Patrick Croke
InvestorAdvisor — Founding Partner & CEO of Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres at Distributed Ventures
Greater Chicago Area
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Patrick: together at Harvard Law School
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About
Founding partner of Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres and former Sidley Austin partner providing legal counsel on transactions, fund formation, and M&A.
Experience
- Croke Fairchild Duarte & BeresFounding Partner & CEOcurrent2019 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
- Northwestern UniversityAdjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineeringcurrent2013 — presentEvanston, Illinois
- Truman National Security ProjectPolitical Partnercurrent2016 — presentChicago, Illinois
- Sidley Austin LLPPartner2018 — 2019Greater Chicago Area
- Sidley Austin LLPAssociate2008 — 2017Chicago, Illinois
Skills & more
Litigation27Civil Litigation21Trials7Courts5Class Actions6Trade Secrets3Fraud4Civil Rights3Private Investigations1Real Estate1Legal Research19Legal Writing9
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Colleagues at Distributed Ventures
Adam Blumencranz
Partner at Distributed Ventures
Alex
Investor at Thomson Reuters Ventures
Antonio Calderon
Principal at Distributed Ventures
Bob DiMeo
Advisor — Chairman & Co-founder of Fiducient Advisors at Distributed Ventures
Doug Hammond
Advisor — CEO at NFP, an Aon company at Distributed Ventures
Hylton Irons
Associate at Distributed Ventures
Janet Xu
Senior Principal at Distributed Ventures
Joe Flanagan
Growth Partner at Distributed Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Patrick Croke?
- Founding partner of Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres and former Sidley Austin partner providing legal counsel on transactions, fund formation, and M&A.
- Where does Patrick Croke work?
- Patrick Croke is Advisor — Founding Partner & CEO of Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres at Distributed Ventures.
- Where did Patrick Croke go to school?
- Patrick Croke studied at Harvard Law School (J.D.); Georgetown University (M.A., Economics); Georgetown University (B.S.F.S., International Economics).
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Also attended Harvard Law School343
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Also attended Georgetown University757
Trae StephensPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of AndurilLuciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia CapitalKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Tobi CokerDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesAna AndreescuInvestor at Index VenturesDiana BerishaInvestor at Spark Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Northwestern University128
Liz WesthouseHead of Community & Partnerships, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionAshley PimlottMBA Venture Fellow at Cade VenturesHenry HeitzerDirector at Earth FoundryAgam GuptaPrincipal at SeafundRenana AshkenaziManaging Partner at Grove VenturesTianyi ZhouPrincipal at Linear Capital
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Also worked at Truman National Security Project9
Ben WalkerInvestor at Ridgeline VenturesRoss ChaninFounder at ArtifactMarc PapazianCo-Founder at PropolisTravis DreddFounder at GoCommJay LongCOO at Parlay FinanceJon PowersPresident at CleanCapital Holdings
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