Attorney Kaja S. Elmer

Practice Focus

Litigation Practice Fraudulent Transfer and Specialized Bankruptcy Litigation Class Actions/Mass Actions/MDLs

About

Kaja Elmer represents businesses, investors, borrowers, trustees, and receivers in a wide range of commercial matters in state and federal courts. Her practice includes commercial disputes, securities fraud actions, and bankruptcy-related litigation, with experience handling claims involving statutory violations, breach of contract, misrepresentation, and breach of fiduciary duty.

Kaja also has significant experience in class action litigation. She served as counsel to a nationwide class of student loan borrowers in a landmark settlement with Navient Solutions, LLC and Navient Credit Finance Corporation, which provided approximately $236 million in private student loan debt relief and $44 million in cash compensation. The case challenged Navient’s alleged failure to honor bankruptcy discharges for certain private student loans—specifically those issued to attend non-Title IV schools or in excess of the cost of attendance—and its continued efforts to collect on those loans despite discharge.

Experience

Represents Alysson Mills, in her capacity as Receiver for Arthur Lamar Adams and Madison Timber Properties, LLC, in cases regarding what is referred to as the largest Ponzi scheme in Mississippi history. As Receiver of the estates of Mr. Adams and Madison Timber, Ms. Mills sought to recover money and assets for the benefit of hundreds of defrauded investors. As the Receiver’s Chief Counsel, the firm represents Ms. Mills in cases she brought to recover such assets for the benefit of the estate. The firm filed actions in federal court against law firms Baker Donelson and Butler Snow, UPS, and multiple banks, including Trustmark and Bank Plus. The firm reached a $9.5 million settlement with Butler Snow in 2021, and in 2023 settled with all Trustmark defendants, Bank Plus defendants, and certain notary defendants in the UPS matter for a total of $19.2 million. The Receiver has since reached a settlement in principle with the remaining defendants in the UPS case. The Receiver’s claims against Baker Donelson were subject of a five-week trial beginning on April 20, 2026, and the jury found that the law firm negligently supervised two firm employees—one shareholder and one lobbyist—and was also vicariously liable for their aiding and abetting of the Ponzi scheme. The firm is currently litigating post-trial motions.
Represents the Chapter 7 Trustee of Cox Operating in prosecuting several claims related to (1) preferences and fraudulent transfer actions exceeding $100 million; (2) claims against former officers and directors of Cox Operating relating to the collapse of the company into bankruptcy; and (3) claims against Brad Cox and other corporate insiders for corporate waste and looting.
Represented a class of stockholders of a special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”), TS Innovation Acquisitions, Inc. (TSIA), who were given misinformation, including inflated sales revenue, bogus hardware sales figures, and unrealistic plans for international market expansion, regarding its merger with Latch, Inc. A $29.75 million settlement on behalf of the investors was finalized by the Delaware Court of Chancery on July 10, 2025.
Represented a class of student loan debtors in a nationwide settlement with Navient Solutions, LLC and Navient Credit Finance Corporation (“Navient”) which resulted in approximately $236 million in debt relief for private student loan borrowers, as well as $44 million in cash compensation. As stated in the class action lawsuit, Navient and its agents refused to recognize the discharges of these private student loans that were (a) to attend non-Title IV schools and programs or (b) made in excess of the cost of attendance and then continued to collect on the loans even after borrowers obtained bankruptcy discharges.

Professional Activities & Community Involvement

Association for Women Attorneys – New Orleans, Communications Co-Chair, Board of Directors
Eastern District of Louisiana’s Civil Pro Bono Counsel Panel, Member
Louisiana State Bar Association, Member
New Orleans Bar Association, Member

Recognitions

The Best Lawyers in America®: Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Bankruptcy, 2027
Benchmark Litigation: Litigation Star, 2026
Benchmark Litigation: 40 & Under List - South, 2026; 2025
Lawdragon: 500 X - The Next Generation, 2026
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, Commercial Litigation, 2025; 2024
Super Lawyers: Louisiana "Rising Star," Civil Litigation: Plaintiff, Business Litigation, Securities Litigation, Consumer Law, since 2024
New Orleans CityBusiness: Leadership in Law Honoree, 2026

Media

Co-author, “The Risk of Mortgage Lending in the Era of Social Media,” The Review of Banking and Financial Services, Nov. 2019.

Co-presenter, “Litigation Vehicles for Litigating a Complex Tort,” Louisiana State Bar Association 25th Annual Complex Litigation Symposium, Nov. 2025.
Co-presenter, “Calculating Damages in Investment Loss Cases,” Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants 2023 Forensic, Litigation & Valuation Services Conference, Oct. 2023.
Co-presenter, “Breaking Down Privileges: Discovery of an Insurer’s Files in Litigation, It’s a Privilege to Know Your Rights,” 2018 Louisiana Claims Association Educational Conference, New Orleans, La.

Credentials

J.D., cum laude, from Seton Hall University School of Law, 2013
- Senior Editor of the Seton Hall Law Review
B.A., summa cum laude, from Rutgers University, 2010