Kellogg Hansen

Kellogg Hansen holds Band 1 rankings in Chambers USA for Appellate Litigation and General Commercial Litigation. The firm specializes in complex trial and appellate litigation, representing both plaintiffs and defendants in cases that frequently involve constitutional questions, federal statutory interpretation, and multi-billion-dollar commercial disputes. Its attorneys have argued dozens of cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and have been involved in some of the most consequential appellate decisions in recent decades. The firm also handles complex arbitration, intellectual property disputes, and antitrust litigation at the trial and appellate levels.

Kellogg Hansen's small size means that associates receive an intensity of mentorship and hands-on experience that large firms cannot replicate. With roughly 100 lawyers, every associate works directly with the partners who argue before the Supreme Court and the federal circuit courts. The firm does not recruit through traditional on-campus interviews, making the summer associateship a distinctive opportunity to work alongside some of the most accomplished appellate advocates in the country. Associates gain exposure to legal research, discovery, and briefing on groundbreaking cases from their first weeks.

Kellogg Hansen occupies a rarefied space in the legal profession, a small firm that competes with the appellate practices of the largest firms in the world and consistently wins. For students with a passion for constitutional law, appellate advocacy, or complex litigation who want to work at a boutique where every case is high-stakes and every lawyer is integral, Kellogg Hansen is one of the most compelling options in the profession. The firm's D.C. location puts associates at the center of federal litigation and appellate practice.