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    Deven Upadhyay

    Deven Upadhyay

    Associate

    Dallas
    214-459-2893
    deven.upadhyay@phelps.com
    Areas Of Focus
    Commercial LitigationFinancial Services

    Deven works with companies, lenders and financial institutions involved in complex litigation. He helps clients navigate disputes stemming from business relationships, high-stakes transactions and lender liability.

    Before joining Phelps, Deven served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable A. Todd Brown and the Honorable A. Graham Shirley of the North Carolina Business Court, where he worked on conflicts involving breach of contract claims, fiduciary duty issues and corporate governance matters.

    During law school, Deven clerked with the Appellate Section of U.S. Department of Justice Office of Immigration Litigation. He also contributed to an amicus brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court as a member of UNC Law’s Supreme Court Clinic. He served as a contributing editor of the North Carolina Law Review and was a semifinalist in the Kilpatrick Townsend Mock Trial Competition.

    During law school, Deven clerked with the Appellate Section of U.S. Department of Justice Office of Immigration Litigation. He also contributed to an amicus brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court as a member of UNC Law’s Supreme Court Clinic. He served as a contributing editor of the North Carolina Law Review and was a semifinalist in the Kilpatrick Townsend Mock Trial Competition.

    Education

    • University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2025
    • University of Virginia, B.A., Global Studies, Minor in Global Culture and Commerce, with distinction, 2022
    • University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2025
    • University of Virginia, B.A., Global Studies, Minor in Global Culture and Commerce, with distinction, 2022

    Credentials

    • District of Columbia
    • Texas (pending)
    • Judicial Law Clerk to the Hon. A. Todd Brown and Hon. A. Graham Shirley, North Carolina Business Court
    • District of Columbia
    • Texas (pending)
    • Judicial Law Clerk to the Hon. A. Todd Brown and Hon. A. Graham Shirley, North Carolina Business Court
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