Corey M. Dennis practices complex litigation at Governo Law Firm. He has defended product liability, toxic tort, business litigation, employment, and professional liability cases. He also has expertise in data privacy and security matters, and has advised businesses on compliance with data security regulations and data breach notification laws.

Mr. Dennis is a cum laude graduate of Suffolk University Law School and a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Honors College. During law school, he served as a Comment Editor of the Suffolk University Law Review and interned for several judges, including the Honorable William G. Young of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. He also received the Jurisprudence Award in Torts. After graduating from law school, Mr. Dennis completed a judicial clerkship for the Judges of the Connecticut Superior Court.

Mr. Dennis's recent successes include obtaining summary judgment in a Massachusetts product liability action on the ground that an equipment manufacturer had no legal duty with respect to a third party's asbestos-containing replacement components and external insulation. Additionally, he successfully dismissed a wrongful death product liability action based on the plaintiff's lack of standing under Connecticut procedural rules. He also briefed and argued the subsequent appeal, which is currently pending.

Mr. Dennis is admitted to the state and federal courts in both Massachusetts and Connecticut. He is also a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US), and a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and the Boston Bar Association.

Mr. Dennis has authored numerous legal publications, including:

• "Speaking from the Grave: The Admissibility of a Decedent's Testimony," 62 Fed'n Def. & Corp. Couns. Q. 288 (2012) 
• "Massachusetts Retailers Beware: Your Credit Card Practice May Violate Consumer Privacy Laws," Lexology (March 2013)
• "Data Security Laws and the Rising Cybersecurity Debate," Lexology (Jan. 2013)
• "Social Media Defamation Victories Assist Companies in Fighting Reputational Attacks," Lexology (Jan. 2013)
• "CT Summary Judgment Wins Give Hope to Asbestos Defendants," Law360 (Dec. 2012)
• "Staying Compliant Amid Escalating Cyber Threats," Claims Magazine (Dec. 2012)
• "FTC's Authority to Regulate Data Security—FTC v. Wyndham," Lexology (Nov. 2012)
• "Data Breach Litigation on the Rise—Eleventh Circuit Allows Data Breach Putative Class Action to Proceed," The Privacy Advisor (Nov. 2012)
• "Data Breaches—When Are They Covered?," PropertyCasualty360 (Nov. 2012)
• "FTC Ramping Up Data Privacy Enforcement Actions; Google Fined $22.5 Million," The Privacy Advisor (Oct. 2012)
• "The Emerging Product Liability of Trademark Licensors," Law360 (Sept. 2012)
• "Businesses Nationwide Continue to Grapple With Burdensome Massachusetts Data Privacy Laws," LexisNexis In-House Advisory (Aug. 2012)
• "Duty to Preserve Electronic Social Media Evidence," LexisNexis In-House Advisory (June 2012)
• "Legal Implications of Employee Social Media Use," 93 Mass. L. Rev. 4 (2011)
• "Roadmap to Connecticut Procedure," 83 Conn. B.J. 271 (2009)
• "Civil Procedure—Sufficiency of Evidence Not Reviewable in Absence of Post-Verdict JMOL or New Trial Motion—Unitherm Food Systems v. Swift-Eckrich, Inc., 546 U.S. 394 (2006)," 41 Suffolk U. L. Rev. 279 (2007)

His prior speaking engagements and expert quotes include the following:

• "Social Media Defamation Litigation," Boston Bar Association Tort Committee Program, Boston, MA (Feb. 25, 2013)
• "Data Security Laws and the Rising Cybersecurity Debate," Boston Bar Association Privacy Law Committee Program, Boston, MA (Feb. 7, 2013)
• "Beware Unexpected Liability for Licensors," The New Legal Review (Jan. 24, 2013) (quoted)
• "Brain Disease Diagnoses Create Courtroom Hurdle For NFL," Law360 (Jan. 10, 2013) (quoted)
• "Facing Facebook: Helping Employers Deal With Social Networking," Central Massachusetts Employers Association (CMEA) Breakfast Briefing, Worcester, MA (March 2010)