Patrick Dorsey

Patrick helps resolve high-stakes disputes efficiently and decisively. He draws on experience in government service and industry to counsel clients in complex business disputes and government-facing matters. His practice includes litigation in trial and appellate courts around the country and advising on constitutional issues, statutory interpretation, and administrative law (including disputed executive actions). Patrick has particular experience in the federal and state courts of Virginia, where he has first-chaired numerous trials and motion hearings. 

Patrick’s litigation practice focuses on complex business disputes. He often represents government contractors in disputes arising from teaming agreements, statements of work, joint ventures, and workshare agreements. He has resolved breaches of contract and other commercial disputes for clients in industries that include professional services, IT and technology, non-profit and philanthropy, financial services, pharmaceuticals, and consumer goods. He also has significant experience defending class actions and multi-district litigation, including contested manufacturing and advertising practices and antitrust cases like challenged mergers and alleged price-fixing, product hopping, and reverse payments. 

Patrick also has extensive experience in civil enforcement actions and other government-facing disputes. He helps clients navigate executive actions, regulatory challenges, and novel statutory frameworks. In this practice, Patrick conducts investigations and develops compliance programs to manage risk. Where appropriate, he litigates affirmative challenges to adverse regulatory action. On the defensive side, Patrick has helped clients respond to enforcement actions brought by attorneys general of dozens of states and by the U.S. Department of Justice. Patrick has helped clients resolve issues arising under authorities administered by the FCC, IRS, SEC, SBA, CDC, HHS, DHS, DOJ, and DoD, among other agencies. With longstanding experience in defense and national security matters, Patrick has advised private and state entities on issues arising under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, the Classified Information Procedures Act, CFIUS, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, anti-terrorism statutes, the Hague Convention, and other treaty obligations.