Anna Hayes
About Anna Hayes
Anna Hayes is an Associate at Holland & Knight LLP in Washington, D.C., where she has worked since 2017. She specializes in intellectual property rights and has notable experience in litigation, including a successful trial against the U.S. government and participation in a significant ICC arbitration.
Work at Holland & Knight LLP
Anna Hayes has been an Associate at Holland & Knight LLP since 2017. She is based in Washington, District of Columbia, and has accumulated seven years of experience in this role. Her work involves handling complex legal matters, particularly in the realm of intellectual property rights.
Education and Expertise
Anna Hayes earned her Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the University of Florida - Fredric G. Levin College of Law, where she studied from 2011 to 2014. Prior to that, she obtained a Bachelor of Science in Management with a concentration in Accounting and a minor in Law, Science, and Technology from the Georgia Institute of Technology, studying from 2008 to 2011. She also attended the University of West Georgia for one year in 2007-2008.
Background
Before joining Holland & Knight LLP, Anna Hayes worked at Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP. She served as a Summer Associate for one month in 2013 and later as an Associate Attorney from 2014 to 2015. Additionally, she gained experience as a Summer Associate at Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP for two months in 2013.
Achievements
Anna Hayes successfully represented a building owner in a two-week trial concerning a GSA leasing dispute, resulting in a judgment against the U.S. government for over $3 million plus interest. She also participated in a multi-billion dollar, six-week ICC arbitration for an EPC contractor related to a major infrastructure project in South America. Her experience includes handling deposition work and counseling clients in several civil and criminal DOJ antitrust investigations.