Patrick M. Northen | Attorney

Main Office

1500 Market St
Suite E-3500
Philadelphia, PA 19102

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About Patrick

Partner, Litigation Department.  Mr. Northen concentrates his practice on commercial and complex civil litigation.  He represents both plaintiffs and defendants in cases involving a wide variety of subject and content areas, including contracts, commercial torts, trust law, ERISA, and civil rights.  A skilled legal writer, Mr. Northen is frequently asked to represent clients in matters that may require extensive briefing of sophisticated legal or factual issues.

As a general commercial litigator, Mr. Northen has represented a diverse group of clients including public companies, closely held corporations, partnerships, non-profit health care institutions, government entities and individuals before a wide variety of federal and state trial and appellate courts, as well as in various alternative dispute resolution forums. 

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS 

  • Lead counsel for group of closely-held corporations defending against alter ego and related successor liability claims in context of ERISA withdrawal liability.
  • Lead counsel for leasing company in litigation against third-party investor arising out of syndication of equipment leases. 
  • Lead or co-counsel for a major Philadelphia health care institution in a variety of business litigation, insurance coverage analyses and internal investigations. 
  • Co-counsel for benefit finance company in pursuing breach of contract litigation pertaining to business-owned life insurance and other financial products.
  • Co-counsel for national financial services association in a case challenging, and successfully obtaining injunction against enforcement of, municipal predatory lending ordinance. 
  • Co-counsel for former executives of public company with respect to briefing of complex constitutional and criminal law issues in federal district and appellate courts.  
  • Co-counsel and primary brief writer in litigation arising out of a series of disputes between co-trustees of a Trust owning controlling shares in public insurance company, including obtaining removal of corporate co-trustee, successfully advocating for client's preferred choice of successor corporate trustee and obtaining an injunction requiring Company to recognize Trust's right to nominate candidates for the board of directors.
  • Admission

    Verified New Jersey

    1995

    Verified Pennsylvania

    1995

    Verified District 1

    Education

    State University B.A.

    Dilworth Paxson LLP Highlights

    Banking & Finance, Construction, Government Agencies, Corporate, Securities, Government Contract; Employment; Bankruptcy; Trusts; Internet; Intellectual Property; White Collar Crime; Business Organization; Labor Law; Estate Planning; Real Estate; Mental Health; Litigation; Environmental Law; Tax; Insurance; State and Local

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