
Anna Rhoads
Associate
Areas of Focus
- Disputes & Investigations
- Product Liability
- Financial Restructuring
- Restructuring Litigation
- Pro Bono
- Advises clients on a range of litigation matters, including product liability, toxic tort and financial restructuring.
- Served as a law clerk to two federal judges.
Anna is an associate in the litigation practice, advising clients on a wide range of litigation matters, including product liability, toxic torts and financial restructuring matters. She also has a robust pro bono practice.
Prior to joining Akin, Anna served as a law clerk for the Honorable David Ruiz of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, as well as for the Honorable Joel Hoppe of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia.
Anna received her J.D., magna cum laude, from William & Mary Law School, where she served as the Editor-in-Chief of the William & Mary Law Review and was awarded the Gambrell Award for top performance in first-year legal research, writing and practice. She received her B.A., with distinction, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
EducationJ.D., William & Mary School of Law, magna cum laude, 2023
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with distinction, 2020
J.D., William & Mary School of Law, magna cum laude, 2023
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with distinction, 2020
ClerkshipsU.S.D.C., Western District of Virginia
U.S.D.C., Northern District of Ohio
U.S.D.C., Western District of Virginia
U.S.D.C., Northern District of Ohio
Bar AdmissionsCalifornia
Maryland
California
Maryland
- “Incitement and Social Media-Algorithmic Speech: Redefining Brandenburg for a Different Kind of Speech,” 64 WM. & MARY L. REV. 525, 2022.