KM partners Daniel Hume, Tom Elrod, and associate Lauren Wands have filed an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in support of the SEC's recently introduced climate disclosure regulations.
Biography
Lauren Wands is an associate practicing out of our New York office.
Prior to joining KM, Ms. Wands was an associate at two large international law firms in New York, where she represented clients in federal securities fraud class action litigation, SEC and other regulatory inquiries, and internal investigations. She has co-authored several amicus briefs submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court, including amicus briefs in support of Congress in the consolidated cases Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP and Trump v. Deutsche Bank AG, and in support of the U.S. Department of Justice in United States v. Texas.
Ms. Wands received her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 2018, where she served as the Symposium & Communications Editor for The Georgetown Law Journal. During law school, Ms. Wands served as a law clerk for Senator Dianne Feinstein on the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. She also held an externship in the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California.
Ms. Wands joined the firm in 2023.
Ms. Wands received her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 2018, where she served as the Symposium & Communications Editor for The Georgetown Law Journal. During law school, Ms. Wands served as a law clerk for Senator Dianne Feinstein on the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. She also held an externship in the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California.
Ms. Wands joined the firm in 2023.
- University of Washington (B.A. 2012)
- Georgetown University Law Center (J.D. 2018), The Georgetown Law Journal, Symposium & Communications Editor
- New York State Bar
- The District of Columbia Bar
- United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
- The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit