• Patrick Sullivan represents both private developers and not-for-profit institutions in zoning and municipal law matters, including seeking discretionary land use approvals, negotiating transfers of development rights, and conducting zoning due diligence for property acquisition and financing. His clients include museums, universities, charter schools, an interstate energy company, a live theater developer and operator, a bistate governmental agency, and both local and national real estate developers.

    Patrick represents clients before New York City’s land use agencies, including the City Planning Commission, the Board of Standards and Appeals, the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and the Department of Buildings, and also before local community boards and the City Council. He also advises clients in responding to requests for proposals from government agencies and in negotiating with government agencies in connection with the development of land.

    As part of the firm’s pro bono practice, Patrick has also successfully represented individuals seeking asylum in the United States.

    Prior to joining the firm, Patrick was counsel to the New York City Economic Development Corporation, where he handled a variety of economic development and real estate transactions on behalf of the city. He has also served as deputy city attorney to the Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency. Patrick has been a member of the Housing and Urban Development Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

    Credentials

    Education

    • J.D., UC Berkeley School of Law, 1999
      • Order of the Coif
      • Co-President, Berkeley Law Foundation
      • California Law Review
    • Master's in Public Affairs and Urban and Regional Planning, Princeton University, 1999
    • B.A., magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1993

    Bar Admissions

    • New York, 2003
    • California, 2000

    Professional Affiliations

    • New York City Affairs Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York
    • American Bar Association: Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law; Section on State and Local Government Law

    Focus Areas