Patrick C. English

Patrick English advises clients on merger control matters, particularly involving the healthcare industry and premerger notification analysis.

Patrick leverages a particular knowledge and passion for the healthcare industry and a nuanced understanding of the regulatory space to guide companies — especially those in the pharmaceutical, life sciences, and medical device sectors — on:

• Merger control proceedings before the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice
• Premerger notification analysis, including under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act
• Internal investigations and compliance programs

He helps clients strategically navigate an evolving antitrust regulatory landscape, while evaluating risk and anticipating issues before they compromise a transaction. Patrick devises creative solutions that allow his clients’ commercial visions to become reality.

A recognized leader both within the firm and in his field, Patrick has served on Latham’s Recruiting Committee, as Local Co-Leader and Global Co-Leader of the LGBTQ+ Affinity Group, and on the Pro Bono Committee. Over the last decade serving in the American Bar Association’s Antitrust Section, he has been Co-Chair of the Membership, Diversity & Inclusion (MD&I) Committee and supported the Section’s Mentoring and Law Student Ambassador programs. In addition, Patrick has served as the leader of the Section’s LGBTQ+ Squad, a Vice Chair of MD&I Committee, a Vice Chair of the Health Care and Pharmaceuticals Committee, and as Young Lawyer Representative for the Health Care and Pharmaceuticals Committee.

He maintains a significant and varied pro bono practice involving multiple areas, including immigration, Social Security benefits, expungements, and human rights. Patrick also serves as Whitman-Walker Health pro bono liaison at Latham. He is a longstanding advocate for Whitman-Walker, having previously held roles as Co-Chair of both the Whitman Walker Health Walk to End HIV Legal Community Campaign and the Steering Committee for Whitman-Walker’s Going the Extra Mile event.  In addition to his pro bono work, Patrick was elected to the D.C. Bar Board of Governors in 2023.

Before law school, Patrick spent three years with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in its Bureau of Competition, where he focused on mergers in the healthcare and life sciences sectors. He has also served as a Research Fellow for the American Antitrust Institute.