Lei Samanta Brutus is an associate in the New York office of Latham & Watkins.

Prior to joining Latham full time, Ms. Brutus was a summer associate in the New York Office. While attending law school, she served as a Littleton Fellow in the Legal Practice Skills program and taught first-year students legal analysis, writing, and oral advocacy.

Ms. Brutus maintains an active pro bono practice, most recently representing domestic and gender-based violence survivors and clients in wage and hour litigation.

Ms. Brutus earned her JD from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, graduating cum laude. She served as Bluebook editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review.

Bar Qualification

  • New York

Education

  • JD, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2022
    cum laude
  • BA in Economics & Psychology, Williams College, 2016

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Haitian Creole