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Laura Harris’s practice focuses on the intersection between complex litigation and white-collar investigations. She has litigated on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants in the financial services, technology, and energy industries, with a particular focus on commercial, antitrust, market manipulation, and securities fraud litigation.
Her investigations experience includes matters in a variety of industries and financial markets. She has represented corporate and individual clients before the Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, and state attorneys general.
Laura’s practice also includes First Amendment and intellectual property litigation on behalf of media and fashion industry clients.
Laura clerked for Judge Lewis A. Kaplan of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. In law school, she served as Managing Editor of the Stanford Law Review and was a semi-finalist in the Marion Rice Kirkwood Memorial Moot Court competition. Before law school, she worked on foreign and defense policy in Washington, D.C.
J.D., Stanford Law School
B.A., Columbia University, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
New York
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Law Clerk, Hon. Lewis A. Kaplan, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
French
Mandarin Chinese
October 26, 2023
King & Spalding Again Shortlisted for “Most Innovative Law Firm” in North America by the Financial Times
Under former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, led an all-women team in an independent investigation of allegations of sexual misconduct and verbal and emotional abuse in women's professional soccer, commissioned by the U.S. Soccer Federation. The year-long investigation culminated in a public report and recommendations for systemic reform, which the Federation has begun to implement.
Conducted investigation concerning allegations of executive bias and retaliation at a large auto manufacturer
Conducted an investigation and cultural review at a large multinational corporation stemming from allegations of misconduct by a senior executive
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February 17, 2021
Can’t We All Just Get Along? Four Key Areas of Dispute in the Evolving Landscape of LIBOR Cessation Litigation
October 26, 2023
King & Spalding Again Shortlisted for “Most Innovative Law Firm” in North America by the Financial Times
Under former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, led an all-women team in an independent investigation of allegations of sexual misconduct and verbal and emotional abuse in women's professional soccer, commissioned by the U.S. Soccer Federation. The year-long investigation culminated in a public report and recommendations for systemic reform, which the Federation has begun to implement.
Conducted investigation concerning allegations of executive bias and retaliation at a large auto manufacturer
Conducted an investigation and cultural review at a large multinational corporation stemming from allegations of misconduct by a senior executive
See more
February 17, 2021
Can’t We All Just Get Along? Four Key Areas of Dispute in the Evolving Landscape of LIBOR Cessation Litigation
October 26, 2023
King & Spalding Again Shortlisted for “Most Innovative Law Firm” in North America by the Financial Times
J.D., Stanford Law School
B.A., Columbia University, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
New York
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Law Clerk, Hon. Lewis A. Kaplan, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
French
Mandarin Chinese