Anna Swanson is a litigation associate in the Houston office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where she focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation, white collar defense and internal investigations. In addition to representing individuals and companies, prior to joining Kirkland’s Litigation Practice Group, Anna served in law enforcement as an Assistant United States Attorney and as a police officer for the Houston Police Department.
Experience
Representative Matters
Prior to joining Kirkland, Anna was involved in the following representative matters:
Served on a trial team representing a high-ranking officer of a petroleum company who faced federal white collar criminal investigation and indictment.
Successfully litigated a trial to verdict and argued a variety of hearings in federal court representing the United States.
Helped lead a counter-child-sex trafficking project for the International Justice Mission in Mombasa, Kenya, Africa where she worked with investigators and prosecutors on effective investigation and adjudication of sex trafficking crimes in the coastal region of Kenya. With International Justice Mission Anna helped to support survivors of human trafficking through the process of justice and restoration.
Clerk & Government Experience
Assistant United States AttorneyUnited States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas2023–2024
Judicial ClerkHonorable Alfred H. BennettUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Texas2017–2019
Prior Experience
International Justice Mission, Mombasa, Kenya, 2021–2023
Author, “Revisiting Garner with Garner: a Look at Deadly Force and the Use of Chokeholds and Neck Restraints by Law Enforcement,” South Texas Law Review, vol. 57, no. 3, 2016
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2016Texas
Courts
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Education
South Texas College of Law HoustonJ.D.summa cum laude2016
Order of the Lytae
Order of Barristers
South Texas Law Review
National Trial Advocacy Champion, St. John's National Civil Rights Trial Advocacy Tournament
National Appellate Advocacy Champion, August A. Rendigs National Products Liability Moot Court Competition
University of California, Los AngelesB.A., Sociology2003
Scholar Athlete Academic Honors, UCLA Women’s Swim Team
