Patricia McGowan is a member of Venable’s Corporate Finance and Business Transactions group.

Ms. McGowan represents publicly and privately held companies, including many REITs, in mergers, spin-offs, restructurings, securities offerings and other financing transactions. She also represents companies in formation, sale and dissolution transactions.

Ms. McGowan regularly serves as counsel to the boards of directors and board committees of REITs and other major U.S. corporations in connection with significant transactions, stockholder litigation, conflicts of interest and corporate governance issues.