Overview

Christopher Washington is an associate in the Intellectual Property Practice Group in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. His practice involves complex copyright, trademark, trade secrets, false advertising, unfair competition and other commercial disputes. Christopher has worked with clients spanning the software, music, cinema, fashion, pharmaceutical and other cutting-edge industries.

Prior to joining Kirkland, Christopher clerked for the Honorable Judge William A. Fletcher on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

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Thought Leadership

Publications

Note, “Drag Queens, The First Amendment, and Expressive Harms,” vol. 137, Harvard Law Review, 2024

Leading Case, “Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith,” vol. 137, Harvard Law Review, 2023

Memberships & Affiliations

New York Intellectual Property Association

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2026New York

Courts

  • United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

Education

  • Harvard Law SchoolJ.D.cum laude2024

    Dean’s Scholar Prize in the Cyberlaw Clinic at Harvard's Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society

    Dean’s Scholar prize in Music and Digital Media; First Amendment; and Contracts

    Harvard Law Review

    Teaching Fellow in Constitutional Law and Civil Procedure

    Teaching Assistant at Harvard University, Constitutional Law

  • University of MichiganB.F.A., Musical Theatre2019