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Patrick G. Snel

Partner

Patrick G. Quick is a partner and business lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP. Patrick practices corporate law, with an emphasis in securities law compliance, acquisitions, activism preparedness and takeover defense. He regularly counsels several public companies concerning compliance requirements and governance matters and has participated in securities offerings for numerous corporations. Patrick also has participated in many complex acquisition transactions representing both buying and selling parties in a variety of industries. He has been actively involved in the representation of clients doing advanced activism and takeover preparedness planning and has counseled clients who have been the subject of activism campaigns or received unsolicited takeover proposals or similar overtures. He is a member of the firm’s Transactional & Securities Practice and Sports, Manufacturing and Automotive Industry Teams.

Prijzen en erkenning

Patrick was named to The BTI Consulting Group’s coveted BTI Client Service All-Stars list for 2015 (as an MVP, 2004 – 2005, 2014, 2020, 2022). This elite group of standout attorneys is recognized as delivering the absolute best client service — identified solely through unprompted client feedback.

  • Beoordeling door collega's beoordeeld als AV Preeminent®, de hoogste prestatiebeoordeling in het Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™-systeem.
  • Listed in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2005 – 2025)
  • Selected by his peers for inclusion in De beste advocaten in Amerika© in the fields of:
    • Corporate Governance Law (2013 – 2024)
    • Corporate Law (2007 – 2024)
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2007 – 2024)
    • Securities / Capital Markets Law (2007 – 2024)
  • Named the Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in Milwaukee in the fields of:
    • Corporate Law (2020)
    • Corporate Governance Law (2017 – 2018, 2023)
    • Securities/Capital Markets Law (2016, 2023)
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2015, 2024)
  • Selected for inclusion in the Wisconsin Super Lawyers lists (2007 – 2016)
  • Recognized by The Legal 500 for his work in mergers & acquisitions (2011 and 2015)

Affiliaties

  • Officer and Board of Directors of the Wisconsin Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG)
  • Member of the board of advisors of TheCorporateCounsel.net
  • Milwaukee Bar Association, State Bar of Wisconsin and American Bar Association

Betrokkenheid bij de gemeenschap

  • Served for many years on the board of directors of the Child Abuse Prevention (CAP) Fund and also has been involved in the United Way, the Children’s Miracle Network Telethon for Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, and the Marquette University Business Administration Alumni Association

 

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