• Shikha Garg works on trial and appellate matters, including complex commercial disputes, intellectual property and bankruptcy-related litigation. Shikha is involved in all phases of these cases. Her work includes drafting complaints, motions, briefs, cert petition briefing and other filings; managing discovery; arguing pretrial and summary judgment motions; first- and second-chairing fact and expert witness depositions; and serving as a member of trial and appellate teams. Shikha recently argued a breach-of-contract appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

    Shikha dedicates significant time to pro bono work, including representing parties filing amicus briefs before the U.S. Supreme Court and courts of appeals on immigration, veterans and environmental law issues, as well as representing a veteran in obtaining disability benefits.

    Credentials

    Education

    • J.D., Yale Law School, 2019
      • Editor, Forum and Features, Yale Law Journal
      • Executive Editor of Articles, Yale Journal of International Law
      • Jerome Sayles Hess Prize
      • International Semifinalist and National Champion Team, Jessup International Law Moot Court
    • B.A., cum laude, Political Science, Yale University, 2015

    Bar Admissions

    • New York, 2020
    • District of Columbia, 2022

    Clerkships

    • Honorable Patrick E. Higginbotham, U.S.C.A., 5th Circuit
    • Honorable Joan E. Donoghue, International Court of Justice

    Court Admissions

    • U.S.C.A., 1st Circuit
    • U.S.C.A., 3rd Circuit
    • U.S.C.A., 5th Circuit
    • U.S.C.A., Federal Circuit
    • U.S.D.C., District of Columbia

    Professional Affiliations

    • American Society of International Law

    Focus Areas

  • Perspectives

    • Defining Matters
      Feb. 01, 2024
      Kramer Levin Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of Former Generals, Admirals and Surgeons General in Support of Transgender Veterans
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    • Defining Matters
      June 17, 2022
      Outdoor Recreation and Conservation Groups File Amicus Brief in Clean Water SCOTUS Case
      On June 17, 2022, a group of major outdoor recreation and conservation organizations represented by Kramer Levin filed an amicus brief in a Clean Water Act case before the Supreme Court of the United States. The case, Sackett v. EPA, is expected to determine the standard for when wetlands qualify as “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act.
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