Patrick is a commercial attorney based in Johannesburg. Patrick served his articles at and spent the majority of his legal career at Werksmans Attorneys, a firm to which he still has strong ties. He subsequently joined the Project Finance team at Norton Rose Fulbright and in 2015 founded Young Earth Attorneys, pursuing his vision of a niche legal practice which assists its client in the drive towards an inclusive and diverse economy that focus on sustainable growth and development, both environmentally and economical while being a responsible corporate citizen.He specializes in renewable energy projects, co-generation projects, mergers and acquisitions, general commercial contracts and project finance. He has substantial experience in corporate contracts, renewable energy projects, co-generation projects and project finance and has been involved in major transactions in this field for seven years. He has represented a number of significant international clients in the South African renewable energy independent power producer procurement (REIPPP) program in the acquisitions of energy projects in the secondary market.He has been listed as an invaluable advisor in the IFLR, 2013.