Patrick Donathen

PATRICK
DONATHEN

Phone: 412.322.9243

PATRICK
DONATHEN

Phone: 412.322.9243

Patrick Donathen

Patrick was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. He attended Allegheny College where he graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and was inducted into the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He obtained his law degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, graduating magna cum laude and receiving the distinguished Order of the Coif honor.

While in law school, Patrick was a managing editor for the University of Pittsburgh Law Review and was also a member of the school’s Mock Trial Team, where he and his teammate ultimately won the school’s Murray Love Mock Trial Competition. After his first year of law school, Patrick served as a law clerk for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York, where he gained valuable, hands-on experience in a variety of practice areas.

Patrick joined Lynch Carpenter as a summer associate in 2020 and began as an associate in 2021. His practice areas focus primarily on data privacy and consumer protection class actions. Since joining the firm, Patrick has become an instrumental member of Lynch Carpenter, playing an integral role in litigating complex matters in federal and state courts across the country, including in In re MOVEit Customer Data Security Breach Litig., MDL No. 3083 (D. Mass.) and In re: Philips Recalled CPAP, Bi-Level Pap, and Mechanical Ventilator Products Liability Litig., MDL No. 3014 (W.D. Pa.), where he served on the law and briefing committee. He has been appointed to leadership positions in In re: Young Consulting Data Breach Litig., Case No. 1:24-cv-03938 (N.D. Ga.) (Interim Co-Lead Counsel); In re CDK Global Data Security Consumer Litig., Case No. 1:24-cv-05221 (N.D. Ill.) (Interim Co-Lead Subclass Counsel); and Hulewat v. Medical Management Resource Group LLC, Case No. 2:24-cv-00377 (D. Ariz.) (Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee Member).

Patrick lives in Pittsburgh with his wife, Kelly. When he is not working, he enjoys spending time with friends and family, golfing, cooking, and watching his hometown Buffalo Bills.

Bar Admissions

  • State Bar of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court – Western District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court – Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court – Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Education

  • University of Pittsburgh School of Law, J.D., 2021
  • Allegheny College, B.A., Economics, 2017

Publications

  • Patrick Donathen, Post-and-Hold Laws: Has the Second Circuit Authorized Liquor Cartels in the Face of the Sherman Antitrust Act?, 83 U. Pitt. L. Rev. 167 (2021)

WAYS TO REACH US

Pittsburgh

1133 Penn Avenue
5th Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
P (412) 322-9243
F (412) 231-0246

New Castle

Administrative Office
36 N. Jefferson Street
P.O. Box 7635
New Castle, PA 16107
P (724) 656-1555
F (724) 656-1556

San Diego

La Jolla Gateway
9171 Towne Centre Drive, Suite 180
San Diego, CA 92122
P (619) 762-1910
F (724) 656-1556

Chicago

111 W. Washington Street
Suite 1240
Chicago, IL 60602
P (312) 750-1265

Los Angeles

117 East Colorado Blvd.
Suite 600
Pasadena, CA 91105
P (626) 550-1250

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