Joshua Lacoste is a litigation associate in the Miami office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Josh joined the Firm after serving as a law clerk to Judge Federico A. Moreno on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. While in law school, Josh was a Student Fellow for the Notre Dame Religious Liberty Clinic, Executive Managing Editor of the Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy and President of the Notre Dame Space Law Society. He also interned for Judge Martin L.C. Feldman on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Experience
Clerk & Government Experience
Judicial ClerkHonorable Federico A. MorenoUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
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Thought Leadership
Publications
Author, “On the Increased Prevalence of Buyouts in College Athletics,” Marquette Sports Law Review, vol. 34, 2024
Author, “Smith to Smithereens? If So, What's Next?” Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy, vol. 37, 2023
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2024Florida
Courts
United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Education
Notre Dame Law SchoolJ.D.cum laude2023
Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy
Tulane UniversityB.S.M., Finance & Legal Studies in Businessmagna cum laude2020