Sofia Michael

Associate Litigation

Overview

Sofia Michael is a litigation associate in the Austin office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

She has broad commercial litigation experience across employment and restrictive covenant matters, contract disputes and consumer class actions related to data privacy. Sofia also advises private equity sponsors, portfolio companies, hedge funds and leading corporations on employment and post-acquisition disputes, including purchase price adjustments, breach of contract claims, employment and shareholder claims, and trade secret and misappropriation matters.

She also advises companies on consumer protection and data privacy issues, including in deal diligence, and has advised clients in inquiries and investigations brought by the SEC, DOJ and other federal agencies.

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Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2024Texas

Courts

  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Texas

Education

  • University of Texas at Austin School of LawJ.D.with Honors2024
  • University of Texas at AustinB.B.A., Finance; Economics Minorwith Honors2021