Laura Ashley Harris is an associate in the Bay Area office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Laura Ashley focuses on complex patent and trade secret litigation as well as white-collar investigations. With a bachelor’s and master’s in engineering, she has represented clients in industries ranging from immunotherapies, biotech, and medical devices to computer software and hardware, cellular and wireless networks and consumer products. Laura Ashley has experience with all stages of litigation, including pre-suit investigations, trials and appeals, and her experience includes Federal Circuit, federal district court, ITC and PTAB proceedings. Additionally, Laura Ashley served as a law clerk to Judge Sharon Prost on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Laura Ashley’s pro bono experience includes representing clients in variety of contexts, including drafting legislation, social security disability proceedings and a 1983 action for constitutional violations.
While in law school, Laura Ashley was the editor-in-chief of the Georgetown Law Technology Review and the president of the Georgetown Law Student Intellectual Property Law Association. During law school, Laura Ashley also developed an application for low-income cancer patients, winning the Excellence in Design award at Georgetown Law’s Iron Tech Lawyer Competition.
Prior to starting her legal career, Laura Ashley worked at a leading professional services firm, implementing HR systems and developing integrations with external vendors.
