Katherine Wright

Katie represents clients in antitrust, commercial, qui tam, financial services, and product liability disputes. She has experience in all phases of litigation, including summary judgment, motion practice, discovery management, and pre-trial and trial preparation in state and federal courts. Katie’s clients range from mortgage servicing companies and financial institutions to medical professionals and national retailers.

• Assisting in the past and ongoing defense of a mortgage servicing company in a federal False Claims Act lawsuit involving alleged violations of state and federal servicing statutes and requirements, including extensive management of discovery strategy and efforts.
• Second-chaired pre-trial efforts for a commercial dispute in federal court, resulting in a resolution of the matter before trial.
• Assisted in defending a large European financial institution in pre-trial efforts arising from alleged violations of Federal Know Your Customer requirements.
• Assisting in the past and ongoing defense of medical professionals in a commercial dispute involving RICO claims for alleged conduct arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Assisted in defending a former corporate officer against alleged antitrust violations, culminating in a settlement on behalf of the client prior to trial.
• Assisted in drafting an appellate briefing for a national mortgage servicing company that resulted in affirming the lower court’s summary judgment ruling.
• Assisted in defending and helping obtain summary judgment for a medical device manufacturer.
• Assisted in the representation of a national furniture retailer against claims arising from sexual harassment and discrimination allegations.
• Assisted in defending a resort and real estate company against class action claims arising from alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
• Assisted in defending and trial preparation of a medical device manufacturer in a product liability suit; the jury ultimately reached a complete defense verdict.
• Assisted in the representation of consumer financial services companies against wrongful foreclosure and related claims.
• Assisted in conducting expert witness discovery in complex multidistrict litigation in state and federal court, including preparing to take and defend expert depositions and preparing expert witnesses for trial.

• Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation (2023-2026)