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Kathryn is an associate in the Global Commercial Disputes – Appellate Group who focuses mainly on litigation matters. Kathryn has experience in representing clients in a variety of practice areas in complex commercial disputes. She has represented clients in a range of commercial disputes across industries in California Superior Courts, Courts of Appeal, and California Supreme Court, as well as U.S. District Courts and Circuit Courts.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
Camenisch, et al. v. Umpqua Bank, No. 20-cv-05905-PCP (N.D. Cal.) (represented Umpqua Bank in class action alleging bank aided and abetted a Ponzi scheme; case went to month long trial that ended with a deadlocked jury and resolved before retrial)
The Wonderful Co. v. Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Co., et al., No. 19STCV30239 (Cal. Super. Ct.) (defended Anthem in lawsuit alleging breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and fraud; in first phase of trial Anthem won on issue that it did not owe TWC a fiduciary duty and remaining issues are to be tried)
Ramakrishnan v. The Regents of the University of California, No. G063698 (Cal. Ct. App.) (represented The Regents in writ petition by former radiology resident, trial court denied writ petition, case is currently on pending on appeal)
Experience
Camenisch, et al. v. Umpqua Bank, No. 20-cv-05905-PCP (N.D. Cal.) (represented Umpqua Bank in class action alleging bank aided and abetted a Ponzi scheme; case went to month long trial that ended with a deadlocked jury and resolved before retrial)
The Wonderful Co. v. Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Co., et al., No. 19STCV30239 (Cal. Super. Ct.) (defended Anthem in lawsuit alleging breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and fraud; in first phase of trial Anthem won on issue that it did not owe TWC a fiduciary duty and remaining issues are to be tried)
Ramakrishnan v. The Regents of the University of California, No. G063698 (Cal. Ct. App.) (represented The Regents in writ petition by former radiology resident, trial court denied writ petition, case is currently on pending on appeal)
Weirum v. Santa Barbara County Employees’ Retirement Sys., No. 22CV04584 (Cal. Super. Ct., Cnty. of Santa Clara 2023) (defending retirement board’s exclusion of required overtime pay where not ordinarily served in members’ classification)
Wilmot v. Contra Costa County Employees’ Retirement Ass’n, No. N22-0302 (Cal. Super. Ct., Cnty. of Contra Costa 2023) (defending retirement board’s decision to not reinstate forfeited benefits upon subsequent reduction of felony conviction to misdemeanor following completion of probation)
Nowicki v. Contra Costa County Employees’ Retirement Ass’n, No. C17-01266 (Cal. Super. Ct., Cnty. of Contra Costa 2022) (denying petitioner's request to amend writ petition after Court of Appeal decision)
Certain Underwriters at Lloyds v. Zillow Group, et al. (Cal. Ct. App. 2023/Cal. Super. Ct. 2022) (represented defendant in summary judgment win in breach of indemnity contract case and attorney fee award; affirmed by Court of Appeal)
Represented policyholder advocate organization as amicus curiae in appellate proceedings for Merck & Co., Inc. et al. v. Ace American Ins. Co. et al., a $1.4 billion case of first impression involving the unprecedented application of a “hostile or warlike action” exclusion to a crippling cyberattack.
Represented client seeking insurance coverage for liabilities arising from groundwater contamination dating back to the 1940s.
Credentials
Education
Education
- Pepperdine University School of Law, 2020, J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, CALI Awards, Dean’s Merit Scholarship
- Fort Lewis College, B.A., magna cum laude, Dean’s List
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- California
Court admissions
Court admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals - Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court - Central District of California