Mr Michael Fitzpatrick > Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Offices
200 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10166
NEW YORK
United States
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Mr Michael Fitzpatrick
Work Department
Capital Markets
Position
Partner
Career
Mr. Fitzpatrick has extensive experience representing issuers and underwriters in capital markets transactions, principally in the power and utility sector. Over the past twenty years, Mike has represented underwriters, structuring advisors and electric and natural gas utilities in connection with utility rate reduction securitization bond structures and securities offerings. In addition, he has extensive experience advising clients on a broad range of securities transactions including public and privately placed offerings of equity, first mortgage bonds, various debt/equity hybrid instruments, subordinated and convertible debt, collateral trust bonds, multi-modal tax-exempt bonds and dedicated utility rate securitization bonds. Mike also advises companies on general corporate and securities law matters, including continuing advice regarding compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and aspects of corporate governance.
Memberships
Admitted to the New York State Bar
Education
- JD, Fordham University School of Law, 1990
- BS, Villanova University, cum laude, 1983
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP has a buoyant practice driven by a significant flow of engagements from the energy, power and utilities sectors. The firm has an excellent record in representing issuers and underwriters and has landed major engagements from both sides of the fence in 2022, with a notably fine series of deals as underwriters’ counsel. Consumer products, retail, and REITs are also primary industries for the capital markets team. In the energy segment, Houston partner Courtney Cochran Butler continues to make an impression, including in green bonds and sustainability-linked bonds. Fellow Houston partner James Davidson is an experienced figure in REIT capital markets offerings. Susan Failla is rated for consumer and retail sector debt offerings, and Peter O’Brien, Steven Friend and Michael Fitzpatrick are also key partners in power and utilities. All named partners are based in New York unless stated otherwise.
United States > Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is highly specialised with its focus on REITs, power, energy, utilities, and consumer products and retail. It has a fine record in representing issuers and underwriters. With the slow IPO markets in 2022, the firm secured a number of at-the-market offering engagements. New York partners Peter O’Brien and Michael Fitzpatrick are noted for power and utilities offerings, and Richmond’s David Wright, Washington DC partner Robert Smith and Houston’s James Davidson are rated for REIT transactions.
Lawyer Rankings
- Capital markets: debt offerings United States > Finance
- Capital markets: equity offerings United States > Finance
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Advice to policyholders
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Finance > Fintech
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Finance > Project finance
- Real estate > Real estate
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate