Thomas Humphrey is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Litigation & Trial Department. His practice focuses primarily on intellectual property and complex commercial litigation. Mr. Humphrey has contributed to all aspects of litigation, including strategy development, discovery and motion practice. His experience includes pre-suit analysis, managing the discovery process, and drafting dispositive motions in state and federal court. Mr. Humphrey has represented clients in the oil and gas, pharmaceutical, advertising and finance industries at both the trial and appellate levels.

Mr. Humphrey also participates in the firm’s pro bono program, where he has represented trafficking victims in a class action pending in federal court. He has also counseled crime victims regarding their rights in state court.

Before joining Latham, Mr. Humphrey served as a law clerk to Judge Robert Doumar of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. While in law school, Mr. Humphrey served as the editor-in-chief of the Virginia Journal of Criminal Law. He also sat on the senior editorial board for the Journal of Law and Politics. Prior to law school, Mr. Humphrey served as a legislative aide to Senator Jon Kyl on the US Senate Judiciary Committee. He advised Senator Kyl on legislation and judicial nominees before the Committee, as well as criminal justice appropriations.

 

 

Mr. Humphrey’s experience includes the representation of:

  • A global oilfield services company in a patent litigation matter related to geographic modeling software used for oil exploration
  • A developer, manufacturer and marketer of generic and branded specialty pharmaceuticals in a patent infringement suit related to an abbreviated new drug application
  • An American media conglomerate in a general litigation matter related to a merger contract dispute
  • A global pharmaceutical company in a general litigation suit regarding an attempted hostile takeover
  • An American private equity firm in its response to a subpoena issued by the US Department of Justice
  • A global investment bank in a securities litigation matter in connection with regulatory inquiries and civil suits arising out of its securitization of residential mortgage loans
  • A multinational oilfield service and technology company in a federal class action arising from the company’s financial restatements

Bar Qualification

  • District of Columbia
  • New York

Education

  • JD, University of Virginia School of Law, 2012
  • BA, University of Maryland, College Park, 2005