Maria Kearns-Galeano
Associate Litigation
Overview
Maria Kearns-Galeano is a litigation associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Her practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, including constitutional challenges, in federal court. Maria also has experience in multidistrict litigation, class actions and congressional investigations. Prior to joining Kirkland, she served as student counsel in Cornell Law School’s First Amendment and Securities Law Clinics and interned with the Office of the New York State Attorney General and the Essex County District Attorney’s Office.
Experience
Clerk & Government Experience
Legal InternOffice of the New York State Attorney General
Legal InternEssex County District Attorney's Office
Prior Experience
Student Attorney, The Cornell Law School First Amendment Clinic
Student Attorney, The Cornell Law School Securities Law Clinic
Summer Associate, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Pro Bono
Represented multiple journalists and media companies seeking to obtain records from government entities.
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Recognition
Winner, Louis Kaiser Brief Competition
Quaterfinalist, Cuccia Moot Court Competition, 2022
Teaching Assistant, Professor Dawn Chutkow, Constitutional Politics Class
Research Assistant, Professors John H. Blume and Keir Weyble
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- 2023District of Columbia
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Education
- Cornell Law SchoolJ.D.2023
Dean's List
CALI Award for Cornell's Securities Law Clinic
Symposium Editor, NYU Journal of Law and Liberty
- Harvard University Extension SchoolMaster of Liberal Arts, Journalism2020
- Worcester State UniversityB.A., Communication; Spanish Minorsumma cum laude2017
Dean’s List
Lambda Pi Eta, Communications Honors Society