LOS ANGELES, Calif., October 8, 2018 – Buchalter is pleased to announce that it has added attorneys to its Los Angeles office - Bank & Finance Senior Counsel M. Reed Mercado, Litigation Special Counsel Richard P. Steelman Jr., and Health Care Attorney Roma B. Patel.
“Reed, Ricky, and Roma are welcome additions to our Los Angeles office. Expanding the Firm’s Bank & Finance, Litigation, and Health Care Practices has been a goal of ours for quite some time as the demand for our legal services continues to grow,” said Adam J. Bass, Buchalter President and Chief Executive Officer.
Specializing in Bank & Finance Law, M. Reed Mercado represents a wide range of traditional and non-traditional lenders in complex financing transactions. He has structured, negotiated, and documented a wide variety of financing arrangements, including working capital financing, real estate secured financing, debtor-in-possession financing and bridge financing.
Mr. Mercado earned his J.D., University of California, Berkeley School of Law and received his B.A. from New York University.
Richard P. Steelman Jr.’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation disputes, with a particular emphasis on health care clients including, urgent care centers, emergency physician groups, billing companies, and hospitals, and financial services clients.
Mr. Steelman earned his J.D., cum laude, from Pepperdine University School of Law and received his B.A., magna cum laude, from Pepperdine University.
As a member of the Health Care Group, Roma B. Patel focuses her practice on regulatory health care matters and health business transactions.
Ms. Patel earned her J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School, concentrating in Health Law and Bioethics. She also earned an M.P.H, focusing on Administration and Policy from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health.
