M. Patrick McDowell

Patrick McDowell’s practice focuses on complex litigation in federal and state trial and appellate courts, including antitrust, contract, business tort, unfair competition, RICO, trademark, securities, product liability, drug and medical device, toxic exposure, and environmental litigation.

He has successfully prosecuted and defended commercial disputes on behalf of entertainment, environmental, financial, insurance, manufacturing, technology, telecoms, and television services providers. He has also successfully defended manufacturers, producers, and licensors against product liability and negligence claims.

He has represented healthcare insurers and food producers in multidistrict antitrust class actions; telecommunications and technology services providers in multidistrict securities and ERISA class actions; employers, insurers, banks, and television service providers in federal class actions; drug, device, and other product manufacturers in multidistrict and multi-state mass tort actions; and drug and device manufacturers, healthcare insurers, and financial service providers in attorney general civil litigation.

Patrick has been recognized by Chambers USA© for Litigation: General Commercial; by Mid-South Super Lawyers® for Business Litigation; by Benchmark Litigation© as a Mississippi Local Litigation Star and a Fifth Circuit Appellate Star; and by Best Lawyers© for Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Litigation–Securities, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions–Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation–Defendants, Product Liability Litigation–Defendants, and Trade Secrets Law, including recognition as Litigation–Securities Lawyer of the Year for 2019 and 2021.

Patrick is a past president of the Mississippi Chapter of the Federal Bar Association and a current member of the national FBA’s Constitution and Bylaws Committee.  He is the immediate past chair of the IADC Class Actions and Multi-Party Litigation Committee, previously served on the ABA Class Actions and Derivative Suits Committee as newsletter editor, and currently serves on the DRI Commercial Litigation Committee steering committee as specialized litigation group coordinator.

Before joining the Brunini firm, Patrick served as a law clerk for the Honorable William H. Barbour, Jr., Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.