Overview

Mary-Kathryn Hawes is a litigation associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.  She focuses on complex commercial litigation cases in federal courts. Her practice spans a broad array of subject matters, including class actions, false advertising, mass torts, intellectual property and antitrust. Mary-Kathryn previously served as a law clerk to the Honorable Rebecca L. Taibleson on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

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Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2022District of Columbia
  • 2021North Carolina

Courts

  • United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Education

  • Wake Forest University School of LawJ.D.magna cum laude2021

    Order of the Coif

    E. McGruder Faris Memorial Award (character, leadership, scholarship)

    Executive Editor, Wake Forest Law Review

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel HillB.A., Chemistry; English Minor2016
    with Honors