Mr Patrick F. Welch

Practice Details

• Languages
  Spanish (Professional Working Proficiency)
  Vietnamese (Limited Proficiency)
  Japanese (Elementary Proficiency)
• Firm Information
  Position

  Counsel

  Firm Name

  Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Representative Experience: Construction
  Surety: Represented owners, general contractors,
  subcontractor in construction-related litigation, including breach of contract, delay, professional negligence,
  indemnity claims
  Represented surety clients in investigating
  defending claims made against various forms of surety bonds, including contract performance
  payment bonds, bid bonds, subdivisions bonds,
  statutory bonds (e.g., motor vehicle dealer bonds, contractor license bonds, mortgage broker bonds, etc.)
  Represented surety clients in indemnity recovery actions
  Consulted surety clients on takeover agreements, tender agreements, collateral security
  assignment agreements
  indemnity agreements
  Represented general contractor in payment dispute with surety
  U.S. Army Corp of Engineers involving federal contract
  Represented 8(a) SBA general contractor in dispute with its joint venture partner
  mentor involving entities performing work under federal contracts
  Represented homeowners with respect to Arizona's Purchaser Dwelling Act claims,
  Arizona Registrar of Contractor complaints
  Cross-Border: Negotiated
  documented real property transactions, including sales
  acquisitions of residential
  commercial properties
  Advised U.S. investor group concerning agreement for the development of a luxury time-share project along the Pacific Coast of Mexico
  Advised U.S. contractors in connection with due diligence
  bidding on public construction project in Mexico
  Advised U.S. sureties in connection with construction bond defaults in Mexico
  related indemnity recovery actions in the U.S.
  Advised U.S. surety on dynamics of Mexican surety market
  potential acquisition c
  idates
  provided recommendation on due diligence
  Represented U.S. based food manufacturer in connection with cross-border commercial dispute with Mexican customer
  Advised Mexican individuals
  entities concerning business formation in the U.S.
  Advised U.S. company in connection to near shoring operations in Sonora, Mexico, including entity formation, lease agreement,
  related tax planning