Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Patrick represents clients in complex business reorganizations, troubled company mergers and acquisitions, debt restructurings and financing matters. He has counseled companies experiencing financial difficulties, purchasers of and investors in distressed companies, and lenders to and creditors of such companies. Representative debtor clients include Chesapeake, Inc., Akorn, Inc., Bluestem Brands, Inc., Exco Resources, Inc., Shopko, Global A&T Electronics, Inc., Avaya, Inc., Horsehead Holding Corp., GSE Environmental, Sorenson Communications, Hawker Beechcraft, Tronox Incorporated, AMF Bowling, U.S. Concrete and FGIC Corporation. Representative creditor clients include Oaktree and various ad hoc creditor groups.

University of Illinois College of Law, J.D., 1996; University of Notre Dame, B.A., 1993.