Patrick Hayes' 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.
Professional Recognition:
"Rising Star," Texas Monthly, 2005, 2006 and 2007
Affiliations:
College of the State Bar of Texas
Frequent lecturer for the University of Houston Continuing Legal Education Department and South Texas College of Law Continuing Legal Education Department on various commercial real estate topics
Christ Church Cathedral (current member of the Vestry)
Publications:
"Borrowers Beware: Are 'Securitized' Loans Really Nonrecourse?" Texas Lawyer Magazine, March 15, 2004 (co-author)
Representative Experience:
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 local car wash chain in connection with the development and construction of seven express car wash facilities.
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.
