Atty. Patrick Toolan
Patrick Toolan is an associate in Nixon Peabody’ s Corporate Transactions practice group. Patrick focuses his practice on a wide range of corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital investments, and other transactional matters.
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Patrick Toolan is a business and m&a attorney based in New York, New York, practicing at Nixon Peabody LLP. Admitted to practice in New York, New York State Bar Association and New Jersey, New Jersey State Bar Association. Educated at Fordham University (J.D., 2018) and College of the Holy Cross (B.A.). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Corporate Law (2026) and Best Lawyers in America — Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2026). Serves clients in New York, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Patrick Toolan is an associate in Nixon Peabody’ s Corporate Transactions practice group
- Patrick focuses his practice on a wide range of corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital investments, and other transactional matters
- My focus I represent corporate and private equity clients on a broad range of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions and equity financings
- I also advise clients on general corporate matters, entity formation, and corporate governance
- I regularly represent growth stage companies throughout the business life cycle, from initial capital raises to liquidity events
- Looking ahead Despite geopolitical concerns and harsher market conditions, I expect M&A activity to remain strong as strategic and private equity buyers look to deploy capital and compete to acquire quality companies
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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