Patterson Belknap’s corporate and transactional attorneys provide high-touch counsel on a wide range of commercial activities. Our commercial group is structured to ensure deep involvement by supervising lawyers, meaning the partners who speak with our clients are the same lawyers working the details of their matters. Meanwhile, the full resources of the firm stand ready to assist in providing creative and bespoke solutions for our clients.

Our commercial lawyers focus on a variety of deal types, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture capital, and real estate transactions. We also advise on business reorganization, complex joint ventures, and creditors’ rights matters, as well as cross-border capital markets transactions, including a leading practice in the area of American Depositary Receipt listings. Our work often involves a focus on tax-efficient structuring and draws on our knowledge of specific areas of law, like those impacting museums and art collectors.

Our transactional attorneys work together to provide clients with key legal input across multiple service offerings. For some clients, we function as their sole legal counsel, offering advice on day-to-day operations as well as transactional representation. In other cases, we collaborate with in-house legal departments on major deals. Regardless, our goal is always to assist our clients in achieving their business objectives in the most advantageous and efficient manner possible.