Katherine Griffitts, an associate in the firm’s Complex Commercial Litigation Practice, represents litigants in high-stakes civil business disputes in state and federal courts across the country. Katherine represents individuals, private and public companies, and private equity firms in complex civil disputes in all stages of litigation.   

Katherine has litigated disputes in trial and appellate forums across the country involving claims of:

  • Fraud
  • Breach of contract
  • Unfair competition
  • Trade secret misappropriation 
  • Computer Fraud and Abuse Act violations
  • Digital Millennium Copyright Act violations
  • Copyright infringement
  • Products liability

Katherine maintains an active pro bono practice, representing tenants in housing proceedings and asylum applicants. She serves on the firm’s Women Enriching Business Committee and sits on the Ms. JD Board of Directors. 

Katherine received her JD magna cum laude from Notre Dame Law School where she received the A. Harold Weber Moot Court Award for outstanding achievement in the art of oral advocacy. Katherine clerked for the Hon. Charles F. Lettow of the United States Court of Federal Claims. 

Katherine’s experience includes:

  • Representation of CoStar Group, an international commercial real estate data firm, including:
    • In federal court litigation in Los Angeles against Commercial Real Estate Exchange, Inc. (CREXi), a major CoStar competitor valued at half a billion dollars and backed by multiple venture capital funds, involving claims for copyright infringement and violations of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act
    • In federal court litigation in Los Angeles in which CoStar defeated baseless trade secret misappropriation claims brought by News Corp subsidiary Move, Inc., the operator of Realtor.com, obtaining the denial of a preliminary injunction motion and the dismissal with prejudice of all claims against CoStar by Move as it faced the prospect of court-imposed sanctions
  • Representing an award-winning reporter in a federal employment discrimination lawsuit against one of the largest and oldest U.S. international broadcasting networks
  • Drafting an amicus brief for the US Supreme Court on a procedural tax matter

Bar Qualification

  • District of Columbia

Education

  • JD, Notre Dame Law School, 2021
    magna cum laude
  • BA in Legal Studies & English, Morehead State University, 2018
    summa cum laude