
Corporate/Commercial: Banking & Finance
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The Corporate & Business practice, one of PSH’s largest groups, focuses on counseling clients regarding 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.
Our 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.
Our team provides a variety of services in areas including:
- Banking & Financial Institutions
- Cannabis
- Charitable Planning
- Closely Held Business
- Commercial & Real Estate Finance
- Corporate & Business Counsel
- Data Privacy Litigation & Investigations
- Development, Land Use & Zoning
- Employment & Labor
- Energy
- Environmental
- Franchising
- Hospitality
- Insurance
- Intellectual Property
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Nonprofit & Tax-Exempt
- Private Equity & Investment Funds
- Public Finance
- Real Estate
- Securities & Corporate Governance Litigation
- Tax
- Tax Credits
- Workouts & Restructuring
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Strengths
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The attorneys at Partridge, Snow and Hahn are extremely knowledgeable, effective and efficient.
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Notable Practitioners
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David M Gilden
David Gilden is held in high regard for his work advising on a wide array of transactional matters for business entities and institutional lenders. David is a very skilled, well respected lawyer.
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James H Hahn
James Hahn maintains a broad commercial practice encompassing M&A, financings, and regulatory and business advice. He represents a diverse client base that includes financial institutions, manufacturers and hospitals.
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Amy T.M. Oakley
Amy Oakley is recognized for her extensive finance practice, frequently acting for both lenders and borrowers on complex transactions, often those with real estate elements.
Amy is always very attentive to her client's needs.
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Elizabeth O. Manchester
Elizabeth Manchester serves as chair of the firm's nonprofit and tax-exempt practice group. She is well regarded for her ability to assist tax-exempt entities with a variety of issues, including corporate governance matters.
Elizabeth is very good on non-profits.
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Elizabeth O. Manchester
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David M Gilden
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James H Hahn
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Amy T.M. Oakley
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