AT&T’s Antitrust Counsel Joins Tucker Ellis & West
July 2009
(Cleveland, Ohio) July 22, 2009 – Patrick J. Pascarella, former Chief Antitrust Counsel for AT&T Inc., has joined Tucker Ellis & West LLP as a Partner in the firm’s Cleveland office.
Mr. Pascarella will head up the firm’s antitrust efforts, providing counsel and litigation capabilities over a wide range of antitrust and competition law matters. Prior to joining AT&T in 1996, Mr. Pascarella was with the US Department of Justice, Antitrust Division.
“Pat’s joining the firm gives us the opportunity to significantly enhance our antitrust representation,” said Curt Isler, Tucker Ellis & West’s managing partner. “He’s been in house with one of the world’s key players. He will bring significant antitrust experience as well as greater insights into the sensitivities of our business clients.”
Mr. Pascarella received his law degree from The National Law Center, George Washington University and has served as a guest lecturer for the National Defense University, Industrial College of the Armed Forces. Recent speaking engagements include the 2008 ABA Antitrust Section Spring Meeting and the 2008 American Lawyer General Counsel Conference. Mr. Pascarella just published an article on AT&T’s recent victory before the Supreme Court in linkLine vs. Pacific Bell. He is a member of the ABA Advisory Panel.
Tucker Ellis & West LLP is a full service, 140+ attorney law firm with offices in Cleveland, Columbus, Denver, Los Angeles and San Francisco. The firm has been recognized as one of twenty firms in the U.S. in the National Law Journal’s “Midsize Hotlist,” and was ranked #1 for number of product liability cases in the U.S. by Product Liability Law 360.
