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Overview
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Experience
Introduction
Mikey advises clients on privacy and data security, electronic surveillance, national security, and laws applicable to digital discrimination.
Mikella M. Hurley represents communications providers in litigation matters involving electronic surveillance issues, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, and the First and Fourth Amendments. She counsels clients in various areas, including financial privacy, mobile advertising and location-tracking technologies, and matters relating to international data transfers. She also assists clients in addressing challenges at the intersection of machine learning, algorithmic fairness, consumer protection, and civil rights.
Mikey is knowledgeable of various statutes and laws, including the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, federal and state nondiscrimination laws, the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation, and state consumer privacy laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act.
Before returning to Ashurst Perkins Coie, Mikey served as general counsel at technology startup SignalFrame. She also previously worked in several positions at Gavi, an international development organization based in Switzerland.
Education & credentials
- Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, 2015
- Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, M.S., International Law, 2012
- Macalester College, B.A., Religious Studies, 2003
- District of Columbia
- New York
- SignalFrame, Washington, D.C., General Counsel, 2018-2019
- Perkins Coie LLP, Washington, D.C., Associate, 2016-2018
- Winston & Strawn LLP, Washington D.C., Summer Associate, 2014
- Judicial Intern for the Hon. James E. Boasberg, U.S. District Court for The District of Columbia, Washington D.C., 2013-2014
- Hon. Roy W. McLeese IIIU.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Professional recognition
Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Appellate Practice, 2026
New Jersey Superior Courts for Mercer and Atlantic Counties, New Jersey Appellate Division of the Superior Court, New Jersey Supreme Court
Represented Facebook in matters addressing whether warrants seeking 30 days of prospective communications contents are violative of Wiretap Act and Fourth Amendment.
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Represented Google in matter regarding whether a search warrant issued pursuant to the Stored Communications Act (SCA), 18 U.S.C. §§ 2701-2710, can be used to compel a communications service provider to seize customer communications stored outside the United States.
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Represented Google in matter regarding whether a search warrant issued pursuant to the Stored Communications Act (SCA), 18 U.S.C. §§ 2701-2710, can be used to compel a communications service provider to seize customer communications stored outside the United States.
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Represented Google in matter regarding whether a search warrant issued pursuant to the Stored Communications Act (SCA), 18 U.S.C. §§ 2701-2710, can be used to compel a communications service provider to seize customer communications stored outside the United States.
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Represented Google in matter regarding whether a search warrant issued pursuant to the Stored Communications Act (SCA), 18 U.S.C. §§ 2701-2710, can be used to compel a communications service provider to seize customer communications stored outside the United States.
Second Judicial District Court, Bernalillo County, NM
Successfully briefed and argued motion on behalf of Google in proceeding to determine whether a criminal defendant is constitutionally entitled to compel testimony from employees of a third-party company.