Erin Johnston
Erin Johnston is a litigation partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Erin has represented several Fortune 500 companies and household names, helping them to resolve complex business disputes in state and federal courts across the country. She has successfully handled class actions, securities and accounting fraud cases, contract disputes, antitrust matters, government investigations, and appeals. In each instance, she is trusted to take ownership of her clients’ cases, no matter how complicated, sensitive, or high profile they may be. Erin was named a "Rising Star" in Business Litigation by Super Lawyers. Erin earned her law degree from the NYU School of Law and her B.A. cum laude from the University of California at Los Angeles. In law school, Erin interned with both the Innocence Project and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. She has continued that civic commitment at Kirkland, receiving the firm’s Pro Bono Service Award multiple times. Erin also holds several leadership roles within the firm, including as Chair of the Women’s Leadership Initiative in the D.C. office, for which she was profiled in Washington Lawyer Magazine. · Kirkland & Ellis LLP
About
Erin Johnston is a litigation partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. She has represented Fortune 500 companies in complex business disputes, including class actions, securities and accounting fraud cases, contract disputes, antitrust matters, government investigations, and appeals. She has been recognized as a 'Rising Star' in Business Litigation by Super Lawyers and has received Kirkland's Pro Bono Service Award multiple times. She serves as Chair of the Women's Leadership Initiative in the D.C. office.
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Education
- NYU School of Law, J.D.
- University of California at Los Angeles, B.A., cum laude