Cecilia E. Rutherford, an associate in KSF's Louisiana office, focuses on shareholder derivative litigation. She is actively involved in cases pending before federal courts across the United States.

Prior to joining KSF, Ms. Rutherford's legal work experience included representing major financial institutions in a wide variety of capital markets transactions, including representing trustees in closing numerous asset backed securitizations and collateralized debt obligations. Ms. Rutherford also worked as a public defender in Orleans Parish Juvenile Court.

Ms. Rutherford received her J.D. from Boston University School of Law (2000). During law school, she served as the note editor for the American Journal of Law & Medicine. She attended St. Catherine's College, Oxford University and completed courses focusing on international and European Union law. Ms. Rutherford received a B.A. in sociology/anthropology, with a concentration in political economy, from Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota.

Ms. Rutherford is admitted to practice in Louisiana, New York and North Carolina.