Overview

Diva Hollis is an intellectual property litigation partner and registered patent attorney in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Her practice focuses primarily on patent infringement litigation as well as trade secret litigation and other intellectual property matters involving a wide variety of technologies, including hardware, pharmaceuticals and medical devices in both federal appellate and district courts and before the U.S. International Trade Commission. She has been recognized in the 2024 edition of The Legal 500 United States for appellate litigation. Clients have described her as an “outstanding up-and-coming young appellate partner.” In 2026, The American Lawyer recognized her team’s win for Astellas Pharmaceuticals with “Litigator of the Week” runners-up honors.

Prior to joining Kirkland, Diva clerked for the Honorable Jimmie V. Reyna of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and for the Honorable Claire C. Cecchi of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Diva was also a patent examiner in the area of medical and surgical devices at the USPTO for over six years.

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Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2017, District of Columbia
  • 2016, Virginia
  • Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office

Courts

  • United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Languages

  • English
  • Hindi

Education

  • The George Washington University Law SchoolJ.D.with Honors
  • New Jersey Institute of TechnologyB.S., Biomedical Engineering; Biology Minorcum laude

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