Lia Barrett is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Latham & Watkins.
Lia handles complex regulatory issues and litigation for a range of clients.
She maintains an active pro bono practice that has often included representing children in custody and special education matters.
She returns to Latham after clerking for Judge Scott M. Matheson, Jr., of the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
Lia received her JD from Harvard Law School, graduating cum laude. She also has a master’s in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, which she attended on a full merit scholarship. While in law school, Lia was editor-in-chief of the Harvard Environmental Law Review and taught environmental law to undergraduates as a faculty member at Boston College. Before law school, she was a policy analyst at the US Department of Transportation.
A Latham appellate and antitrust litigation team secured a victory for Apple in the Ninth Circuit, dismissing claims alleging collusion to limit competition in the search engine market.
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.
Latham lawyers were honored for securing big victories for Avadel Pharmaceuticals and The Trade Desk.