Christine Smith is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the firm’s Supreme Court & Appellate Practice.
Christine's practice focuses on appellate litigation and dispositive motions in federal and state court. Christine represents clients in a wide variety of substantive legal areas, including constitutional law, civil rights, administrative law, civil procedure, securities law, business and contract disputes, and class actions. Christine also advises corporate, non-profit, and university clients on compliance with anti-discrimination laws.
Christine returned to Latham in 2022 after serving as a law clerk to Justice Elena Kagan of the US Supreme Court. Prior to joining Latham, Christine clerked for Judge Thomas Griffith of the US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
Christine graduated from Yale Law School, where she served as a student director of the Supreme Court Advocacy Clinic and as an executive editor of the Yale Law Journal. Christine also participated in Yale’s moot court competition, in which she was awarded the Potter Stewart Prize for Best Overall Oral and Written Advocacy.
Two Latham teams were recognized for securing an appellate win for XP Power and a defense verdict for International Motors LLC (formerly Navistar).
A Latham pro bono team secured a preliminary injunction in a constitutional challenge to Arkansas's parole revocation procedures.
Latham litigators were honored for securing a US Supreme Court decision on behalf of Oklahoma State Attorney General Gentner Drummond, affirming Oklahoma’s nonsectarian charter school law in a closely watched religious liberty case.