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Ketan D. Patel
Business Attorney | Commercial Real Estate | Business Transactions | Healthcare | Hospitality
BUSINESS LAW FROM A BUSINESS OWNER’S PERSPECTIVE
Businesses need more than legal advice. They need an attorney who understands the transaction, the economics, and what happens after the documents are signed.
Ketan Patel represents business owners, investors, landlords, healthcare professionals, franchisees, and entrepreneurs in commercial real estate and business transactions.
In addition to practicing law, Ketan is a commercial real estate investor, retail landlord, hotel owner and franchisee, and Advisory Director of a multi-state financial institution. That experience allows him to approach legal matters from both a legal and practical business perspective.
Commercial Real Estate
- Retail shopping centers, office, industrial, and mixed-use properties
- Commercial landlord representation and leasing
- Retail, restaurant, medical, office, and industrial leases from approximately 1,000 to more than 50,000 square feet
- Gas station and convenience store transactions, including fuel supply and branding agreements
Hotels & Hospitality
- Transactions involving Marriott, Hilton, Choice, Wyndham, Motel 6/G6, and independent hotel properties
- Individual transactions exceeding $20 million
- Hospitality portfolios valued at more than $300 million
- Purchase agreements, franchise agreements, management agreements, financing, and hotel ownership structures
Business Acquisitions & Ownership
- Acquisitions and sales of privately held businesses
- Partner buyouts and ownership restructurings
- Bringing investors and new partners into existing businesses
- Operating agreements, shareholder agreements, partnership agreements, and buy-sell agreements
- Seller financing, promissory notes, management rights, voting rights, transfer restrictions, and exit provisions
Healthcare & Professional Practices
- Practice acquisitions and sales
- Partner buy-ins and exits
- Ownership restructurings
- Employment and ownership agreements
- Restrictive covenants
- Pharmacy and medical spa transactions
Franchise, Restaurant & Multi-Unit Businesses
- Multi-unit restaurant operators, including operators with more than 30 locations
- Restaurant and franchise acquisitions and sales
- Commercial leases
- Development and expansion
- Franchise and ownership matters
- Landlord-tenant and ongoing operational matters
$20M+
Individual Transactions
$400M+
Hospitality Portfolios
50,000+ SF
Commercial Tenant Representation
30+ LOCATIONS
Multi-Unit Operator Representation
Industries Represented
Commercial Real Estate | Hotels | Restaurants | Franchises | Dental & Medical Practices | Pharmacies | Medical Spas | Daycare Centers | Gas Stations & Convenience Stores | Retail Businesses
About Ketan
Ketan D. Patel grew up learning about best business practices at a young age from his entrepreneurial family involved in hospitality and commercial development. This knowledge and passion are what led him to major in Business Administration in Real Estate prior to obtaining his law degree. With a law degree and a business background, Ketan immediately began practicing at a boutique law firm where he was involved in multi-million-dollar business litigation cases from the start.
As both an investor and businessman himself, Ketan understands the challenges that businesses may face. He has helped individuals form new businesses, negotiated and transacted individual business deals worth over $15 million, worked on hospitality portfolios worth over $300 million dollars, assisted healthcare professionals transact multi-million-dollar practices, and has continued to assist clients as they pursue their business ambitions. Ketan provides service to all types of business clients, no matter the size of the business.
Business isn’t Ketan’s only focus. He has a special passion and knowledge of immigration law. His team can help clients with a variety of different immigration concerns, primarily U-Visas and family-based immigration. Additionally, he is fluent in various Gujarati dialects to better assist his clients.
Some Actual Representation Examples:
- Seller and buyer representation of hotel owners including Marriott, Hilton, Choice, Wyndham, & G6 branded hotels as well as independent motels.
- Hotel consultant to other attorneys dealing with large hotel portfolios and negotiating property management agreements.
Individual representations for practice acquisitions/formation for dentists, oral surgeons, endodontists, optometrists, and physicians.
Employment agreements of physicians and specialists working for Wellstar, Emory, Northside, Piedmont, Atrium Health, and Savannah area hospitals.
COAM citation cases against Georgia Lottery Corporation for cash payouts and various other violations.
Representation of Master Licensees of Coin Operated Amusement Machines for purposes of drafting location agreements, buy/sell Class B Master Licenses and location agreements.
Seller and buyer representation of gas station owners including fuel supply
agreements, vendor agreements, and location agreements.
Defendant representation on more than 30 different RICO cases against the State of Georgia over the last decade.
Representation of restaurant owners dealing with purchase sale process,
landlord-tenant, and franchisors.
Verify accredited investors under Rule 506.
Draft intricate partnership agreements for corporations and LLCs.
Representation of hundreds of victims on U-Visa cases throughout the nation.
Education
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
BBA in Real Estate, 2008
NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
Juris Doctor, 2012
Bar Admissions
State of Georgia
Supreme Court of Georgia
Georgia Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court of Middle Georgia
U.S. District Court of Northern Georgia
Practice Areas
Business Law
Franchise Law
Real Estate Law
ADA Lawsuits
Contracts/Leases/Purchase Sale Agreements
Healthcare Professional Agreements
Employment Agreements
RICO/Commercial Gambling/COAM
Georgia Lottery Issues
Car Accidents/Personal Injury
U Visas
Wills/Estate Planning
OUR OFFICE
1513 Johnson Ferry Rd, Suite 125 Marietta, GA 30062
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