Abby Ward

Associate Litigation

Washington, D.C. +1 202 389 3501

Abby Ward

Overview

Abby Ward is a litigation associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Her practice focuses on complex commercial litigation in federal and state courts.

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Thought Leadership

Publications

Author, “In Defense of Pickering: When a Public Employee's Social Media Speech, Particularly Political Speech, Conflicts with Their Employer's Public Service,” Minnesota Law Review, 2024

Author, “Keep Rolling: After Providing Automatic Expungement for Certain Marijuana Offenses Minnesota Should Enact Automatic Expungement for Other Criminal Records," Minnesota Law Review De Novo Blog, 2023

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2024District of Columbia

Education

  • University of Minnesota Law SchoolJ.D.summa cum laude2024

    Order of the Coif

    Notes and Comment Editor, Minnesota Law Review

  • College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s UniversityB.A., Political Sciencesumma cum laude2019

    Phi Beta Kappa

    Dr. Kay Gausman Wolsborn Award for Civic Engagement