseller negotiations
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Representation of a financial services company in its initial formation, capitalization, establishment of its distribution network, and licensing of its intellectual property
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Representation of a domestic auto manufacturer in relation to its acquisition of a financial services company for approximately $3.5 billion, including supervising the review of the target’s technology licensing activities
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Representation of a private equity fund in its acquisition and subsequent reorganization of a domestic trailer manufacturer in a transaction valued at approximately $75 million
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Representation of a private equity fund in its acquisition of a domestic manufacturer in the thermoset plastics industry in a transaction valued at approximately $45 million
- Representation of a private equity fund operating in the environmental finance sector in its acquisition of a group of assets and related companies providing environmental remediation services
- Representation of an investment fund in a $210 million sale-leaseback transaction, refinancing of a related loan facility and subsequent disposition of a fleet of nine airline jumbo jets
- Representation of a manufacturing company in the sale of its assets to a European conglomerate
- Representation of a registered broker-dealer in its acquisition of a competing firm
- Representation of a media conglomerate in the disposition of radio station assets
- Representation of a media conglomerate in an equity investment and related corporate transactions ancillary to a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization
- Representation of an eyewear manufacturing company in its sale of assets to a publicly-traded vision-related healthcare provider
- Representation of a physicians practice group in its merger with another practice group
- Representation of clients in relation to the acquisition of corporate aircraft
- Representation of a commercial real estate developer in raising capital through private placements for a series of development projects
- Representation of an investment fund in raising capital for a $100 million fund to invest in distressed real estate assets
- Representation of a natural resources exploration company in private offerings for drilling funds
- Representation of a commercial building supplier in a private placement of preferred stock
- Representation of publicly held companies in securities law compliance matters
- Representation of a public company in its secondary stock offering and subsequent listing on the NASDAQ Global Market
- Representation of offshore and domestic hedge funds in formation and regulatory issues
- Representation of a domestic hedge fund in a structural reorganization
- Defense of a mutual fund in a formal investigation before the Securities and Exchange Commission
- Defense of a foreign attorney in a formal investigation before the Securities and Exchange Commission
Events
Speaker, "Buying and Selling the Business: Asset Sales, Stock Sales, Mergers and Other Tools of the Trade," University of Houston Law Foundation Continuing Legal Education, June 2008.
Professional Recognition
- Texas Rising Star, Texas Monthly (2010, 2011)
