- A judge has appointed a financial watchdog at Church and Union Charleston amid a legal battle over alleged financial misconduct by managing partner Patrick Whalen.
A judge has installed a financial watchdog at a high-profile Market Street restaurant as a heated legal battle boils over between the managing partner and an investment group.
The escalating dispute pits Patrick Whalen against WP Church LLC, an owner in the firm that runs Church and Union Charleston.
Whalen has overseen the downtown dining establishment since it opened in a former church near the corner of North Market and East Bay streets more than a decade ago. It’s managed through 5Church Charleston LLC, which is partly owned by him and WP Church…