Devika M. Balaram

Associate Litigation

Chicago +1 312 862 1941

Practices

Overview

Devika Balaram is a litigation associate in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Her practice focuses on complex commercial litigation with an emphasis on antitrust and competition matters. Devika began her legal career as a public interest lawyer in New York, and currently maintains a robust pro bono practice.

Before joining Kirkland, Devika served as a law clerk to Judge Jane Kelly of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and Judge Richard F. Boulware II of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.

Law ClerkHonorable Jane KellyUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Law ClerkHonorable Richard F. Boulware IIUnited States District Court for the District of Nevada

Staff Attorney, Mobilization for Justice, Inc.

Teach For America, Baltimore Corps 2013, Teacher in Baltimore City Public Schools

Appellate counsel in asylum case before the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

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Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • Not admitted to practice in Illinois
  • 2021, New York

Courts

  • United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Education

  • New York University School of LawJ.D.2019

    Vanderbilt Medal

    Derrick Bell Scholarship for Public Service

    Dean’s Scholar

    Norman & Harriette Dorsen Fellow, Hays Civil Liberties Fellowship

    Teaching Assistant, Contracts

    Articles Editor, Annual Survey of American Law

    Co-Chair, Women of Color Collective

  • Johns Hopkins University School of EducationM.Sc., Education Studies2015
  • New York UniversityB.A., Economics & Frenchcum laude2013

    Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Recipient

    Presidential Honors Scholars Program

    Co-Editor-in-Chief, NYU Journal of Politics & International Affairs