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Brooks Pierce Welcomes New Associate to Raleigh Office

(Raleigh, N.C.) Nov. XX, 2018—Leading North Carolina law firm Brooks Pierce is pleased to announce
that Patrick Cross has joined the firm as an associate in the Raleigh office. His practice will focus on
media and broadcast law and business litigation.

“We are pleased to further the growth of our media practice with the addition of Patrick,” said Reid
Phillips, the firm’s managing partner. “Brooks Pierce continues to recruit top talent to our firm, and we
know Patrick’s experience will be an asset to the firm and our clients.”

Cross represents media and broadcasting companies and radio and television stations in resolving issues
related to Federal Communications Commission compliance, programming, licensing, copyright and
other intellectual property matters and ownership issues. He also represents businesses in complex
litigation in all levels of state and federal courts.

Cross received his bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his juris
doctorate from the University of North Carolina School of Law, where he also served as executive editor
of the North Carolina Law Review. He served as a law clerk to both Judge Janis L. Sammartino of the U.S.
District Court for the Southern District of California and Judge James A. Wynn Jr. of the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

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Founded in 1897, Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP is a business law firm providing
strategic counsel and innovative solutions to clients coast-to-coast and around the world. The firm is
composed of nearly 100 attorneys located in offices in Greensboro, Raleigh, and Wilmington, North
Carolina., and represents clients in complex litigation; media, entertainment and communications;
corporate and securities; international law; technology and intellectual property; telecommunications;
sustainability and environmental; labor and employment; banking; aviation commerce; construction,
surety, land use and development; health care; state and federal governmental relations; tax; wealth
management; and white-collar defense matters.

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