Kira S. Dabby concentrates her practice in local government law, eminent domain, redevelopment law, governmental defense litigation, and complex commercial litigation. A former partner at Archer, Kira has broad litigation, trial and arbitration experience in matters of public entity liability, natural resource damages, redevelopment law, defamation, fraud, and complex business disputes. Kira also advises government entities with respect to Open Public Meetings Act and Open Public Records Act compliance, leachate and solid waste management, and all aspects of public contracting.

Prior to joining Archer, Kira worked for ten years at Latham & Watkins LLP, where she defended and counseled corporate clients in the professional service, chemical, insurance and food industries. Representative clients include The Dow Chemical Company, Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), Union Carbide Corporation, and one of the Big 4 accounting firms. Kira had a lead role in defending one of the first natural resource damage actions to go to trial in the United States, which resulted in a complete defense victory at trial that was affirmed on appeal. Kira continued to defend and counsel clients on natural resource damage claims at Archer, particularly regarding contamination from downstream petroleum operations.

Kira served a judicial clerkship with the Honorable Justice Virginia Long, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey after receiving her law degree from Harvard Law School with honors. While at law school, Kira served on the Board of Student Advisors and taught legal writing to first year law students. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania in 2001.