Practice Areas
Education
- Cornell Law School, J.D., 1989, cum laude, Editor, Cornell Law Review
- Fordham University, B.A., 1986, summa cum laude, In Cursu Honorum, Dean's List, Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Sigma Alpha, Phi Kappa Phi, The Fordham Club
Bar Admissions
- Connecticut, 1995
- New York, 1990
Court Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2005
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2006
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1993
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1992
- U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, 1994
Patrick J. McHugh regularly represents corporate clients in complex business disputes in state and federal court through trial and appeal, including trade secrets, intellectual property, valuation of regulated and unregulated utility property, breach of contract (merger agreements, indemnities, material adverse change clauses, third-party marketing agreements and investment advisory and finder’s fee agreements), unfair trade practice and Lanham Act violations. He counsels clients involved in state and federal government investigations, including warrants and grand jury subpoenas issued at the request of the U.S. Attorney. His practice also includes representing and advising clients in mediation and arbitration (whether AAA or FINRA) disputes.
Associations and Memberships
Law Clerk to Hon. Joseph M. McLaughlin, United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1989 - 1990 and United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1990 - 1991
American Bar Association
Sections of Litigation and Business
Connecticut Bar Association
Sections of Consumer Law, Litigation and Federal Practice (executive committee member)
Association of the Bar of the City of New York