Overview

Cory Carone is a litigator who partners with clients in the technology, semiconductor, agricultural, healthcare, financial, and manufacturing industries on their high-value or strategically important matters. He regularly litigates multimillion- to multibillion-dollar disputes related to breaches of long-term supply contracts, fraud, state procurements, earnouts, and commissions or bonuses due under the Idaho Wage Claim Act. He also works on high profile matters with widespread community impact, such as advancing the public’s right to access information in the prosecution of Bryan Kohberger, defending Idaho’s legislative and congressional redistricting after the 2020 Census, and promoting the importance of truth in public discourse in multimillion-dollar defamation cases.

Outside the courtroom, Cory is a leader in the community. He is part of the Boise Metro Chamber’s Leadership Boise program, a board member for the Idaho Diaper Bank, and a fundraiser for childhood cancer research at the Fred Hutch Cancer Center. He provides thought leadership as a contributing author for treatises on litigation practices in Idaho, media law, and employment law. For his many contributions, Cory received a Leaders in Law award from the Idaho Business Review and is listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® for commercial litigation and appellate practice.

Before joining Stoel Rives, Cory practiced at Jones Day and served as a Deputy Attorney General for the State of Idaho. He also clerked for the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Education

University of Michigan Law School, J.D., magna cum laude; Order of the Coif; Michigan Law Review

Michigan State University, B.A., Political Theory & Constitutional Democracy, High Honors; Phi Beta Kappa

Admissions

Idaho

Michigan

Washington

United States District Courts for the District of Idaho, Western District of Washington, and Eastern District of Michigan

United States Courts of Appeals for the Sixth and Ninth Circuits

Experience

Commercial Disputes

  • Represent clients in the agricultural, manufacturing, and technology industries in disputes about strategic supply chain contracts worth millions to billions of dollars
  • Represent clients in the financial industry defrauded by portfolio companies or other debtors, including tracking down hidden or fraudulently transferred assets
  • Represent clients in the financial and technology industries in earnout disputes following acquisitions
  • Represent clients in the technology and healthcare industries in disputes about trade secrets, copyrights, and other intellectual property

Employment

  • Represent clients in the financial, manufacturing, and technology industries in disputes about multimillion-dollar commissions and bonuses claimed under the Idaho Wage Claim Act
  • Conduct internal investigations of alleged workplace misconduct

First Amendment and Defamation

  • Represent business executives in multimillion-dollar defamation cases
  • Represent clients in the media, entertainment, and technology industries in disputes about access to public records and information

Appeals

  • Represent clients in administrative appeals of multibillion-dollar state procurement awards
  • Represent clients in appeals before the Idaho Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit about commercial disputes and constitutional issues related to elections, public access, and free speech

Insights

Insights & Presentations

  • “Litigation Overview: Idaho” (contributing author), Westlaw Practical Law, 2025 Edition
  • “Survey of Idaho Employment Privacy Law” (contributing author), Media Law Resource Center, 2025 Edition
  • “Survey of Idaho Employment Libel Law” (contributing author), Media Law Resource Center, 2025 Edition
  • “Survey of Idaho Privacy and Related Claims Against the Media” (contributing author), Media Law Resource Center, 2025 Edition
  • “Idaho Supreme Court Update: The Court Clarifies How to Add a Request for Punitive Damages,” Notice of Appeal: The Stoel Rives Appellate Law Blog, September 5, 2024
  • “Idaho Supreme Court Update: The Court’s original jurisdiction is limited, but the Legislature’s regulation of executive rulemaking is not” (co-author), Notice of Appeal: The Stoel Rives Appellate Law Blog, February 20, 2024
  • “Idaho Supreme Court Update: The Risks of Cross Appeals” (co-author), Notice of Appeal: The Stoel Rives Appellate Law Blog, March 21, 2023
  • “Idaho Supreme Court Update: Attorney’s Fees in Real Estate Litigation Under Idaho Code § 12-120(3)” (co-author), Notice of Appeal: The Stoel Rives Appellate Law Blog, March 7, 2023
  • “Idaho Supreme Court Update: Idaho’s catch-all statute of limitations revokes any common law rule that a claim cannot be time barred” (co-author), Notice of Appeal: The Stoel Rives Appellate Law Blog, March 3, 2023
  • “Idaho Supreme Court Update: A trial court’s oral ruling granting an order is effective when entered; the client is ultimately responsible for complying with a trial court’s order” (co-author), Notice of Appeal: The Stoel Rives Appellate Law Blog, March 1, 2023
  • “Idaho Supreme Court Update: Originalism in Idaho” (co-author), Notice of Appeal: The Stoel Rives Appellate Law Blog, January 19, 2023

Recognition

  • Included in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America (Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation), 2026
  • Named an Idaho Business Review Leaders in Law “Up & Coming​” lawyer, 2025

Affiliations

Professional

  • Leadership Boise
  • Richard C. Fields American Inn of Court No. 130
  • Boise Young Professionals

Civic

  • Idaho Diaper Bank, Board Member
  • Michigan Chapter of the Federalist Society, Former Outreach Chair
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