Laila Kassis is a litigation associate in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Her practice includes product liability and mass tort litigation, defamation and trade libel matters, consumer class actions, white-collar defense, regulatory investigations and appellate litigation. Laila also maintains an active pro bono practice, representing individuals in civil rights litigation involving alleged constitutional violations. Prior to joining Kirkland, Laila served as a law clerk to four federal judges.
Experience
Clerk & Government Experience
Judicial Law ClerkHonorable Judge Richard E.N. FedericoUnited States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit2024
Judicial Law ClerkHonorable Judge Mary Beck BriscoeUnited States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit2023–2024
Judicial Law ClerkHonorable Judge Margaret Irene StricklandUnited States District Court for the District of New Mexico2022–2023
Judicial Law ClerkHonorable Judge Frank MontalvoUnited States District Court for the Western District of Texas2021–2022
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Memberships & Affiliations
New York Chapter, Board Member, American Constitution Society
Member, Tenth Circuit Historical Society
Podcast Host, Tales from the Tenth
Member, National Arab American Bar Association
Amicus Judicii Member, National Association of Women Judges
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2021New York
Courts
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
United States District Court for the District of Colorado
United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Education
University of Michigan Law SchoolJ.D.cum laude2021
Michigan Law Review
Civil-Criminal Litigation Clinic
Civil Rights Litigation Initiative Clinic
Criminal Appellate Practice Clinic
Binghamton University, State University of New YorkB.A., Political Science & Sociologymagna cum laude2016
