E. Danya Perry, the founder and name partner of Perry Law continues to take on leading roles in widely covered disputes, representing high-profile clients from a range of industries, including the sports, entertainment, art, and education sectors.
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Accolades

New York City Elite

Profile

Position

Founding Partner

Career

Government Service
  • U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York, Assistant U.S. Attorney and Senior Trial Counsel and Deputy Chief, Criminal Division
  • New York State Deputy Attorney General and Chief of Investigations, New York State Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption
Clerkship
  • Hon. Charles S. Haight, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Bar & Court Admissions
  • New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • Supreme Court of the United States
Awards & Accolades
  • Law360 White-Collar Crime MVP
  • Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations | New York, Chambers USA
  • Litigation: General Commercial | New York, Chambers USA
  • The Best Lawyers in America®
  • New York Law Journal: Distinguished Leader
  • Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigator in America
  • Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyer
  • City & State New York Trailblazer in Law
  • Crain’s New York Business Notable Women in Law
  • Benchmark Litigation Labor & Employment Star
  • The National Law Journal Elite Boutique Trailblazer

Languages

English, French

Memberships

Board Service
  • Vera Institute of Justice, Trustee
  • NYC Kids Rise, Director
  • When There Are Nine Scholarship Project, Co-Founder and Committee Member

Education

  • Yale Law School (J.D.)
  • Harvard College (A.B.) (Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude)

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Key clients

  • James Dolan
  • Michael Cohen
  • Lindsey Boylan
  • W. Axl Rose
  • Advancing Connecticut Together, Inc.
  • Ryan Seacrest
  • Independent Investigation at Seton Hall University

Work highlights

  • Successfully represented Michael Cohen in a suit brought by Donald Trump seeking over $500 million in damages for purported breaches of fiduciary duty, breaches of contract, and conversion.
  • Lead counsel for James Dolan, owner of the New York Knicks and New York Rangers, and an LLC, in a complex civil suit.