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Halley Herbst
Associate
1400 Wewatta Street
Suite 500
Denver, CO 80202
Suite 500
Denver, CO 80202
halley.herbst@nelsonmullins.com
Halley focuses her practice on commercial litigation and complex liability matters. She also has experience handling matters related to patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret litigation. She is part of the firm’s Business and Distribution Litigation group.
Halley focuses her practice on commercial litigation and complex liability matters. She also has experience handling matters related to patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret litigation. She is part of the firm’s Business and Distribution Litigation group.
Experience
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
Representative Matters
- Represented global pharmaceutical company in Lanham Act and breach of contract litigation.
- Represented medical device company in multi-patent infringement litigation related to technology for manufacturing cranial orthotics.
- Represented major social media platforms in copyright and trademark infringement litigations and counseling matters.
Previous Professional Experience
- Intellectual Property Litigation Associate, international law firm (2023–2025)
- 1L and 2L Summer Associate (Summer 2021, Summer 2022)
- Legal Intern, Lincoln Square Legal Services, Immigrant Rights Clinic (Aug 2022–Dec 2022)
- Legal Extern, LVMH fresh (Feb 2022–May 2022)
- Research Assistant, Fordham Intellectual Property Institute (2021–2023)
- Legal Extern, New York City Law Department – Environmental Law Division (Fall 2021)
Education
-
Fordham University School of Law,
JD
(2023)
- Associate Editor, Fordham International Law Journal
- Mark W. Kenny Memorial Scholar
- Public Interest Student Leadership Award
-
University of Colorado Boulder,
BA,
Biology
(2020)
- Phi Beta Kappa
- National Collegiate Scholar
- Presidents Leadership Class
Admissions
- New York
Practice Areas
Industries
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
Representative Matters
- Represented global pharmaceutical company in Lanham Act and breach of contract litigation.
- Represented medical device company in multi-patent infringement litigation related to technology for manufacturing cranial orthotics.
- Represented major social media platforms in copyright and trademark infringement litigations and counseling matters.
Previous Professional Experience
- Intellectual Property Litigation Associate, international law firm (2023–2025)
- 1L and 2L Summer Associate (Summer 2021, Summer 2022)
- Legal Intern, Lincoln Square Legal Services, Immigrant Rights Clinic (Aug 2022–Dec 2022)
- Legal Extern, LVMH fresh (Feb 2022–May 2022)
- Research Assistant, Fordham Intellectual Property Institute (2021–2023)
- Legal Extern, New York City Law Department – Environmental Law Division (Fall 2021)
Media
Professional Activities
- NYIPLA Young Lawyers Committee (2021-2023)
Halley focuses her practice on commercial litigation and complex liability matters. She also has experience handling matters related to patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret litigation. She is part of the firm’s Business and Distribution Litigation group.
Experience
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.Representative Matters
- Represented global pharmaceutical company in Lanham Act and breach of contract litigation.
- Represented medical device company in multi-patent infringement litigation related to technology for manufacturing cranial orthotics.
- Represented major social media platforms in copyright and trademark infringement litigations and counseling matters.
Previous Professional Experience
- Intellectual Property Litigation Associate, international law firm (2023–2025)
- 1L and 2L Summer Associate (Summer 2021, Summer 2022)
- Legal Intern, Lincoln Square Legal Services, Immigrant Rights Clinic (Aug 2022–Dec 2022)
- Legal Extern, LVMH fresh (Feb 2022–May 2022)
- Research Assistant, Fordham Intellectual Property Institute (2021–2023)
- Legal Extern, New York City Law Department – Environmental Law Division (Fall 2021)
Education
-
Fordham University School of Law,
JD
(2023)
- Associate Editor, Fordham International Law Journal
- Mark W. Kenny Memorial Scholar
- Public Interest Student Leadership Award
-
University of Colorado Boulder,
BA,
Biology
(2020)
- Phi Beta Kappa
- National Collegiate Scholar
- Presidents Leadership Class
Admissions
- New York
Practice Areas
- Litigation
- Commercial Litigation & Business Torts
- Franchise & Distribution - Litigation
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Trademarks & Copyrights
Industries
- NYIPLA Young Lawyers Committee (2021-2023)
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