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Bracewell LLP Offices

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HOUSTON, TX 77002
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Brian Patterson

Work Department
Labor
Position
Brian Patterson is a skilled litigator and advisor who represents employers in a wide range of labor and employment matters. His practice encompasses non-competition agreements, wage and hour disputes, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) enforcement actions, whistleblower issues, executive employment contracts, and employment discrimination. Brian also has extensive experience overseeing and conducting sensitive workplace investigations.
In his litigation practice, Brian has extensive trial experience, particularly in Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) cases, disputes involving restrictive covenant agreements, and matters arising from the separation of senior executives. He has also successfully defended employers against individual and class action claims under Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), and the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) in both state and federal courts. Beyond litigation, Brian has significant experience leading the labor and employment aspects of major corporate transactions, ensuring seamless integration and compliance in complex business deals.
Memberships
Bar Admissions
- Texas
Education
- Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, J.D., 2006
- University of Richmond, B.A., 2002
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Energy > Energy litigation: electric power
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Insurance > Advice to policyholders
- Finance > Commercial lending: Advice to bank lenders
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Government > Government relations
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate