Murphy_John

John Murphy

Murphy_John

John Murphy

Associate

New York + 212 295 6336

John Murphy focuses his practice on complex litigation matters. He began his career at WilmerHale as a summer associate in 2024 and joined the firm full-time in 2025. Mr. Murphy previously worked as a summer associate at another law firm, where he conducted legal research and drafted memoranda on intellectual property issues, including overseas inducement of US patent infringement and patent family priority chains.

Before entering the legal field, Mr. Murphy worked as an operations engineer at a precision cleaning company, where he implemented production process improvements and conducted quality testing. He also worked as an assistant project manager at a construction company, creating build-out schedules and managing supplier and budget logs.

Credentials

  • Education

    • JD, New York University School of Law, 2025

      Staff Editor, Journal of Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law

    • BS, Chemical Engineering, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2021

      magna cum laude
      High Dean’s List
      Tau Beta Pi

  • Admissions

    • New York

Credentials

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