Laila M. Kassis

Associate Litigation

New York +1 212 341 7753

Overview

Laila M. Kassis is a litigation associate in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Her practice includes defamation and trade libel matters, products liability and mass tort litigation, white-collar defense and appellate litigation. Laila also maintains an active pro bono practice, representing individuals in civil rights litigation involving constitutional violations. She has argued in federal courts across the country, including the District of New Jersey and the Tenth Circuit, and served on a trial team that secured a full defense verdict in Johnson v. Johnson & Johnson, et al., in Richland County, South Carolina. Prior to rejoining Kirkland, Laila served as a law clerk to four federal judges.

Judicial Law ClerkHonorable Judge Richard E.N. FedericoUnited States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit2024

Judicial Law ClerkHonorable Judge Mary Beck BriscoeUnited States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit2023–2024

Judicial Law ClerkHonorable Judge Margaret Irene StricklandUnited States District Court for the District of New Mexico2022–2023

Judicial Law ClerkHonorable Judge Frank MontalvoUnited States District Court for the Western District of Texas2021–2022

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Memberships & Affiliations

Member, National Arab American Bar Association

Amicus Judicii Member, National Association of Women Judges

Member, National Lawyer’s Guild

Board Member, New York Chapter of the American Constitution Society

Podcast Host, Tales from the Tenth

Executive Committee Member, Tenth Circuit Historical Society

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2021New York

Courts

  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • United States District Court for the District of Colorado
  • United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

Education

  • University of Michigan Law SchoolJ.D.cum laude2021

    Michigan Law Review

    Civil-Criminal Litigation Clinic

    Civil Rights Litigation Initiative Clinic

    Criminal Appellate Practice Clinic

  • Binghamton University, State University of New YorkB.A., Political Science & Sociologymagna cum laude2016