Aaseesh Polavarapu joined Kellogg Hansen as an associate in 2020. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Polavarapu served as a law clerk to the Honorable Beryl A. Howell on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and to the Honorable Michael A. Chagares on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Mr. Polavarapu graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he was Executive Editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review and winner of Penn Law’s Keedy Cup Moot Court Competition. He earned his undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania, graduating summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa.
Publications
Comment, Discovering Third-Party Funding in Class Actions: A Proposal for In Camera Review, 165 U. Pa. L. Rev. Online 215 (2017)
Defining the Sharing Economy, Penn Wharton Pub. Pol. Initiative (June 25, 2015)
Education
University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2017
- Executive Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review
- Winner, Penn Law’s Keedy Cup Moot Court Competition
University of Pennsylvania, B.A., summa cum laude, 2012
Clerkship
Law Clerk, Judge Michael A. Chagares, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2019-2020
Law Clerk, Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, 2018-2019