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Denis Hurley

Hurley_Denis

Denis Hurley

Senior Associate

New York + 1 212 295 6472

Denis Hurley represents corporate and individual clients in a wide variety of complex civil litigation matters in state and federal courts, at both the trial and appellate levels, as well as in arbitral forums.

Mr. Hurley has litigated cases involving all manner of claims and issues, including, among others, breach of contract claims, tort claims, patent claims, bid protests, the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, the False Claims Act, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and its state-level equivalents, and state consumer protection and unfair competition claims.

Mr. Hurley has represented both plaintiffs and defendants through many stages of litigation from drafting and filing an initial complaint or motion to dismiss, through fact and expert discovery, dispositive motions and any subsequent appeals.

Mr. Hurley also maintains an active pro bono practice. His pro bono work has included state court criminal appeals, veterans’ benefits appeals and representing an ethics watchdog in FOIA litigation.

Prior to joining WilmerHale, Mr. Hurley was an associate for a major Washington DC–based litigation firm. Mr. Hurley previously clerked for the Honorable Michael A. Chagares of the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the Honorable Thomas C. Wheeler of the US Court of Federal Claims.

Credentials

  • Education

    • JD, Cornell Law School, 2018

      Order of the Coif, magna cum laude

      Articles Editor, Cornell Law Review

    • BA, Government and Economics, Cornell University, 2014

  • Admissions

    • New York

    • District of Columbia

    • US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

    • US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

    • US Court of Federal Claims

    • US District Court for the Southern District of New York

  • Clerkships

    • The Hon. Michael A. Chagares, US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2019 - 2020

    • The Hon. The Hon. Thomas C. Wheeler, US Court of Federal Claims, 2018 - 2019

Credentials

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