Patrick focuses his practice on appellate and complex litigation. He represents clients in high-stakes appeals and civil litigations, with a practice spanning commercial, regulatory and constitutional matters. Patrick has drafted numerous appellate briefs and dispositive motions, argued in federal court and represented clients at depositions. Patrick served as a law clerk to US Circuit Judge Kim M. Wardlaw of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and US District Judge Ronnie Abrams of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY). In 2021 and 2022, Patrick was recognized by Best Lawyers on its Ones to Watch list.
Cooley, Protect Democracy File Amicus Brief for Retired Four-Star Generals, Admirals and Former Secretaries of the Army, Navy and Air Force Opposing Presidential Immunity Claim
April 9, 2024
Cooley, alongside co-counsel from Protect Democracy, filed an amicus brief with the US Supreme Court on April 8, 2024, in the case of Trump v. United States on behalf of 19 retired four-star generals and admirals and former secretaries of the Army, Navy and Air Force opposing former President Donald Trump’s assertion of presidential immunity from criminal prosecution.
Cooley Files Amicus Brief Supporting Continued Application of the Internal Affairs Doctrine in New York
March 28, 2024
Cooley filed an amicus brief in the New York Court of Appeals on behalf of 47 corporate law professors in support of the continued application of the internal affairs doctrine.
Cooley Files Amicus Brief in Reproductive Rights Case Before SCOTUS
November 10, 2021
Cooley has filed an amicus brief in Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson, one of the two cases currently before the Supreme Court challenging Texas Senate Bill 8 (SB 8), an unprecedented attempt to nullify the federal constitutional right to receive an abortion recognized in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Lawyers Kathleen Hartnett, Adam Gershenson, Julie Veroff, Patrick Hayden, Kelsey Spector, Marc Suskin, Rachel Thorn and Alessandra Vittoria Rafalson led the Cooley effort.
