People: J. Patrick LaRue, Partner

J. Patrick LaRue

Partner

Houston
Direct: (713) 238-1805
Fax: (713) 821-0671
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J. Patrick LaRue is a partner and has extensive experience in the areas of corporate counseling and advisory services, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, professional practices and health care, which include:

  • Providing corporate counsel and advisory/consulting services to a wide variety of private and public clients
  • Counseling in corporate governance and corporate restructurings, recapitalizations and transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, conversions and private equity/venture capital
  • Representing clients in commercial finance, structured and real estate finance and commercial leasing matters
  • Representing clients with respect to general commercial transactions, including equipment purchasing and leasing, master services contracts, indemnity agreements and asset purchases/sales

Mr. LaRue’s health care practice consists of serving as outside general counsel and providing transactional services to healthcare professionals and organizations, emergency care centers, pediatrics, dentists and dental groups, endodontists, pediatric dentists, ophthalmologists and optometrists. 

J. Patrick LaRue is a partner and has extensive experience in the areas of corporate counseling and advisory services, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, professional practices and health care, which include:

  • Providing corporate counsel and advisory/consulting services to a wide variety of private and public clients
  • Counseling in corporate governance and corporate restructurings, recapitalizations and transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, conversions and private equity/venture capital
  • Representing clients in commercial finance, structured and real estate finance and commercial leasing matters
  • Representing clients with respect to general commercial transactions, including equipment purchasing and leasing, master services contracts, indemnity agreements and asset purchases/sales

Mr. LaRue’s health care practice consists of serving as outside general counsel and providing transactional services to healthcare professionals and organizations, emergency care centers, pediatrics, dentists and dental groups, endodontists, pediatric dentists, ophthalmologists and optometrists. 

Education

  • J.D., South Texas College of Law (2000)
  • B.B.A., University of Texas, Austin (1991)
    McCombs School of Business
  • Strake Jesuit College Preparatory (1988)

Admissions

  • Texas

Affiliations

  • College of the State Bar of Texas
  • Houston Bar Association (Healthcare and Corporate Sections)
  • American Bar Association
  • Association for Corporate Growth (Houston Chapter)
  • Friends of Harris County Medical Society
  • Fort Bend Cares Foundation (Board of Trustees)
  • Exchange Club of Sugar Land (Membership Chair)
  • The University of Texas Exes (Life Member)

Representative Engagements

  • Represented client in the construction, development and financing of an approximate 27,000 square foot ambulatory surgery center (ASC) located in the Houston area. 
  • Represented client in the construction, development and financing of an approximate 29,000 square foot medical office building (MOB) located in the North Houston area. 
  • Represented dental group in the sale of its dental practice locations located in the Houston area.
  • Represented multiple healthcare groups in the sale of their medical and dental practices, structuring their business for co-ownership, associate buy-ins, owner buy-outs, compensation planning, practice sales and acquisitions, valuations, group and solo practice arrangements and structures.
  • Represented client in a $25,000,000 senior secured term loan for acquisition of real estate located in San Antonio, Texas. 
  • Represented client in a $4,600,000 mortgage loan for acquisition of real estate located in Austin, Texas.
  • Represented client in a $9,250,000 mortgage loan for assumption of loan of real estate located in San Antonio, Texas
  • Lead Texas team of attorneys with respect to 18 affiliated entities in Texas, as borrowers and guarantors, with respect to a series of loans, including a (i) $324,349,151 mortgage loan, (ii) $16,500,000 first mezzanine loan, and (iii) $65,900,000 second mezzanine loan. 
  • Represented client as borrower and guarantor with respect to a $97,212,000.00 loan.
  • Routinely represent clients from various private sectors in entity formations, mergers, acquisitions, private equity and capital markets, and general commercial transactions.