Patrick Whelchel

Patrick Whelchel focuses on supervising and facilitating all phases of our private placement activity, including client relations, due diligence, document preparation and distribution, securities law compliance, investor relations, and closing.

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Having closed thousands of successful private placements of equity securities, Patrick spends time counseling our clients on the REIT ownership rules, educating them regarding our services, and offering his experience on related securities law and compliance issues.

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As in-house general counsel, he supervises our Form D/Blue Sky filing program, maintains our library of sample documents for client use, assists with broker-dealer compliance for H&L Equities, LLC, and provides legal support for our administration, risk management, and human resources functions.

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Patrick holds Series 7 and 63 licenses, is a registered representative of H&L Equities, LLC, and is a member of both the State Bar of Georgia and the American Bar Association.

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Prior to joining REIT Funding in 2006, Patrick was in private practice for 10 years in Atlanta, most recently with Sutherland Asbill & Brennan. During this time, he served as general outside counsel to businesses in several industries and routinely represented fund sponsors, issuers, and investors in private equity transactions. Patrick holds a BS from The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, and a Juris Doctor from Tulane University School of Law, where he was a DeBlois Scholar.