Patrick Bradford

Lawyer Directory Patrick A. Bradford Report this profile Faculty Patrick A. Bradford Partner at Bradford Edwards & Varlack LLP Me bradfordedwards.com Bradford Edwards & Varlack LLP Admitted Jurisdictions District of Columbia, New Jersey, New York Practice Areas Contract Environmental Litigation Antitrust Biography Patrick A. Bradford, a Founding Partner of Bradford Edwards & Varlack LLP, specializes in complex business and regulatory litigation, including representing clients before the DOJ, SEC, FTC, and FINRA. He regularly appears in federal and state courts throughout the country. His expertise includes antitrust, financial services, auditor defense, regulatory investigations (including corporate, government, and FCPA investigations), corporate governance, qui tam/whistleblower, False Claims Act, employment discrimination, environmental, ethics, non-profit organizations, healthcare fraud, and class actions. Patrick regularly represents public and private companies, directors and officers, and high net worth individuals in a variety of complex commercial disputes. Recent representations include the chief defendant in the FTCs largest-ever real estate asset freeze in federal court (D. Md); Hercules Medical PC and its manager in an employment discrimination case federal court (S. D. N. Y.); and CNA insurance company in a medical malpractice trial in Georgia state court (Fulton Co. Ga). Mr. Bradford has served as counsel to Florida-based pharmaceutical firm Verum Curis LLC. He teaches Antitrust Law at Fordham University School of Law as an Adjunct Professor. He has also taught Non-Profit Organizations at the Yale School of Dramas Theater Management program as a Guest Lecturer; and Law & Technology at Columbia University as an Instructor. He began his legal career as a federal district court law clerk to the late Hon. Clifford Scott Green (E. D. Pa.). EDUCATION JD, New York University School of Law, 1989 BA, Harvard College, 1986 ADMISSIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS New York 1990 New Jersey 1990 District of Columbia 1991 U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York PRACTICE AREAS Antitrust Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution Contracts Government, Regulatory & Internal Investigations Securities Enforcement & Compliance Auditor Defense Qui Tam/Whistleblower Medical Malpractice (defense) Employment Discrimination (defense) Environmental Non-Profit Organizations INDUSTRIES Healthcare Pharmaceutical Chemicals Financial Services Accounting Entertainment Manufacturing Accounting PRIOR AFFILIATIONS Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, Partner New York City Council, Chief Litigation & Ethics Counsel New York State Parks, General Counsel PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES Classical Theater of Harlem, Board Chair NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Senior Director Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Trustee Lighthouse Opera Company, Trustee Public Theater Corporate Diversity Committee, Member REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE Trial Counsel in employment discrimination case pending in federal court, SDNY, Duverny v. Hercules Medical P. C., 18-cv-7652 (DLC). Trial Counsel in Federal Trade Commission initiated fraud case in federal court, D. Md., In re Sanctuary Belize, 18-cv-3309 (PJM). Trial Counsel in a medical malpractice case in Fulton Co. Ga., Brown v. Southeastern Pain Specialists, P. C., Civ. No. 10-cv-01061 (DEB). Trial Counsel in an audit malpractice case, SDNY, The Common Fund v. KPMG LLP, 96-cv-0255 (GBD). Representation of Benckiser N. V. before the Federal Trade Commission in connection with the companys $3.5 billion mergers with Reckitt & Coleman plc. Representation of JP Morgan before the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice in connection with the review of the $5 billion mergers of XM Satellite Radio Holdings and Sirius Satellite Radio. Represented Emerson Electric Co. before the NYS Attorney Generals office in connection with a post-acquisition review of a company subsidiary. Representation of Siemens AG before the Department of Justice in connection with a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act review of the $1 billion sales of the companys automotive subsidiary. Led the investigations team in South Korea, and did work in China, Germany, and the UK. Representation of Banc of America Securities LLC and two former executives before the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Representation of Banc of America Securities LLC before the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with allegations of front-running non-public information. Representation of Las Vegas real estate developer in federal court, D. Nev., in connection with the breach of fiduciary duty and contract claims in federal court, Las Vegas Limited Partnership v. Simon Property Group, CV-S-04-11 99 (DAE). Representation of pharmaceutical relators in federal court in connection with qui tam complaint. Representation state tax qui tam relator in New York Supreme Court. Representation of The Durst Organization before the New York State Public Service Commission. Representation of certain independent composers before the United States Copyright Office in connection with aspects of the Music Modernization Act. Representation of the New York City Council in federal court, SDNY, involving a constitutional challenge to a local law, Association of Care Wash Owners v. NYC, 1:15-cv-8157 (JH). Representation of New York State in NY Supreme Court in an Article 78 action seeking to invalidate agency regulations, NYC C. L. A. S. H., Inc. v. NYS Parks, Index No. 153495/18. Representation of the New York City Council in NY Supreme Court in an Article 78 action seeking to invalidate rights of Council Members to file amicus briefs in their official capacity, NYC Council v. Carter, Index No. 153495/18. Read More 1 Course taught by Patrick A. Bradford Patricks courses have 1,655 total views Essentials 1h 1m CC On Demand Alston v. NCAA: Applying Antitrust Law to the Billion Dollar World of College Sports 4.9 (1k+ ratings) Sep 23, 2021 Tillman Breckenridge, Patrick A. Bradfo... View all available credits (39) View Details Your session has expired. Please log in to continue. Log In