Bharath Palle is an Associate in the firm's Litigation department. Mr. Palle’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, internal investigations, and employment law. He has experience with various stages of litigation, including pre-suit investigation, dispositive motion practice, fact discovery, and expert discovery. Mr. Palle has represented financial, consumer products, healthcare organizations, law firms and educational institutions in cases involving antitrust, professional negligence, and discrimination claims. Mr. Palle holds a doctorate in legal history from Harvard Law School. Prior to joining the firm, he worked as a litigator in Chennai, India.

  • Representation of a financial institution in a series of antitrust lawsuits involving an alleged conspiracy by banks and networks to inflate interchange rates associated with credit and debit card transactions.
  • Representation of private college in Title VI litigation concerning pro-Palestinian student protests.
  • Representation of hospital system in internal investigation of national origin and gender discrimination and financial impropriety.
  • Representation of multinational pharmaceutical company in internal investigations of horizontal price fixing arrangements and improper solicitation of competitor pricing information.

Pro Bono

  • Representation of a student in seeking proper educational programs and placements pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
  • Representation of incarcerated individual to challenge Hobbs Act conviction.
  • Representation of the family of a man who was shot and killed by the police in lawsuit alleging Americans with Disabilities Act claims and Monell excessive force claims.
  • Representation of interfaith group of religious organizations as amicus curiae in several cases involving the rights of incarcerated individuals under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act.

  • New York
  • India
  • Massachusetts
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

  • Telugu (speaking)
  • Tamil (speaking)

  • Harvard Law School (S.J.D., 2022)
    • William Nelson Cromwell Foundation Fellowship
    • Fellowship in Project on Foundations of Private Law
  • Harvard Law School (LL.M., 2016)
  • Symbiosis Law School (LL.B./B.A., with first class, 2011)

  • “Fostering Success and Managing Employee Performance,” Patterson Belknap's 2025 Employment Law & Employee Benefits CLE Series (October 28, 2025)
  • "Antidiscrimination Update: Courts Expand Rights for Plaintiffs in Race Discrimination, Religious Accommodation, and Employment Lawsuits," Patterson Belknap's 2024 Employment Law & Employee Benefits CLE Series (October 1, 2024)
  • "Restrictive Covenants Under Attack," Patterson Belknap's 2024 Employment Law & Employee Benefits CLE Series (October 10, 2023)