Ruth Hirsch is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Latham & Watkins.
Ruth’s practice focuses on appeals and dispositive trial court motions. Ruth has drafted briefs in high-stakes cases involving constitutional law, data privacy, and copyright law.
Ruth also maintains an active pro bono practice, which focuses primarily on impact litigation and criminal and postconviction appeals.
Ruth returned to Latham after serving as a law clerk to Judge William J. Kayatta, Jr. of the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
Ruth graduated from Columbia Law School, where she served as an articles editor of the Columbia Law Review.
Daily Journal recognized a high‑profile securities class action and trade secret misappropriation wins as among the “largest and most impactful” of 2025.
California’s Daily Journal spotlights Latham team who won the complete dismissal with prejudice of trade secret misappropriation claims on behalf of CoStar.
ACLU recognizes Latham’s collaboration and efforts.