Pat joined Baron Capital in 2007 as the general counsel. From 2006 to 2007, he worked at Morgan Stanley as a managing director and chief operating officer of the legal and compliance division. From 2001 to 2006, he worked at Credit Suisse First Boston as counsel to the vice chairman and director of regulatory matters. From 2000 to 2001, he practiced law at Davis Polk & Wardwell. From 1990 to 1997, he served in the United States Marine Corps as an officer, attaining the rank of Captain. Pat graduated from Hamilton College with a B.A. in Public Policy in 1990 and magna cum laude from the New York University School of Law with a J.D. in 2000.