Patrick Tricker Email & Phone Number

Richmond, Va, Us

Richmond, Virginia

Counsel real estate investment trusts (REITs), private investment funds and other real estate ventures on Federal income tax issues; represent issuers and underwriters in public and private equity and debt offerings by REITs, including initial and follow-on public offerings, at-the-market offerings, and convertible note offerings; draft and negotiate real estate fund documents, joint venture agreements, and other partnership agreements; advise on and structure tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions of private REITs; represent public companies with respect to tax aspects of securities law disclosure.

Washington, D.C.

Corporate tax associate with an emphasis on the life insurance industry.

Nashville, Tn

Wrote a comprehensive literature review of scholarly research on corporate voting; collected and read articles from law reviews and academic journals on finance; read proxy statements and annual reports from publicly traded corporations; identified and organized CEO employment contracts and severance agreements.

Atlanta, Ga

Drafted an action memorandum to recommend that the Commission institute a civil enforcement action in an accounting fraud case; researched and wrote a legal memorandum on establishing scienter in a Rule 10b-5 claim; assisted with taking the testimony of a director of an NYSE-listed company; attended seminars on securities laws and enforcement; trained in Recommind and Concordance, programs for eDiscovery.

Washington, D.C.

Oversaw and coordinated the development of three major proposals worth a total of $45 million that involved epidemiology training in the Caribbean, health systems strengthening in South Sudan, and developing access to safe water in central Africa; wrote and edited grant proposals for USAID, CDC, and OTI; researched development trends to forecast future grant funding.

Washington, Dc

Wrote news articles for the website, cbsnews.com; researched stories and interviewed subjects for Sunday Morning correspondent; shadowed correspondents in the U.S. Capitol, the White House, and the Pentagon.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Reported on Wisconsin state politics for UW's student newspaper, The Daily Cardinal; wrote news articles for publication; interviewed political candidates and state politicians; attended press conferences, protests, and legislative sessions, including Gov. Walker's State of the State speech and Pres. Obama's Economic Development speech; edited news articles in AP Style; assisted and advised younger student reporters.

Doctor Of Jurisprudence (J.D.), 3.630

Activities and Societies: Dean's List (Fall 2012 & Spring 2014), Senior Notes Editor, Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology.

Master Of Science In Finance (M.S.F.), 3.692 (Top 20%)

Activities and Societies: Beta Gamma Sigma, Owen Finance Club, Vanderbilt Entrepreneurs Association

Journalism Bachelor Of Science (J.B.S.), Journalism & Mass Communication; Political Science, 3.854 (Top 10%)

Activities and Societies: Graduated with Distinction, Dean’s List (five semesters); President, UW Parliamentary Debate Society; Sigma Chi.