Kelechi Anyatonwu is an associate in the firm's Trial Practice Group, representing clients in healthcare, education, construction, insurance, and other commercial litigation matters. She also maintains an active pro bono practice representing clients in immigration matters.
Kelechi is a 2025 graduate of the Loyola University Chicago School of Law, where she earned distinct certificates in Health Law and Compliance, was a Beazley Institute for Health Law & Policy Fellow and a Joe K. Tse Scholar; and senior editor of the Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences. Kelechi also served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Chief Judge Virginia M. Kendall of the U.S District Court for the Northen District of Illinois.
In 2020, Kelechi received a Master of Public Health from the George Washington University, and in 2017, she received a B.S., cum laude, in Nutritional Sciences from Howard University.
Admissions
- Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Experience
- Duane Morris LLP
- Associate, 2025-present
- Summer Associate, 2024
Education
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law, J.D., 2025
- The George Washington University, M.P.H., 2020
- Howard University, B.S., cum laude, 2017
Professional Activities
- Chicago Bar Association (CBA)
- Illinois Association of Health Care Attorneys (IAHA)
- American Health Law Association (AHLA)
Selected Publications
- Co-author, "FDA Launches Expedited IND Pilot Program, Begins Accepting Applications," Duane Morris Alert, September 22, 2026
- Co-author, "OIG Issues Medicare Advantage Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidance, Creating Implications for Downstream Entities," Duane Morris Alert, February 13, 2026
- Author, Modifying Statutory Regulation for Damages Recovery to Improve Health Equity in the Forgotten Victims of Healthcare Fraud & Abuse, Annals Health L. & Life Sci., Adv. Directive, Vol. 33, Student Issue 2 (Spring 2024).



