Patrick Tobin

Practice Areas

Corporate & Securities; Finance & Banking; International

Career

Based in San Antonio, Texas, Patrick Tobin is a trusted legal adviser to companies and their owners. His client base reflects the diversity of industries and company sizes in Texas or that are investing in Texas businesses. He also represents large family owned businesses and their families in family office, succession planning, asset protection, diversification, acquisition, divestiture, and financing transactions.

Patrick represents clients in a variety of corporate, securities, and other business law matters, including mergers, acquisitions, equity and debt financings, public and private securities offerings, venture capital funding, private equity transactions, international transactions, and other general business law matters.

Professional Memberships

World Affairs Council of San Antonio, Chair and Board of Trustees

Rotary Club of San Antonio, President

San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, Board and Membership Chair

San Antonio Museum of Art, Board of Trustees and Secretary

Clarity Child Guidance Center, Board Chair

Texas Bar Foundation, Life Fellow

Texas General Counsel Forum – Austin/San Antonio Chapter, Board

Work Highlights

Patrick and his team advised the iconic family-owned Texas restaurant business Whataburger in the sale of a majority interest to BDT Capital Partners, LLC, a premier private equity firm and merchant bank that invests in family and founder-led companies.

Patrick also assisted in the creation of Community Labs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Supported by a collective of local scientific and philanthropic partners, the public health initiative works with schools and businesses to create COVID-19 Safety Zones through the same accelerated pandemic suppression system used by the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT. Co-founded by Graham Weston, former CEO and chairman of Rackspace Technology Inc. and founder of the 80|20 Foundation, nonprofit Community Labs was the largest COVID-19 testing effort for schoolchildren operating in America.

Education