Lauren Casazza is a litigation partner in Kirkland’s New York office. Her diverse practice includes advising boards of directors and officers of the world’s leading corporations in mitigating and managing legal and reputational crises across a broad spectrum of industries. Lauren established Kirkland’s Crisis Response practice and regularly counsels corporations on internal and external communications in high-profile litigation, government investigations, and enterprise-level risk matters. In this unique role, Lauren has been a critical advisor on many of the most-publicized legal crises in recent years, including serving as lead legal communications advisor to BP regarding the Deepwater Horizon accident and oil spill.
Lauren is an established litigator, representing private equity and other investment firms, corporations, and individuals in complex commercial litigation at both the trial and appellate court levels. She also represents corporations in highly sensitive and complex investigations, including those related to government enforcement matters, workplace compliance, and unlawful harassment issues.
Lauren serves as Co-Chair of Kirkland’s Firmwide and New York office Recruiting Committees, helps lead Kirkland’s Women’s Leadership Initiative, and drives various Firmwide diversity programs.
