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About
Provided by Patrick M. Shea
Practice Areas
Corporate/M&A/Private Equity partner. Patrick is co-head of the firm’s private equity group and he co-manages the firm’s relationships with U.S. law firms. His principal areas of expertise are mergers and acquisitions, private equity and corporate and commercial law. Patrick has acted for private equity, corporate and pension fund clients in Canadian, U.S. and international mergers and acquisitions across a wide range of industries and has represented numerous sponsors and investors in connection with the formation of and investments in private equity funds in Canada and abroad. He is the relationship partner for a number of Canadian clients and U.S. and international clients that operate in Canada, including public companies, small- and mid-sized businesses, private equity firms, hedge funds, investment banks and entrepreneurs. Patrick was an associate at a top New York City law firm for the first five years of his career.
Career
New York Bar, 2000; Quebec Bar, 2007.
Personal
Patrick is fluent in English and French. An ardent believer in giving back to the community, he serves on the boards of directors of numerous foundations, charities and not-for-profit organizations and has led and participated in numerous charitable fundraising campaigns. He is a graduate of Princeton University and McGill Law School.
Chambers Review
Canada
Montréal-based Patrick Shea has a broad corporate practice that includes representing clients in capital markets and M&A transactions, as well as private equity investments and leveraged buyouts.
Montréal-based Patrick Shea regularly assists private equity sponsors with high-value private equity buyouts. He is regularly mandated to act on behalf of some of the leading private equity names in Canada.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Patrick is extremely responsive and has a gentlemanly demeanour. He helps negotiations go well, and nothing escalates needlessly. It is a pleasure working with him."
"Patrick is very calm, and everything he says is thought out and very impactful."
"Patrick Shea has done a really good job of building the practice. He is very responsive, thoughtful and unflappable."
"Patrick goes out of his way to be helpful. He is efficient and has a very strong sense of what we are looking for. It has been a pleasure working with him on numerous deals over the years."
"Patrick is extremely responsive. He has a gentlemanly demeanour which helps negotiations go well and ensures nothing escalates needlessly. It is a pleasure working with him."
"Patrick is extremely responsive and has a gentlemanly demeanour. He helps negotiations go well, and nothing escalates needlessly. It is a pleasure working with him."
"Patrick is very calm, and everything he says is thought out and very impactful."
"Patrick Shea has done a really good job of building the practice. He is very responsive, thoughtful and unflappable."
"Patrick goes out of his way to be helpful. He is efficient and has a very strong sense of what we are looking for. It has been a pleasure working with him on numerous deals over the years."
"Patrick is extremely responsive. He has a gentlemanly demeanour which helps negotiations go well and ensures nothing escalates needlessly. It is a pleasure working with him."
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