Cat Rizzoni focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation and investigations and is a member of the Litigation & Trial Department.
Cat represents clients across a range of industries in a diverse array of complex commercial litigation, including:
- Contract disputes
- Consumer protection and fraud claims
- Technology and intellectual property matters
- Privacy matters
- Class actions
Cat has experience litigating across the life cycle of a case, including helping clients develop litigation strategy, drafting dispositive motions, taking and defending depositions, and examining witnesses at trial. She also regularly helps clients navigate pre-litigation disputes, including advising clients on how to advance their unique business goals short of litigation.
Cat also represents clients in high-stakes internal and government investigations initiated by various federal and state enforcement agencies. These investigations have covered a broad range of issues including potential violations of federal healthcare and anticorruption law, as well as corporate culture-related issues.
Cat maintains an active pro bono practice, representing clients in civil rights litigation and asylum proceedings.
Cat earned her JD from the University of Virginia, where she served as senior articles editor of the Virginia Law & Business Review and a Dillard teaching fellow for Legal Research & Writing. She also served as a judicial extern to Chief Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero of the Northern District of California.