Biography
Patricia Hamill is one of the senior members of the firm’s white collar defense and internal corporate investigations practice, and she serves on the firm’s Executive Leadership Committee. She has represented Fortune 500 companies and corporate officers or individuals in federal and state grand jury investigations, SEC enforcement actions, and complex civil actions in a wide range of industries including technology, securities, insurance, and healthcare. She also has substantial experience in successfully representing companies in False Claims Act and other whistleblower litigation. She is known as a tireless litigator and strategic thinker who skillfully represents clients who face both criminal and civil liability related to government investigations and related actions. In addition, Ms. Hamill represents court-appointed federal receivers in actions brought by the SEC and other federal agencies to bring third party litigation to recover assets used to compensate victims of ponzi schemes and other frauds. Besides her white collar practice, over the last 20 years, Ms. Hamill has also successfully represented numerous insurance and Fortune 500 companies in the defense of nationwide consumer and securities class action lawsuits as well as other complex commercial litigation.
Before joining the firm, Ms. Hamill was a Chief Assistant City Solicitor for the City of Philadelphia, representing the City in commercial, construction and civil rights actions in state and federal courts.
Patricia is a board member of PathWaysPA, a social service agency providing services and advocacy for women, children and families.
Publications and Speaking Engagements
What Corporate Counsel Need to Know About the Refocused SEC, DELVACCA 2011 In-House Counsel Conference (April 2011).
How to Conduct an Effective Internal Corporate Investigation: Avoid the Many Landmines, DELVACCA 2010 In-House Counsel Conference (May 2010).
State Physician Disclosure Trends: Is Your Company in Compliance or Is It Exposed to Potential Government Investigations?, DELVACCA Health Biotech & Pharma Committee Institute (January 2010).
Co-author, Steps To Take When The Government Comes Calling, Executive Counsel, Vol. 6, No. 3 (July/August 2009).
Ethical Issues in Federal Insurance Regulation: There's a New Sheriff in Town, 13th Annual PBI Insurance Institute (April 2009).
Are You Ready for the Friday Afternoon S.E.C. or D.O.J. Subpoena?, DELVACCA presentation in conjunction with the Litigation and Ethics Committees (December 2008).
Criminal Law 101 for Insurance Professionals, Insurance Society of Philadelphia.