Patrick Brown is a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. His practice focuses on complex commercial litigation.
Before joining Kirkland, Patrick served as a Law Clerk to Judge Thomas I. Vanaskie of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Experience
Representative Matters
Counsel for pharmaceutical manufacturer in antitrust challenge to a reverse payment settlement of Hatch-Waxman patent litigation.
Counsel for a social networking website in tort action stemming from allegedly offensive material posted by third party users.
Counsel for natural gas producer in a royalty payment dispute.
Clerk & Government Experience
Law ClerkHonorable Thomas I. VanaskieUnited States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit2014–2015
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Thought Leadership
Publications
Searches of Cell Phones Incident to Arrest: Overview of the Law as It Stands and a New Path Forward (in Harvard Journal of Law & Technology Vol. 27 No. 2; Spring 2014)
Industrial Pioneers: Scranton, Pennsylvania and the Transformation of America, 1840–1902
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2016, District of Columbia
2014, Virginia (inactive)
Courts
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
