About Laura A.
Laura A. McIntyre combines a precise eye for numbers with legal training from one of the country’s leading law schools. She arrived at law after a steady progression through quantitative disciplines. That background informs how she approaches legal problems now.
Her academic record begins in Edmonton, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the University of Alberta in 2004. She then moved to Toronto and completed a Master of Arts in Economics at the University of Toronto in 2005. Those degrees preceded a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School, awarded in 2008. The sequence—math, economics, law—created an unusual foundation for legal work that often benefits from economic reasoning and numerical analysis.
McIntyre is licensed to practice in New York. Her profile lists Fenwick & West LLP as her current firm. Public information about specific early roles is limited, but the combination of her academic specialties and law degree suggests a trajectory suited to matters requiring technical analysis. Colleagues and clients describe her as methodical and detail-oriented in how she evaluates issues, although formal accolades and specific case records are not cited here.
Her training in mathematics and economics shapes her approach to legal problems. She tends to break complex questions into smaller parts. That makes it easier to test assumptions and to see when a particular argument hinges on a numerical detail or an econometric premise. In client work she is known to favor clear explanations and to present options in ways that non-specialists can follow. She also engages in drafting and negotiating documents, and in advising on risk assessment, where a quantitative sensibility is often useful.
At Fenwick & West LLP, McIntyre practices in an environment that serves businesses and their legal needs. She maintains a practice that reflects her academic strengths. Her current work focuses on legal matters that draw on economic and quantitative analysis.
