Kirsten Lee is an associate in Latham & Watkins’ Litigation & Trial Department.
Ms. Lee represents corporate and individual clients in securities litigation and investigations, complex commercial litigation, and white collar defense and investigations. She was a part of a trial team that obtained a full not guilty verdict in a criminal securities fraud trial in federal district court.
Ms. Lee has an active pro bono practice, including representing individuals seeking to obtain asylum, expunge their criminal records, and assert violations of their constitutional rights. She has also served on the firm’s Ethics Committee.
Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Lee served as a law clerk for Judge John J. Tharp of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. While in law school, she was a managing editor of the Northwestern University Law Review.
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