Chaka M. Patterson
Born (1968-11-27) November 27, 1968
New York City, U.S.
EducationAmherst College (BA)
Harvard Law School (JD)
University of Chicago Booth School of Business (MBA)
OccupationAttorney

Chaka M. Patterson (born November 27, 1968) is an American attorney. Patterson has been noted as the rare attorney who has a 360-degree view of the law obtained over more than two decades as an AMLaw 100 partner, public company general counsel and treasurer, and government prosecutor. He is currently a partner at Alston & Bird in its San Francisco office with a practice that focuses on litigation, investigations, and corporate governance. Patterson previously served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary of Adtalem Global Education, Inc. (NYSE: ATGE). Chaka joined ATGE in June 2018 as Vice President & General Counsel. He held that position until his promotion to General Counsel in February 2020. Chaka was one of the top fundraisers for US President Barack Obama.[1][2][3] He is also a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton.[4] He also served on the national finance committee for President Obama's 2012 presidential campaign.[5]

Personal background

Patterson was born on November 27, 1968, in New York City. He attended Amherst College, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, graduating magna cum laude in 1990. While there, he served as president of the Student Government Organization, while also serving a staff writer for the Amherst student newspaper. He then went on to attend Harvard Law School, where he received a Juris Doctor in 1994. He earned his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in 2017. He is married to Tracey Patterson, a managing director at Accenture.[6]

Professional background

Following Patterson's graduation from law school in 1994, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Solomon Oliver, Jr. at the United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, in Cleveland.[7] From 1997 to 1998, Patterson worked for the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cleveland, where he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Karen Nelson Moore.[8] From 2002 to 2003, Patterson was a partner at Jenner & Block, in Chicago.[9] He then went on to work at the Office of the Illinois Attorney General as an assistant attorney general and chief of the Special Litigation Bureau, remaining there to 2006.[10]

In 2006, Patterson served on staff at Exelon Corporation, where he served in numerous positions,[11] including vice president[12] and treasurer; vice president of investor relations; and associate general counsel of litigation.[13][14] In 2013, Patterson joined the law firm of Jones Day,[15][16] one of the largest law firms in the world.[17][18] As partner, he focused his practice on representing clients in business and commercial litigation and State Attorneys General investigations and litigation, defending clients in False Claims Act litigation, and assisting management and directors with internal investigations and compliance issues. Patterson left Jones Day in February 2017 to become the Chief of the Civil Actions Bureau in the Cook County State's Attorney's Office. Patterson then joined Adtalem Global Education as Vice President & Deputy General Counsel in June 2018 and was promoted to Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary in February 2020.[15][19] As General Counsel of Adtalem, Patterson gained national attention for staffing a $1.5 billion transaction for the company with five Black women (four Black women partners in outside law firms and a Black women associate general counsel for the company who spearheaded the transaction).[20] Patterson joined Alston & Bird on July 1, 2021 as a partner in the firm's San Francisco office.

Professional memberships and associations

Honors and awards

References

  1. ↑ Sweet, Lynn (March 4, 2013). "Obama's Chicago money muscle: Bolsters case for presidential library in Chicago - Lynn Sweet". Blogs.suntimes.com. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  2. ↑ Sweet, Lynn (June 1, 2012). "Obama at Chaka and Tracey Patterson Chicago fund-raiser: Transcript - Lynn Sweet". Blogs.suntimes.com. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  3. ↑ "President Obama returns to Chicago for fundraisers - Chicago News and Weather | FOX 32 News". Myfoxchicago.com. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Chaka Patterson – Hillary Clinton Speeches". Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Obama plans rare trip to Kenwood home this weekend - Chicago Tribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. May 30, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Is Chicago-style crony capitalism at play in the Accenture/Obamacare website deal? - Illinois Review". illinoisreview.typepad.com. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Judge Solomon Oliver Jr. Sworn In as New Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio". Federal Bar Association Northern District of Ohio Chapter. September 2, 2010. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Our Board". Harvard Law Society of Illinois. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  9. 1 2 "Clients: Patterson "Wise Beyond His Years"" (PDF). Equal Time newsletter. Jenner & Block. Summer 2003. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2014.
  10. ↑ Roberts, Sally (June 5, 2005). "'Hiring subsidies' may be terminated amid investigations". Business Insurance. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  11. ↑ Michael T. Burr. "The 40 Best Energy Companies". Fortnightly. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Diversity Knocking Hard on Corporate Doors". Black Enterprise. July 16, 2010. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Harvard Law Society of Illinois". Chicago.hlsa.org. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Exelon Names Chaka Patterson Vice President, Investor Relations". BusinessWire (Press release). March 5, 2007.
  15. 1 2 Stride, Megan. "Jones Day Adds Former Exelon, Skadden Atty In Chicago". Law360. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  16. ↑ "Litigation partner Chaka Patterson joins Jones Day in Chicago". Jones Day. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  17. ↑ List of largest United States-based law firms by head count
  18. ↑ List of largest law firms by revenue
  19. ↑ "Movers & shakers: May 3, 2013 - Movers & shakers(The Deal Pipeline)". Thedeal.com. May 3, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  20. ↑ Chen, Ruiqi (October 9, 2020). "Black, Female Lawyer Team Led Adtalem's $1.48B Walden Deal". Bloomberg Law.
  21. ↑ "University of Chicago Laboratory Schools: About Lab » Board of Directors". Ucls.uchicago.edu. Archived from the original on February 18, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  22. ↑ "Annual Report 2005" (PDF). National Institute for Trial Advocacy. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 19, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  23. ↑ "Exelon Recognized for Leadership in Minority and Community Banking". Exelon. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
  24. ↑ "Exelon Recognized for Leadership in Minority and Community Banking". Excelon. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
  25. ↑ "Harvard Law Society of Illinois". Chicago.hlsa.org. June 23, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
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