Ragan Naresh, P.C.
Overview
Ragan Naresh is a Chambers USA-rated lawyer who litigates complex civil disputes nationwide, with a focus on Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) and class action practice. Ragan has represented clients in a wide variety of such cases, with substantial experience in the energy, agriculture, and telecommunications sectors. Ragan represents clients from pre-litigation counseling, through the briefing and discovery process, and through trial and appeal, as necessary.
Ragan has achieved numerous significant outcomes for his clients. For example, Ragan was recognized for leading a team of Kirkland lawyers in obtaining summary judgment in favor of Syngenta in the Paraquat Multi-District Litigation after the federal court excluded plaintiffs’ general causation expert. Ragan also recently first-chaired a federal jury trial for EQT in a case alleging trespass and conversion of oil and gas rights, with the jury delivering a unanimous defense verdict for EQT. In a related case, Ragan was recognized for his work in obtaining a favorable ruling on class certification, where plaintiffs sought to certify a class of over 1,000 landowners. Ragan frequently lectures on class actions at the D.C. Bar and the Federal Bar Association and has written numerous articles on that topic. Several years ago, Ragan was recognized by Law360 as one of six attorneys nationwide as a “Rising Star” for his work in class action litigation. His work has been recognized by The Legal 500 for his work in energy litigation and MDL/class action litigation, and by Super Lawyers, where he was named a “Rising Star” five times.
Ragan serves on the board of directors of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and maintains an active pro bono practice. For example, Ragan and a team of Kirkland lawyers, in partnership with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law and the Washington Lawyers’ Committee, recently won a precedent-setting judgment holding neo-Nazi defendants liable for hate crimes and harassment after Kirkland’s client was elected as the first female African- American student body president of American University. Ragan also represents clients in immigration and asylum proceedings on a pro bono basis.
Ragan also serves as the hiring partner in Kirkland’s Washington, D.C., office.