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Patrick M. Knapp

Patrick Knapp is a partner and member of the Mergers and Acquisitions practice group. Prior to joining the firm, Patrick served as executive vice president, general counsel, and secretary at a public company, where he managed all legal, risk, compliance, regulatory, HR, and insurance matters and led numerous M&A and public securities financing transactions.

In addition to his in-house leadership experience, Patrick brings a broad perspective on complex M&A transactions, corporate securities and board governance matters, and a range of commercial and financial transactions. His experience spans upstream, midstream, and downstream energy companies, infrastructure providers, and industrial development.

This is a temporary biography. A complete biography will be available soon.

Before his in-house role, Patrick was a partner at a US-based law firm, where he led and negotiated numerous M&A and financing transactions for family office, private equity, and public company clients. Earlier in his career, he held senior counsel and associate roles in both public company and private practice settings, focusing on due diligence and commercial agreements supporting M&A and project finance transactions. 

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