Kelsey Russell focuses her practice on complex litigation matters and investigations. 

Prior to rejoining the firm, she served as a law clerk for the Honorable Colleen McMahon, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and for the Honorable Thomas P. Griesa of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. She was a summer associate at WilmerHale in 2016. 

Previously, Ms. Russell worked as a legal intern for the International Narcotics and Money Laundering Division of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. She also worked as a legislative affairs intern for the Office of Charles E. Schumer of the United States Senate.


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Credentials

  • Education

    • JD, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2017

      Wharton Certificate in Management; Executive Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review
    • BA, English, College of the Holy Cross, 2013

      with honors
  • Admissions

    • New York

  • Clerkships

    • The Hon. Colleen McMahon, US District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2018

    • The Hon. Thomas P. Griesa, US District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2017

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