Patrick O. Hayes

Patrick is the firm's President and Co-Managing Shareholder.   His practice is devoted to commercial real estate and corporate/commercial transactions. His real estate practice covers all aspects of commercial real estate, including acquisition, development, financing, leasing and disposition of all product types of commercial real estate. His corporate/commercial practice centers on the formation and restructuring of commercial entities, including corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies, as well as the acquisition, financing and disposition of business enterprises, the preparation of various contracts and agreements, and the representation of clients in their ongoing business activities.

Representative Experience:

• Represented Cravens Partners, Ltd. in connection with its sale to a subsidiary of Primoris Services Corporation (NASDAQ: PRIM)
• Represented a refrigerated container service company in connection with the sale of its business for $34 Million to a Fortune 50 company.
• Continuing representation of a prominent condominium developer in connection with condominium projects in Houston, Galveston, Dallas, South Padre Island and Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Represented local real estate developers in connection with the mixed use re-development of three city blocks in downtown Waco, Texas.
• Continuing representation of a dot-com company in connection with raising equity capital in connection with the development of its website.
• Represented family-owned oil and gas services company in connection with the sale of its business for $7.5 million to a publicly traded oil and gas services company.
• Representation of local real estate developers in connection with the acquisition of raw land and subsequent development of a $25 million multi-family project.
• Continuing representation of several residential subdivision developers in connection with acquiring land and developing residential and mixed-use subdivisions in the greater Houston metropolitan area.
• Continuing representation of emergency room management company in connection with raising capital and the formation of freestanding emergency rooms and diagnostic imaging centers.
• Continuing representation of local real estate developers in connection with the development of shopping centers in the Houston area.
• Continuing representation of out-of-state lender in connection with real estate loans in Texas ranging from $10 million to $30 million.
• Continuing representation of both landlords and tenants in connection with commercial lease negotiations.