Ruth Hirsch

ruth.hirsch@lw.com

+1.202.350.5357

Profile

Ruth Hirsch is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Latham & Watkins.

Ruth served 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.

Qualifications

Bar Qualification

District of Columbia
New York

Education

JD, Columbia Law School, 2021
BA in Economics, New York University, 2016
magna cum laude

Practices

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August 2, 2024 Recognition

Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout-Outs — Edwards Lifesciences and BC Partners

Latham litigators honored after the Delaware Supreme Court upheld Latham’s motion to dismiss win for Edwards Lifesciences in a US$300 million earn-out dispute and for securing a major Ninth Circuit victory for global investment fund BC Partners.

April 10, 2025 Our Work

Complete Vindication: CoStar and Latham Defeat Trade Secrets Lawsuit Brought by News Corp’s Rival Site

Multi-pronged, aggressive legal strategy leveraging motions for expedited discovery and sanctions resulted in total victory less than nine months after the federal suit was filed.