Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith is a litigation partner and was a long-time member of the Firm’s Global Management Committee. She concentrates her practice in the areas of commercial, class action and product liability litigation. In 2017 she was selected to the Crain’s Chicago Business “Most Influential Women Lawyers in Chicago” list. · Kirkland & Ellis LLP
About
Leslie Smith is a litigation partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP based in the United States. She focuses on commercial, class action, and product liability litigation. She served as a long-time member of the Firm's Global Management Committee. She was selected to the Crain's Chicago Business 'Most Influential Women Lawyers in Chicago' list in 2017. Her education includes a BA from Georgetown University (1984) and a JD, magna cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center (1987). She is a Keystone board member at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, a board member, executive committee and secretary at Metropolitan Family Services, and a board member at Legal Aid Society.
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Education
- Georgetown University, BA, 1984
- Georgetown University Law Center, JD, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, 1987