Kelly A. Potter
Kelly A. Potter
Biography
Kelly Potter is a senior associate in the Regulations, Investigations, Securities and Compliance practice group. Kelly focuses her practice on securities litigation, SEC enforcement actions, government investigations, and complex commercial litigation. She has experience defending clients before the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Department of Justice, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and state and federal courts. Prior to joining Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP in 2020, she was an associate for a large international law firm headquartered in New York.
Kelly is very active in our pro bono program, including representing a prisoner in a federal civil rights lawsuit, representing tenants in eviction proceedings during the COVID-19 pandemic, and acting as an advisor in a Title IX hearing.
Professional experience
Rankings and recognitions
Rankings and recognitions
- The Best Lawyers in America - Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Best Lawyers, 2023-2025
Education
Education
JD, with honors, University of Texas School of Law, 2016
BA, English, BS, Earth Science, Rice University, 2010
During law school, Kelly was a Symposium Editor for The Review of Litigation. She received Dean's Achievement Awards for the highest grade in Torts and Contracts. Kelly was also a member of the UT Civil Rights Clinic and interned at the State Office of Administrative Hearings.
Admissions
Admissions
- New York State Bar
- Texas State Bar
Speaking engagements
Speaking engagements
Panelist/speaker, "Texas Securities Litigation: Year in Review with Trendspotting for 2021," Norton Rose Fulbright Client Webinar, January 21, 2021
Memberships and activities
Memberships and activities
- State Bar of Texas
- Houston Bar Association
- Houston Young Lawyers Association
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