Patrick Brandau

Patrick is the New Orleans managing partner for Deloitte LLP. He is an Audit & Assurance partner at Deloitte & Touche LLP, and a Certified Public Accountant. Patrick has over 28 years of experience serving large, complex companies, with a primary focus on the energy industry. He has broad experience serving clients related to technical issues associated with complex business transactions. He has significant experience in assembling, organizing, and overseeing large client service teams, and has strong knowledge of SEC requirements, often advising clients on initial and secondary public securities offerings. Patrick has served clients through a variety of corporate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, and initial public offerings of their securities. He communicates regularly with senior members of management and the audit committees of large companies on a variety of matters, including SEC and GAAP reporting requirements, internal control structure, and audit committee leading practices.