Atty. J. Patrick "Patrick" Hayden
Patrick Hayden is a partner in the Global Finance & Debt Products Group. His practice focuses on mortgage-backed and asset-backed securitization, and he has represented global financial institutions as indenture trustee in negotiating and closing hundreds of CDO transactions, including CLOs, commercial real estate CDOs and synthetic CDOs.
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J. Patrick "Patrick" Hayden is a business attorney based in Charlotte, North Carolina, practicing at Alston & Bird LLP. Admitted to practice in North Carolina, North Carolina Bar Association and New York, New York State Bar Association. Educated at Columbia University (J.D., 1994) and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA, 1990). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Securitization and Structured Finance Law (2026) and Lawyer of the Year — Securitization and Structured Finance Law (Charlotte) (2022). Serands clients in Charlotte, NC and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Patrick Hayden is a partner in the Global Finance & Debt Products Group
- His practice focuses on mortgage-backed and asset-backed securitization, and he has represented global financial institutions as indenture trustee in negotiating and closing hundreds of CDO transactions, including CLOs, commercial real estate CDOs and synthetic CDOs
- He currently represents indenture trustees in connection with the administration of CDO transactions and has extensive experience with questions and disputes regarding deal structures and mechanics
- Over the course of the last year, Patrick has been involved in the liquidation of more than 20 defaulted CDO transactions, advising the indenture trustee on the disposition of collateral, the termination of related derivatives transactions and the distribution of proceeds
- Patrick received his J.D. in 1994 from Columbia Law School, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
- He received his B.A., with honors, in Latin American studies from The University of North Carolina, where he was a Morehead Scholar
- Patrick is admitted to practice in North Carolina and New York
- He is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America in the area of structured finance
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Practicing law in North Carolina. Legal matters in North Carolina are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Charlotte are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate North Carolina state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in North Carolina brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in North Carolina courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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