Overview

Orla O’Callaghan is a litigation partner in the Houston office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Her practice focuses primarily on complex commercial litigation. She represents a diverse scope of clients, including energy companies, private equity firms, businesses engaged in restructuring efforts and companies involved in ongoing federal investigations.

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Thought Leadership

Publications

“Independent Contractor Injustice: The Case for Amending Discriminatory Discrimination Laws,” Houston Law Review, 2018


Recognition

“Litigator of the Week” runners-up by The American Lawyer Litigation Daily for securing a unanimous jury verdict in a federal trial where plaintiffs were seeking $100 million in mineral trespass claims in the Southern District of Ohio on behalf of client Rice Drilling D, LLC

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2018Texas

Education

  • University of Houston Law CenterJ.D.magna cum laude2018
    Articles Editor, Houston Law Review, Board 55
  • University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of BusinessB.B.A., Business Honors Program & Accounting; Government Minorwith Highest Honors2012