Benjamin Rhode

Benjamin Rhode currently holds the position of Partner at Ropes & Gray LLP since January 2021 and serves as a Member of the Board of Directors for the Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) starting in October 2021. Prior to this, Benjamin was a Partner at Kirkland & Ellis from October 2012 to January 2021, working as a Restructuring Associate and previously as a Summer Associate. Benjamin's earlier experience includes a law students' project summer associate role at Tompkins/Tioga Neighborhood Legal Services and a research internship at The Avon Global Center for Women and Justice. Before pursuing a legal career, Benjamin worked as an Engineer at Boeing from June 2007 to August 2009. Benjamin earned a J.D. from Cornell Law School and a B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering from Clarkson University.