Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Founded in 1988, Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP (PSH) is a full-service business law and litigation firm committed to working collaboratively with clients to develop a deep understanding of their various industries, objectives, and unique ways of working to help advance business goals and solve legal challenges.

PSH counsels Real Estate clients regionally and throughout the nation with all aspects of their commercial portfolios, from entity formation, tax planning, acquisition, finance, leasing, joint ventures, and real estate partnerships to regulatory and environmental matters, plus permitting and entitlements. Collaborating with industry specialists at the beginning of each and every project allows us to counsel developers, businesses, or governmental entities on how to achieve smart, strategic development projects. This proactive approach allows us to avoid problems while maintaining the ability to deal aggressively with possible violations and the related regulatory enforcement actions that arise in the course of their day-to-day real estate portfolio management. Additionally, clients regularly look to PSH for counsel in relation to their sophisticated debt and equity real estate investments, including the structuring of syndications and related fund formations.

Litigation has been a foundational piece of the practice from its first days. PSH litigators offer effective and assertive representation to a broad range of clients in both state and federal courts, as well as before arbitrators and administrative agencies including state commissions and local boards. PSH is committed to providing the highest level of advocacy on behalf of their clients.The firm's litigators represent clients in all phases of a case, from motion practice and the application of the latest e-discovery tools, to trial, appeal, or settlement.Though many of their attorneys have specialized experience in different areas of the law, they value and have maintained flexibility across the firm’s many practice areas to not only serve clients when disputes arise but, in appropriate circumstances, to prevent disputes or issues from becoming litigation.PSH litigators approach their clients’ problems with the clients’ business goals in mind, pulling from the firm’s significant experience to produce successful results.

Corporate & Business focuses on the difficult legal decisions challenging all businesses in today’s competitive environment, with a particular focus on mergers & acquisitions, financings, recapitalizations, joint ventures, and other commercial transactions. Their clients range from major institutions to family-owned and closely held businesses, emerging growth companies, and charitable/nonprofit enterprises. PSH’s clients comprise a wide breadth of industries, including financial institutions, credit unions, hospitals, manufacturers & distributors, medical device companies, software developers, clean energy, professional practices, service organizations, restaurants & food product companies, real estate developers, and independent power producers. They understand the importance of a coordinated effort in order to render responsive and cost-effective services. PSH works as a team, applying knowledge drawn from their many practices, to best serve their clients’ needs.

PSH’s Employment & Labor practice includes an elite team of attorneys who offer custom advice and representation to employers based upon the employer’s unique business needs and goals.The Employment & Labor group prides itself in helping clients create solutions to disputes, employee complaints, employee retention issues, and management challenges through its exhaustive knowledge of employment law, as well as its extensive understanding of the client’s business.

The firm's Nonprofit & Tax-Exempt practice provides a comprehensive platform of services designed to address the complex legal needs unique to nonprofit organizations. Their nonprofit attorneys provide practical guidance and creative solutions to allow for nonprofit organizations to successfully continue its operations. Nonprofits are focused on achievement of mission, impact to the communities they serve, and security of the organization as it moves into the future. PSH provides the tools to minimize risk, implement strategy, and achieve goals. Their attorneys offer counsel, guidance, and advocacy to nonprofit organizations including public charities, private foundations, and other 501(c) organizations, such as trade associations, professional societies, cooperatives, and advocacy groups. PSH represents vital industries, such as arts, culture, higher education, private education, hospitals, health care, and governmental organizations. PSH also represents donors and individuals with regard to their charitable planning goals.

The Commercial Finance team provides counsel to lenders and borrowers in complex banking transactions. The firm’s multi-disciplinary capabilities allow for seamless collaboration with colleagues in the intellectual property, tax, environmental, land use, and corporate practices to assist with organizational, structuring, and collateral issues that may arise. They regularly incorporate their insolvency team to assist with structuring and documenting workout and forbearance agreements and to address potential lender liability issues, fraudulent conveyance issues, and bankruptcy concerns.

The Public Finance practice has extensive experience representing a full range of clients involved in the issuance of tax-exempt and taxable securities. PSH has worked with all principal financial advisors, underwriters, bond insurers, and rating agencies, as well as on various types of structures, both publicly sold and competitively bid, and have significant experience with multi-modal, variable rate issues, taxable bond issues, and swaps.

PSH is devoted to their clients’ success. Find the experience you’re looking for at psh.com.