Ridge Blanchard is an associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where his practice focuses on government investigations and congressional oversight. He regularly provides strategic counsel to major financial institutions and other industry-leading clients facing high-stakes corporate crises.
Prior to joining Kirkland, Ridge was an associate at WilmerHale and served as a law clerk to Judge Lance M. Africk of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. He has also worked as a legislative assistant in a leading public policy and regulation group at another D.C. firm and as a legislative aide to former Representative Jeff Landry (R-LA).
