Kelsey L. Smith is an experienced litigation attorney, having practiced in both federal and state courts on a variety of matters, including commercial litigation, business and corporate disputes, construction litigation, malpractice, cryptocurrency matters, construction litigation, and condominium disputes. Kelsey also has experience with corporate law and drafts shareholder agreements, reviews asset acquisition agreements, advises clients regarding compliance, and drafts a variety of commercial contracts.

Kelsey’s recent work and career interests include:

• Representation of various employer entities in enforcing restrictive covenants and trade secret violations
• Monitoring and advising on the quickly shifting landscape of climate change legal challenges including though litigation filed in courts in the USA and globally, and in the world governments’ responses passing legislation and regulations

Prior to joining Hahn Loeser, she was first a law clerk and then an associate with another Chicago firm, where she gained extensive experience with all phases of litigation, in both state and federal court, including drafting pleadings, directing discovery, and drafting and arguing dispositive motions. Kelsey graduated magna cum laude from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.

After earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in both Political Science and International Studies from the University of Michigan, graduating with honors, Kelsey worked as an account executive for Yelp. Subsequently, she served as membership manager for the International Association of Defense Counsel as its membership manager, before she transitioned out of that role after her first semester of law school.

• Jack A. Battaglia and Kelsey L. Smith Join Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP’s Chicago Office
  January 10, 2022

• Let Them Eat Cake: What Could the Recent Attack on the Mona Lisa Possibly Have to Do with Climate Change?
  June 08, 2022
• The Metaverse: Will It Be a Better-Verse for Climate Change Awareness?
  May 09, 2022
• Bovine Burps and Seaweed Slurps: Innovative Cow Feed for the Climate Change Need
  April 04, 2022
• “OK, Doomer”: Climate Change Litigation Led by Our Youth and Indigenous Peoples
  March 25, 2022