Elizabeth Katz

Elizabeth Katz is an associate in the firm’s Washington, DC office and is a member of the general litigation, white collar defense, and privacy practice groups.  She has handled a variety of litigations and investigations for Fortune 500 companies as well as litigation advisory work.

Representative Matters

• Representation of a Fortune 500 company in a government and criminal investigation concerning pharmaceutical product recalls.
• Counseling technology clients concerning data privacy laws and compliance with electronic surveillance requests from US and foreign law enforcement agencies.
• Representation of a leading health care provider in connection with the development and implementation of effective compliance and training programs.
• Representation of a financial services company executive in global criminal antitrust and fraud investigation.
• Advising several multinational companies on worldwide variations in the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine, and related issues.
• Representation of a cooperating witness in connection with joint SEC/DOJ insider trading investigation.
• Representation of an Am Law 100 firm appealing sanctions imposed by a state court judge.

Pro Bono

• Representation of an indigent Bureau of Prisons inmate in litigation alleging Eighth Amendment violations.
• Representation of parents of children with disabilities in challenge to Department of Education’s regulations implementing the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
• Represented National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as amicus curiae in support of a petition for certiorari before the Supreme Court, involving the scope of criminal defendants' constitutional right to unanimous jury verdicts.
• Represented Legal Community Against Violence as amicus curiae in Woollard v. Sheridan, No. 10-cv-02068-BEL (D. Md.), defending Maryland's permitting system for the public carrying of concealed handguns against a Second Amendment challenge.

Publications and Speeches

• "Women’s Involvement in International Constitution-Making," Feminist Constitutionalism: Global Perspectives, Cambridge University Press (2012), Author
• "Women’s Involvement in International Constitution-Making," International Conference on Feminist Constitutionalism, Queen’s College (2/8/2009)
• "How Automobile Accidents Stalled the Development of Interspousal Liability," 94 Va. L. Rev. 1213 (2008), Author