Patricia M. McCarthy is a Director of the Commercial Litigation Branch of the United States Department of Justice where she oversees commercial and international trade litigation in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the United States Court of Federal Claims, and the United States Court of International Trade. Ms. McCarthy has extensive expertise in complex government contract disputes, government procurement challenges, antidumping and countervailing duty litigation, Administrative Procedure Act causes of action, customs penalty actions, and state-to-state arbitrations. She has received numerous awards, including two John Marshall Awards, the Department of Justice's highest award offered to attorneys for contributions and excellence in specialized areas of legal performance. Before joining the Department of Justice in 1994, Ms. McCarthy was an associate with the Boston law firm of Bingham, Dana & Gould. She is a graduate of Cornell Law School and Colby College.