January 1, 2026 — Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C. is pleased to announce that Alejandra Ávila, Travis G. Edwards, Derek Reinbold, and Catherine M. Redlingshafer have been promoted as partners in the firm.
Alejandra Ávila represents both plaintiffs and defendants in complex civil litigation at the trial and appellate levels. She has experience managing all phases of litigation, including conducting pre-suit investigations, drafting pleadings and motions, managing discovery, taking and defending fact and expert depositions, trial preparation, and appeals. Alejandra’s diverse practice includes antitrust litigation, cross-border disputes, complex commercial cases, and appeals involving constitutional questions of first impression. She also maintains an active pro bono practice and has provided pro bono representation to indigent criminal defendants, individuals facing eviction, asylum seekers, domestic abuse survivors, and non-profit organizations.
Alejandra rejoined the firm as of counsel in 2024 following her clerkship with Justice Sonia Sotomayor on the United States Supreme Court. Previously, she was an associate at Kellogg Hansen, where her practice focused on appellate and complex commercial litigation. Before joining the firm, Alejandra was a civil rights attorney at the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund. In that role, she successfully represented individuals and organizations in a variety of civil rights cases and litigated issues of first impression in a wide range of matters, including voting rights and education law. Alejandra began her career as a law clerk to the Honorable Chief Judge Mary H. Murguia of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the Honorable Micaela Alvarez of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Alejandra serves on the Executive Board of the Edward Coke Appellate Inn of Court. She was selected as a 2025 finalist for Young Lawyer of the Year in Litigation by the American Law Journal, and she was presented with the Rising Star Award by the Hispanic Bar Association of the District of Columbia in 2021.
Travis G. Edwards litigates high-stakes commercial disputes for plaintiffs and defendants in U.S. courts and international arbitral forums. A native Spanish speaker, Travis regularly counsels multinational businesses navigating international regulatory regimes. Travis represents clients in cross-border and domestic litigation with a practice that includes coordinating multi-jurisdictional strategy and litigating complex commercial and financial disputes, including matters involving international trade and litigation finance. He also advises clients in large-scale antitrust matters, including representing opt-out plaintiffs and commercial purchasers in nationwide price-fixing and bid-rigging cases. In these matters, Travis helps clients pursue damages and equitable relief while managing significant operational, commercial, and reputational risk.
Travis joined Kellogg Hansen as an associate in 2019. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School and served as a law clerk to the Honorable Diana Gribbon Motz on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Baltimore. While at Harvard, Travis served on the Board of Student Advisers, as a Senior Article Editor & Policy Editor for the Harvard Law & Policy Review, and as a contributor to the Global Anticorruption Blog. He earned his undergraduate degree in urban studies at Vassar College, graduating with General Honors.
Derek Reinbold represents plaintiffs and defendants in civil litigation at the trial and appellate levels. He litigates cases involving complex issues of personal jurisdiction, preemption, class certification, and other matters.
Derek joined Kellogg Hansen as an associate in 2019. Before joining the firm, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Sandra L. Lynch on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School, where he was a finalist in the Ames Moot Court Competition. He earned his undergraduate degree in art history, international studies, and political science from Case Western Reserve University, graduating summa cum laude.
Cassie Redlingshafer represents both plaintiffs and defendants in complex civil litigation at the trial and appellate levels. She has experience litigating in federal and state courts across the country, as well as in international arbitration, in a variety of fields including antitrust, intellectual property, and contract disputes.
Cassie joined Kellogg Hansen as an associate in 2019. Prior to joining the firm, she served as a law clerk to the Honorable Charles R. Wilson on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Cassie graduated magna cum laude from Notre Dame Law School, where she was Executive Online Editor for the Notre Dame Law Review. She earned her undergraduate degree in political science and strategic communications from the University of Denver, graduating magna cum laude...
