Overview

Amiri Lampley is a litigation associate in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. She has broad experience representing clients in complex commercial litigation, employment & labor disputes and internal investigations. Amiri has extensive experience in all phases of litigation, including pleadings, fact and expert discovery, trial preparation, pretrial and post-trial motions. She has represented both private and public companies across various industries, including pharmaceutical, healthcare, aviation, retail and the cosmetics industry. Amiri also has experience in high-stakes bankruptcy and restructuring litigation.

In the legal advisory context, Amiri has advised corporations on an array of regulatory and compliance matters under federal, state and international standards within the energy, cosmetics and healthcare sector.

Amiri also actively participates in Firm committees, diversity initiatives and recruiting efforts.

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Recognition

Ann Watson Barber Outstanding Service Award, The University of Chicago Law School, 2020

Kirkland & Ellis LLP Diversity Fellow, 2019

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2021Illinois

Courts

  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Education

  • University of Chicago Law SchoolJ.D.2020

    Managing Editor, Chicago Journal of International Law

    Cafaro Scholar, Ann Watson Barber Outstanding Service Award

    President, The Black Law Students Association

    Charter Founder, Street Law

  • Spelman CollegeB.A., Englishsumma cum laude2015
    Phi Beta Kappa