Robert Hur

Montgomery County
Appointed June of 2021

Robert K. Hur is a litigation partner in the Washington, D.C. office of King & Spalding. A seasoned trial lawyer and advocate, he brings decades of experience in government and in private practice, including service in senior leadership positions with the U.S. Department of Justice, to guide companies and individuals facing white-collar criminal matters, crises, regulatory proceedings and enforcement actions, internal investigations, and related civil litigation. He also counsels clients on issues relating to national security.

He previously served as Special Counsel with the U.S. Department of Justice, appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland in 2023 to conduct the investigation of the unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents discovered at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement and the Wilmington, Delaware private residence of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.

Mr. Hur also served as the 48th United States Attorney for the District of Maryland. Presidentially appointed and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate, he served from 2018 to 2021 as the chief federal law enforcement officer in Maryland, setting strategic priorities for and supervising one of the largest and busiest U.S. Attorney's Offices in the nation. Before serving as U.S. Attorney, Mr. Hur served as the Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General with the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. from 2017 to 2018.

Mr. Hur was also a partner with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, and co-chair of the firm's Crisis Management Practice Group. He received his J.D. from Stanford Law School, where he served as Executive Editor of the Stanford Law Review, was elected to the Order of the Coif, and won the Kirkwood Moot Court Competition. He served as a law clerk for William H. Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the United States, and Judge Alex Kozinski of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Mr. Hur received his A.B. degree, magna cum laude with highest honors, from Harvard College and studied philosophy at King's College, Cambridge.