Areas of Practice
- Class Action
- Commercial Litigation, Insolvency & Creditors' Rights
- Government Contracts
- Litigation
- Securities Litigation & Enforcement
- White-Collar Criminal Defense
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., cum laude, Senior Notes Editor, American Criminal Law Review, 2000
- Harvard University, Ed.M, 1997
- Yale University, B.A., 1993
Bar & Court Admissions
- District of Columbia
- New York
- US Supreme Court
- US District Court of the District of Columbia
- US Court of Appeals, First Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Patrick F. Linehan
Of Counsel
1330 Connecticut Avenue, NWWashington DC 20036
TEL: 202.429.8154
FAX: 202.429.3902
Patrick F. Linehan is of counsel in the Washington office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP, where he is a member of the Litigation Department. His diverse practice focuses on the following types of representations:
- White-Collar Criminal Defense
- Securities Enforcement/Private Securities Litigation
- Employment-Related FINRA Arbitrations
- Government Contracts Litigation
White-Collar Criminal Defense
Mr. Linehan has defended individuals and companies against allegations of all manners of business and financial crimes, including securities fraud, food and drug violations, False Claims Act violations, federal antitrust violations, and tax offenses, among others.
Securities Enforcement/Private Securities Litigation
Mr. Linehan has defended individuals and companies in enforcement investigations and litigation brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as in private class action litigation brought under state and federal securities laws.
Employment-Related FINRA Arbitrations
Mr. Linehan has represented individual employees in the securities industry, both in the negotiation of employment contracts and in arbitration before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority against their former employers.
Government Contracts Litigation
Mr. Linehan has also represented government contractors, including minority- and woman-owned small business government contractors, in bid protest proceedings and other government contract disputes.
Select News & Events
- Law360 Features Steptoe Victory in 'How They Won It'
- Steptoe Secures Acquittal for Former GSK Associate General Counsel
- Steptoe Announces Promotion of 13 Lawyers
- Steptoe Obtains Federal Securities Fraud Class Action Dismissal
Selected Publications
- Dreams Protected: A New Approach to Policing Proprietary Schools’ Representations89 Geo. L.J. 753 (2001)
- Guarding the Dumping Ground: Equal Protection, Title VII, and Justifying the Use of Race in the Hiring of Special Educators2001 B.Y.U. Educ. L.J. 179 (2001)
- Thinking Outside the Box: the Multiracial Category and Its Implications for Race Identity Development44. How. L. J. 43 (2000)
- Securities Fraud, Fourteenth Survey of White-Collar Crime36 Am. Crim. L. Rev. 1095 (1999)
