Kirkland’s Laila Khan Recognized Among NIJC’s Rising Stars for 2024

The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) recognized Kirkland & Ellis associate Laila Khan as one of its “Rising Stars” for 2024. The awards are presented as part of NIJC’s annual Human Rights Awards, which recognize attorneys who have demonstrated extraordinary commitment to ensuring access to justice for immigrants by devoting substantial time to NIJC pro bono work, serving a significant number of NIJC clients and/or representing clients with complex cases.

Kirkland is committed to providing legal services without charge to those who cannot afford counsel, with the goals of improving clients’ lives, bettering communities and deepening our own professional experience. In 2023, Kirkland devoted nearly 150,000 hours to pro bono matters — some representing classes of individuals, some involving significant legal issues, and all important, sometimes life-altering, to the people and organizations represented.