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Practice Expertise
- Litigation
Areas of Practice
- Litigation
- Employment Litigation, Workplace ...
Profile
Kate Ross is an Associate in the firm’s Litigation Department. Her practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, unfair competition, and intellectual property matters with international reach. She also has experience in government and regulatory investigations and employment law. She was selected as a SuperLawyers New York Metro Rising Star for 2020.
Ms. Ross also maintains an active pro bono practice focused on civil rights and gender equality. In 2025, she was honored by the New York Legal Assistance Group with its 2025 Champion of Justice Award.
From 2020 to 2022, Ms. Ross served as a law clerk to Hon. Judith C. McCarthy in the Southern District of New York. Prior to clerking, Ms. Ross worked as an associate in the New York office of an international law firm.
Bar Admissions
- New York
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Southern District Court of New York
- Eastern District Court of New York
Education
- Fordham University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2017)
- Paul Fuller Scholar
- Symposium Editor, Fordham Urban Law Journal
- Executive Board, Brendan Moore Trial Advocates
- Haverford College (B.A., magna cum laude, 2012)
Areas of Practice
- Litigation
- Employment Litigation, Workplace Investigations, and Compliance
Professional Career
Professional Activities and Experience
- Associate Leadership Institute, New York City Bar Association (2020)
Articles
- Co-Author, "There Are Limits to Congress’s Investigatory Powers," Business Crimes Bulletin (December 17, 2025)
- Co-Author, “Takeaways from DOJ, FTC End to Collaboration Guidelines,” Law360 (January 9, 2025)
- Co-Author, "Do the ‘Shoes’ Really Fit?: Navigating the Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy,” New York Law Journal (June 7, 2019)
Blogs
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