Patrick O'Brien

Patrick O'Brien is an accomplished legal professional currently serving as Senior Counsel for PEAK6 since September 2021, specializing in Commercial Contracts and Intellectual Property. Prior to this role, O'Brien held various positions at HP Inc. from 2015 to 2021, including Counsel and Software & IP Licensing Manager, where responsibilities included managing and negotiating software licenses, primarily focusing on Microsoft products and Linux-based operating systems. O'Brien has also worked as a Trademark/Copyright Attorney at Buskop Law Group from 2012 to 2015, and gathered early experience as a clerk at O'Brien Chod, LLC in 2009 and 2010. O'Brien holds a J.D. from South Texas College of Law Houston and Charles University, as well as a B.A. in English (Writing and Culture) from Louisiana State University.