Carlye E. Patterson

Carlye Patterson guides private companies, from small businesses to more sophisticated enterprises, through a full range of corporate matters.

An associate in Koley Jessen’s Corporate department, Carlye handles general business matters, including contract negotiation and advising, reorganizations, conversions, entity formation, equity grants, and everyday corporate issues. She also helps clients with transactions within the Mergers & Acquisitions practice.

Before joining the firm, Carlye represented clients in product liability and mass tort litigation, commercial disputes, and National Grain and Feed Association arbitration proceedings. Having seen matters through to dispute resolution, she brings a full-circle view to her corporate work. She understands how a business decision or agreement plays out over time, and she uses that insight to help clients mitigate risk before it becomes a dispute.

Carlye’s accounting degree gives her a strong understanding of business financial decisions and the day-to-day operating issues clients face. She also brings an agricultural and entrepreneurial perspective, having operated row crop farms in Iowa for more than a decade. She has experience with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Farm Service Agency, including the USDA Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Loan Program.

Outside the office, Carlye enjoys catching films at Film Streams, supporting local businesses, and using her painting degree to continue making art.

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