Overview
Patricia "Paty" Durelli represents clients in a wide range of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and private equity investments. Paty advises corporate clients with respect to corporate governance and other general corporate matters. She also represents private company borrowers, banks, funds and other lenders in all aspects of secured and unsecured bank and other senior and subordinated lending.
Prior to joining Day Pitney, Paty was an extern for the Honorable Vanessa L. Bryant of the U.S. District Court of Connecticut.
Experience
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Represented a privately held company in its successful sale to a middle-market private equity firm
Represented Wildcat Investment Management LLC in connection with the formation of a “deal by deal” fund to invest in the capital stock of Plastiq, Inc., a fintech platform for payment services, through a series of secondary transactions with existing stockholders and/or their affiliates; advised client on the launch of the private fund, including preparing the offering documents and supplements, negotiating placement agreements, as well as the terms of a side letter with a major investor; structured the secondary transaction, including negotiating the letters of intent and securities purchase agreements with existing stockholders and the terms of various ancillary agreements, including investment representative and marketing agreements; and provided tax advice on the secondary transaction to ensure tax optimization for the parties
Represented a privately-held company in connection with a strategic merger with and into a wholly-owned subsidiary of a public company
Represented a financial institution providing working capital and acquisition financing of over $20 million to a manufacturer
Education and Credentials
Education
- Quinnipiac University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, Quinnipiac Health Law Journal, Staff Member
- University of Connecticut, B.A., 2012
Admissions
- State of Connecticut
Affiliations
- Connecticut Bar Association, Standing Committee on Professional Ethics, Member
- Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association, Board Member and Past President
- Steering Committee for the Governor's Council on Women and Girls, CHBA Representative
Languages
- Spanish
Recognition and Community
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Recognitions
Selected to The Best Lawyers in America list of Ones to Watch (Woodward/White, Inc.) for Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2021-2025; Venture Capital Law, 2021-2025
Selected to the list of Connecticut Super Lawyers Rising Stars (Thomson Reuters), Business & Corporate, 2021-2024
Community Involvement
Quinnipiac University Law School, Mentor, 2015-2020
News & Insights
Thought Leadership
- New Beneficial Ownership Reporting Obligation Approved , January 13, 2021
- COVID-19 Order: Connecticut Nonstock Corporations May Now Hold Remote Membership Meetings , May 14, 2020
- COVID-19 Emergency Order Allows Remote-Only Shareholder Meetings for Connecticut Corporations , March 22, 2020
- Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development Issues Guidance For Determining Which Businesses Are "Essential" under Connecticut's COVID-19 "Work from Home" Executive Order , March 22, 2020
Events
- 2020 HNBA CCC/AC Corporate Counsel Division's Cafecito Hour, September 22, 2020
News
- Day Pitney Announces Elevation of New Class of Partners, January 2, 2025
- Day Pitney Receives Corporate Award at the Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association's Annual Dinner, November 8, 2023
- Veson Nautical Acquires Q88, May 4, 2022
- Day Pitney Represents Iridian in Management Buyout, March 25, 2022
- Day Pitney Represents TriStruX LLC in Sale to Huron Capital, December 23, 2021
In The Media
Media Mentions
- Day Pitney Announces Partner Elevations in CT Offices, Connecticut Law Tribune, January 23, 2025
- Day Pitney Elevates Attorneys Across 4 States To Partner, Law360 Pulse, January 2, 2025