Claudia Cortes

Claudia Cortes is a Senior Associate Attorney at Reed Smith LLP, with experience in counseling clients in complex commercial disputes and handling all aspects of litigation and arbitration since September 2015. Prior roles at Reed Smith LLP include Law Clerk, where research and drafting of legal documents were primary responsibilities, and a position as a Summer Associate, focusing on drafting motions and assisting in court appearances. Additional experience includes serving as an extern to Judge Thomas M. Durkin at the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and a Law Clerk at the United States Railroad Retirement Board. Claudia Cortes earned a Doctor of Law (J.D.), magna cum laude, from Chicago-Kent College of Law, a Master in Public Administration from the University of Illinois Chicago, and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, summa cum laude, from Elmhurst University.