1. Patrick Barthle ‘12L Named Rising Star by Law360

Patrick Barthle '12L Named Rising Star by Law360 Barthle earned a top spot as one of five cybersecurity and privacy attorneys under 40.

By Law Communications
July 28, 2025

Law360 has named law alumnus Patrick Barthle '12L to its 2025 "rising stars" list of top attorneys under 40. Barthle earned a top spot as one of five cybersecurity and privacy attorneys honored in the annual recognition of lawyers "whose legal accomplishments belie their age."

Barthle is an attorney in the Tampa, Florida office of Morgan and Morgan. He has secured major wins for clients in data breach cases, including a $190 million settlement for 98 million Capital One customers whose Social Security numbers, bank account information and other personal data were compromised.

More recently, Barthle successfully negotiated a $1,192,280 common fund settlement on behalf of a class of 29,080 people in a data breach case. It arose from a December 2022 ransomware attack involving sensitive information belonging to employees of Teijin Automotive Technologies Inc.

Barthle was born and raised in Dade City, Florida. He attended the University of Florida, where he graduated cum laude with a double major in history and criminology. At W&L Law, Barthle was a lead articles editor for the Law Review and president of the Law Families.

Barthle graduated summa cum laude from W&L and was inducted into Order of the Coif. Following graduation, he served on the Young Alumni Council and is currently a member of the Law Council, an alumni advisory board for the law school.

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