855 2nd St SW, Suite 4500, Bankers Hall E, Calgary, AB
Year called to bar: 1985 (AB)
Co-head of the firm's Financial Services practice, Patrick acts in asset-based financing and leasing, personal property security, debt restructuring, aircraft acquisition, disposition, leasing and financing, inventory financing, commercial transactions and aviation law. Primarily, he acts for airlines, oilfield service companies, oil & gas companies, manufacturers, borrowers, banks and other financial institutions. Pat is ranked in Chambers Canada in the area of Aviation and in Chambers Global in Banking & Finance. He is an internationally recognized leading practitioner in aviation law, banking, finance, equipment financing and business law and is regularly invited to speak at seminars and conferences dealing with personal property security and aircraft financing and leasing. He is also active in many community and church activities and he coaches minor hockey and soccer.
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited (“DHC”) completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of the Dash 8 aircraft program from Bombardier Inc. (“Bombardier”) for gross proceeds of approximately US$300 million
On March 20, 2018, investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Energy Partners (collectively, MSEP) completed an investment in Specialized Desanders Inc. (SDI), an oilfield equipment and services company.
