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Patrick Montgomery represents global financial institutions and public companies in high-risk government and internal investigations and complex litigation. In particular, Patrick defends clients in the financial services, accounting, technology, and manufacturing sectors in white-collar criminal matters, SEC enforcement actions, and securities and shareholder litigation. He has extensive experience counseling clients facing investigations before the U.S. Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, State Attorneys General and other regulatory authorities.
Patrick also serves (pro bono) as General Counsel for the Ethics & Compliance Initiative, a non-profit organization committed to assisting public companies and other institutions in creating and sustaining high quality ethics and compliance programs throughout the world.
Patrick is recognized in Legal 500 for his work in Antitrust: Civil Litigation/Class Actions.
He started his career as an associate at King & Spalding before practicing for eight years at another AmLaw 50 law firm.
After graduating from law school, Patrick clerked for the Honorable Jane R. Roth on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
J.D., Georgetown University, Dean's List
B.A., College of the Holy Cross
Court of Appeals of Georgia
District of Columbia
Georgia
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Law Clerk, Hon. Jane R. Roth, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
October 11, 2022
David Lesser, Laura Harris and Patrick Montgomery represent the Royal Bank of Scotland in a class action settlement
February 15, 2022
Fugue, Inc. to be Acquired by Snyk Limited
Government & Internal Investigation Matters
Counsel to financial institution in Massachusetts Attorney General investigation into certain practices related to collateralized loan obligations (CLO)
Counsel to global financial institution in investigations being conducted by numerous domestic and foreign regulatory authorities involving the benchmark WM/Reuters currency exchange rate
Counsel to public company in an SEC investigation into potential accounting and disclosure violations related to revenue recognition
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September 21, 2023
General Counsel’s Decision Tree for Internal Investigations
September 20, 2023
Financial Service Focus - September 2023
April 27, 2023
Upcoming Reforms to Corporate Criminal Liability in the UK
October 11, 2022
David Lesser, Laura Harris and Patrick Montgomery represent the Royal Bank of Scotland in a class action settlement
February 15, 2022
Fugue, Inc. to be Acquired by Snyk Limited
Government & Internal Investigation Matters
Counsel to financial institution in Massachusetts Attorney General investigation into certain practices related to collateralized loan obligations (CLO)
Counsel to global financial institution in investigations being conducted by numerous domestic and foreign regulatory authorities involving the benchmark WM/Reuters currency exchange rate
Counsel to public company in an SEC investigation into potential accounting and disclosure violations related to revenue recognition
See more
September 21, 2023
General Counsel’s Decision Tree for Internal Investigations
September 20, 2023
Financial Service Focus - September 2023
April 27, 2023
Upcoming Reforms to Corporate Criminal Liability in the UK
October 11, 2022
David Lesser, Laura Harris and Patrick Montgomery represent the Royal Bank of Scotland in a class action settlement
February 15, 2022
Fugue, Inc. to be Acquired by Snyk Limited
J.D., Georgetown University, Dean's List
B.A., College of the Holy Cross
Court of Appeals of Georgia
District of Columbia
Georgia
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Law Clerk, Hon. Jane R. Roth, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit