Declan R. Kunkel joined Kellogg Hansen as an associate in 2026.
Prior to joining the firm, Declan served as a law clerk to Judge Andrew S. Oldham of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and Judge Amul R. Thapar of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He earned his J.D. from Yale Law School, where he served as Submissions Editor of the Yale Journal on Regulation. He earned an M.Phil. with distinction in Politics and International Studies from the University of Cambridge and graduated cum laude with distinction from Yale University with a B.A. in History.