Ben Patterson is an associate in the Litigation Department of Morrison & Foerster's San Francisco office. He has a broad-based litigation practice, with experience defending companies in corporate internal investigations. Mr. Patterson has drafted and argued motions in Federal Court, and has handled numerous depositions.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Patterson clerked for the Honorable Kathleen M. O'Malley on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
He graduated, cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School in 2009, where he participated in the Michigan Clinical Law Program, representing indigent clients. He received his B.A., summa cum laude, in Economics and Political Science from Otterbein College in 2006.