Overview
Ann Corkery works at the intersection of law, public policy, and communications in the for-profit and non-profit world. She has extensive experience in crisis management; in developing and executing public relations strategies in litigation; in soliciting and overseeing litigation funding; and in assisting and supporting state attorneys general in multi-state litigation.
Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Corkery served for ten years as counsel and senior advisor to the President and CEO of a company specializing in loan acquisition, servicing, real estate investment and other holdings. In that capacity, she handled a variety of complex legal, business and policy matters, while also overseeing the company’s philanthropy and political giving.
As a communication strategist, Ms. Corkery has had great success in devising and executing campaigns for national political leaders as well as for-profit and non-profit organizations. She collaborated with client-partners to define positions and establish policy priorities. She has also provided strategic counsel to national and state political candidates, leveraging her political and media expertise to shape their campaigns and promote winning outcomes.
Ms. Corkery received her J.D. from The Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law. After law school, Ms. Corkery clerked for the Honorable Eric Bruggink at the Court of Federal Claims. She was an editor at the New York Law Journal and also served as an advisor to the U.S. Department of State and a delegate to the UN General Assembly and the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women.
Clerkships
- Judicial Clerk for the Hon. Eric Bruggink, Federal Claims Court
Education
The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, J.D.
Christendom College, B.A., cum laude, History
Admissions
- Virginia
- District of Columbia