Patrick Hurford is a Special Counsel in the Firm’s Denver office and a member of the Litigation practice group.
Patrick’s practice focuses on white collar criminal defense, government and internal investigations, litigation and counseling clients through sensitive matters. He defends corporations, boards, executives, and other individuals in criminal and other government investigations and enforcement proceedings. Patrick also provides advice to corporations on a variety of internal controls, ethics and compliance matters.
Patrick conducts efficient and meaningful internal investigations. He has government experience conducting complex, multi-agency investigations, as well as private sector experience concerning investigations for public and private companies dealing with issues involving fraud (including healthcare fraud), theft, sanctioned transactions, and employment, among others.
Patrick’s former experience as a Trial Attorney for United States Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Healthcare Fraud Strike Force and as an Assistant United States Attorney makes him suited to represent companies and individuals when facing enforcement issues, civil and criminal investigations, and criminal charges.
Patrick is an experienced trial lawyer and has served as lead counsel for multiple complex jury trials and appeals. He has experience with federal criminal trials, as well as federal and state civil trials. These proceedings have involved bank fraud, wire and mail fraud, healthcare fraud and illegal kickbacks, prescribed controlled substances, drug distribution, tax evasion, money laundering, embezzlement, bank robbery, public corruption, immigration, civil rights, property and estate law, contracts, art restitution claims, shareholder derivative actions, shareholder oppression, and securities fraud.
Before becoming a federal prosecutor, Patrick began his legal career at Cleary Gottlieb’s New York office where he represented corporations, individuals, and foreign governments in a variety of white collar and litigation matters.
Admissions
Michigan
New York
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Curcuit
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
