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Mergers and Acquisitions – Buy Side

• Represented DSM Food Specialties USA in its $453 million purchase of First Choice Ingredients, Inc. (Wisconsin)
• Lead transaction counsel to DSM Nutritional Products LLC, in its $634 million purchase of Fortitech, Inc. (New York)
• Advised a Rhode Island precision metals manufacturer in its acquisition of a Massachusetts competitor
• Represented the nation’s largest drug store chain on acquisitions throughout the United States
• Advised the founder of a wholesale gift company in its purchase of a Cape Cod – based family business
• Guided the management team in the leveraged buyout of a fifth-generation family manufacturing business
• Represented DSM in its acquisition of Ava Company, a personalized nutrition business headquartered in Boston
• Represented DSM Biomedical in its purchase of a biomaterials company located in New Jersey
• Represented DSM International B.V. in its acquisition of Midori Health, a biotechnology start-up and Flagship Ventures portfolio company

Mergers and Acquisitions – Sell Side

• Represented Aloha Partners in its $2.5 billion sale of 700 MHz spectrum to AT&T
• Advised the sole shareholder in the sale of a century-old Rhode Island jewelry manufacturer
• Represented the seller of a northeast regional chemical company to a Dutch purchaser
• Advised an online health/hospice education company in its sale to a private equity-backed purchaser
• Represented a 102-year-old, third-generation printing and packaging manufacturer in its strategic sale to a global private equity firm

Joint Ventures / Strategic Combinations

• Advised Royal DSM in its strategic alliance with Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (ELAN: NYSE)
• Represented a Rhode Island software company in its combination with a national data collection provider
• Negotiated a joint venture between two of New England’s largest wine and spirits distribution companies
• Advised a global pharmaceutical contract manufacturer on a $2.6 billion joint venture

Private Equity

• Lead counsel to i-Health, Inc., in its acquisition of UAS Laboratories, LLC (UP4 probiotic brand)
• Lead counsel to DSM Nutritional Products in its investment in an animal health business headquartered in Cambridge, MA
• Represented the lead investor in the auction sale of its sports eyewear portfolio company
• Represented New England’s largest flooring products distributor in its controlling investment in a leading Mid-Atlantic-based flooring company

Corporate Counseling and Advising

• Counsels a growing New England-based beverage distributor in executing its expansion strategy
• Represents a national flooring products distributor, serving as general counsel
• Advises a casino operator traded on The New York Stock Exchange
• Advises clients on employment matters, business transactions, and strategic initiatives

Education & Nonprofits

• General counsel to a leading New England boarding school
• Guided an independent school in its acquisition of a new campus
• Represents the Rhode Island Foundation, the state’s largest private philanthropy, on business law matters
• Represents private colleges and universities on a wide range of legal projects

Real Estate

• Represented a metals manufacturer in relocating its headquarters to a new industrial location
• Advised a municipality in settling a real estate dispute at a federal superfund site

Public-Private Partnerships; Public Entities

• Advised global pharmaceutical and consumer products company Johnson & Johnson in establishing a health technology center
• Special legal counsel to the Rhode Island Airport Corporation

Work Experience

• Hinckley Allen
  • Managing Partner (2022-Present)
  • Chair, Corporate Department (2018-2022)
  • Executive Committee Member (2014-2018)
  • Partner (2012-Present)
  • Associate (1994-1997)
• Governor Lincoln D. Chafee (Rhode Island)
  • Chief of Staff and Executive Counsel (2011-2012)
• Edwards & Angell LLP/Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP (now, Locke Lord, LLP)
  • Partner (1997-2010)

Honors & Awards

• Best Lawyers in America® (2015-2024)
  • Lawyer of the Year (2019, 2023)
  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Charitable & Civic Involvement

• Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council (RIPEC)
  • Vice Chair
• Chafee for Governor Committee
  • Chairman and Finance Chair
  • Governor-elect Transition Team, Chairman
• City of East Providence, Rhode Island, City Council Member
• East Providence Waterfront Economic Development Commission, Founding Chairman
• United States Senator John H. Chafee, Legislative Assistant, Washington, D.C.
• United States Peace Corps – Volunteer, School Construction Program, Lambarene, Gabon, Africa

Bar Memberships

• Rhode Island

Patrick A. Rogers has deep government experience – state, federal, and municipal. His practical advice guides clients through an increasingly complex regulatory system.

State Experience

Chief of Staff and Executive Counsel to Rhode Island Governor Lincoln D. Chafee.

• Pat was a leader of the team that conceived and drafted the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission law governing the planned development of 20 acres in the center of Providence, Rhode Island

Federal Experience

• Legislative Assistant – United States Senator John H. Chafee, Washington, D.C.
• Pat was the Senator’s key aide on the Senate Banking Committee. He drafted the law co-authored by Senator Chafee and then Representative (now Senator) Jack Reed that provided a $181 million federal loan guarantee to the Rhode Island Depositors Economic Protection Corporation (DEPCO)

Municipal Experience

• Chief Legal Officer/Solicitor – Town of Coventry, Rhode Island
• East Providence Waterfront Economic Development Commission, Founding Chairman
• Elected Member – East Providence City Council (three terms)