Proskauer

Kelly Curtis is an associate in the Litigation Department and a member of the Antitrust, Mass Torts & Product Liability and Trials Groups. She has experience in a variety of commercial litigation matters, advancing client interests in product liability, antitrust, trade secret misappropriation, false advertising, sports, environmental remediation and contract disputes. Kelly has prepared witnesses for trial and depositions, prepared direct and cross examinations at trial, taken expert and fact witness depositions, written dispositive and appellate motions, and argued trial motions. 

Kelly has played a pivotal role in trial teams across both state and federal courts in recent years. In 2021, she was part of the team defending Monsanto in a product liability case related to the company's weedkiller, Roundup, and its alleged link to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. After a five-month trial, the California jury returned a full defense verdict on all claims. The following year, Kelly helped secure another complete defense verdict for Monsanto in a multi-plaintiff trial in Missouri. She also played a key role in securing a unanimous defense verdict for the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), defeating a breach of contract claim in which a purported agent sought tens of millions of dollars in claimed commissions relating to retransmission royalties. Subsequently, Kelly and the team successfully defended against the appeal of the jury verdict to the Ninth Circuit.

Kelly maintains an active pro bono practice, with an emphasis on immigration. She has successfully represented multiple clients, both children and adults, from the initial filing of their application for relief to the securement of a Green Card. Kelly has secured asylum for several clients, including individuals who were attacked, tortured and/or imprisoned by the state police apparatus due to their political affiliations as well as a man fleeing persecution based on his membership in the LGBTQ+ community.

While earning her J.D. from the UCLA School of Law, she worked for the Alliance for Children’s Rights, representing caregivers in foster care, guardianship and adoption benefits matters.