Sarah Gleason is a litigation associate in the Chicago office of Latham & Watkins.

Prior to joining Latham, Sarah served as a judicial law clerk to Chief Judge Virginia M. Kendall in the Northern District of Illinois. She previously worked as a litigation associate at another international firm in Chicago.

Sarah graduated magna cum laude from Loyola University Chicago School of Law. While attending law school, Sarah served as Student Articles Editor for the Loyola University Chicago Law Journal. She published a Note titled: Federal Election Commission v. Ted Cruz for Senate: How the Supreme Court is Clearing the Way for Corruption in Politics. She also completed a judicial externship at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Before attending law school, Sarah worked as an Investigator in the Sexual Allegations Unit of the Chicago Public Schools Office of the Inspector General.  Sarah also has robust pro bono experience, including successfully obtaining asylum for Ecuadorian nationals* and representing of victims of child pornography in restitution proceedings.* 

Sarah's experience includes representing:

  • A large hospitality company in multiple Trafficking Victims Protection and Reauthorization Act cases filed in federal district courts throughout the country*
  • A leading multinational technology and consulting company in a products liability action filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County*
  • An investment management company in a state Attorney General investigation*
  • A technology company in an internal investigation*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham.

Bar Qualification

  • Illinois

Education

  • JD, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, 2024
    magna cum laude
  • BA in Sociology, University of Michigan, 2018

Languages Spoken

  • English