Patrick L. Schmidt

Background

Schmidt, Patrick L. was born on May 19, 1956 in Sturgis, Michigan, United States.

Education

Harvard College (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1978). Georgetown University Law Center (Juris Doctor, 1984). University of Madrid (Complutense) Law School, Madrid, Spain (Doctoral Program in International Law, 1984-1985) Law School, Madrid, Spain (Doctoral Program in International Law, 1984-1985).

Spoken languages: Spanish.

Career

Worked at Winston & Strawn (Washington, DC) specializing in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Asset Securitization, Corporate and Securities, Financial Transactions, Litigation, Antitrust, Banking, Bankruptcy, Workouts and Financial Restructuring, Commercial Lending, Real Estate, Tax, Energy, Employment and Labor Relations, Employee Benefits, Intellectual Property, Environmental Law, Financial Institutions Regulatory, Health Law, Government Contracts, Immigration, International Trade, Lease Financing, Mergers and Acquisitions, Product Liability, Project Finance, Public Finance, Federal Governmental Relations and Regulatory Affairs, Transportation, Telecommunications and Media, Maritime Law, Trusts and Estates and White Collar Criminal Defense. Admitted to the bar, 1986, Maryland. 1987, District of Columbia.

Recipient, Rotary Foundation Graduate Fellowship, 1984-1985. Senior Lead Articles Editor, Law and Policy in International Business, 1983-1984. Author: "Foreign Investment in Cuba: A Preliminary Analysis of Cuba's New Joint Venture Law," 15 Law and Policy in International Business 689, 1983.

"Exon-Florio: A Primer for Foreign Investors and Foreign Lenders Doing Business in the USA," 20 International Business Lawyer 485, 1992. "The Exon-Florio Statute: How It Affects Foreign Investors and Lenders in the United States," 27 The International Lawyer 795, 1993. Co-Author: "DBS Under FCC and International Regulation," 37 Vanderbilt Law Review 67, 1984.

"The Exon-Florio Statute and Final Regulations," 7-8 Der Schweizer Treuhander/L'expert-Comptable Suisse 471, 1992. Instructor, Legal Research and Writing, Georgetown University Law Center, 1984-1985. Member: The District of Columbia Bar (Member, Section on International Law).

American Bar Association (Member, Section on International Law and Practice). Military: lege Year">1984-1985) (Resident). Winston & Strawn, founded in 1853, is one of the nation's oldest and largest law firms.

With nearly 525 attorneys in offices in Chicago, New York, Washington, DC, Geneva, Switzerland and Paris, France, the firm provides a full range of legal services to clients throughout the United States and abroad, including Fortune 500 companies, major commercial and financial institutions, governments and governmental entities, as well as small and midsize companies, individuals and entrepreneurs from virtually every industry.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: "Foreign Investment in Cuba: A Preliminary Analysis of Cuba's New Joint Venture Law," 15 Law and Policy in International Business 689, 1983. "Exon-Florio: A Primer for Foreign Investors and Foreign Lenders Doing Business in the USA," 20 International Business Lawyer 485, 1992. "The Exon-Florio Statute: How It Affects Foreign Investors and Lenders in the United States," 27 The International Lawyer 795, 1993.

Membership

Member: The District of Columbia Bar (Member, Section on International Law). American Bar Association (Member, Section on International Law and Practice). Military: lege Year">1984-1985) (Resident).