Partner
Mr. Patterson served as a federal prosecutor for more than nine years, prosecuting tax cases, fraud and other financial crimes. He has extensive experience trying complex cases to verdict.
Current Role
Partner, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP
Practice focuses on antitrust and other fraud and RICO cases, including Generic Pharmaceuticals Pricing Antitrust, In re Animation Workers Antitrust Litigation and Ford/GM CP4 Injection Pump Defect
Extensive experience in handling complex multidistrict cases
Brings to the firm extensive trial experience and a history of prosecuting complex fraud cases, including tax fraud, bank fraud, wire fraud and money laundering
Experience
Prior to joining Hagens Berman, Mr. Patterson served as an Assistant United States Attorney at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Seattle, WA
Prosecuted complex fraud cases, including tax fraud, bank fraud, wire fraud, money laundering, and prescription fraud
Served as Project Safe Childhood Coordinator; led efforts to investigate and prosecute child pornography and child exploitation cases
Led prosecution of large-scale drug trafficking organizations, including cartels and street gangs, to interdict drug smuggling and investigate money laundering
Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice Washington, D.C., Tax Division, Northern Criminal Enforcement Section
Co-chaired prosecution of two defendants, in separate trials, for scheme to defraud the Cleveland Catholic Diocese
Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office for D.C. Nov. 2006-May 2007
Prosecuted 22 bench trials in Sex Offense/Domestic Violence Section
Associate, Wilmer Cutler Pickering (WilmerHale)