Kellie Desrochers is a litigation associate in the Philadelphia office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Prior to joining Kirkland, Kellie was involved in defending an international pharmaceutical company from a securities class action that alleged false and misleading statements from the company’s executives, ultimately resolving in a significant settlement.
Experience
Clerk & Government Experience
Judicial Law ClerkHonorable Karen M. WilliamsUnited States District Court for the District of New Jersey2023–2025
Judicial Law ClerkHonorable Noel L. HillmanUnited States District Court for the District of New Jersey2022–2023
Prior to joining Kirkland, Kellie was a primary author of a portion of an amici brief to the Supreme Court, regarding the crediblity of the State’s sole scientific expert.
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Thought Leadership
Publications
Author, “Municipalities Are Not Kingdoms: Regulating Gun Ownership in Cases Involving Domestic Violence in Light of the Pauler Decision,” Boston University Public Interest Law Journal, 2020
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2025Pennsylvania
2020New York
Courts
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Education
Boston University School of LawJ.D.cum laude2019
Administrative Editor, Public Interest Law Journal
Co-Founder, First Generation Professionals Group
Harvard UniversityA.B., Government2013
Harvard Center for Public Interest Career Fellowship
