Catherine Woltering is a partner in BakerHostetler’s Litigation Group, where she focuses her practice on appellate and complex commercial litigation in federal courts, with an expertise in the liquidation of brokerage firms and bankruptcy litigation. She is one of the lead attorneys serving as counsel in the representation of Trustee Irving H. Picard for the SIPA liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC.
Catherine manages multiple aspects of legal strategy, analysis, briefing, negotiations and argument in connection with the Trustee’s multi-billion dollar recovery effort, including managing large, multi-party litigations and appeals with billions of dollars at stake in the Bankruptcy Court, District Court and Second Circuit.
Throughout her experience, Catherine believes it is vital to understand her clients’ goals and expectations at the outset of an engagement. Once these are established, Catherine collaborates with her clients and colleagues to develop the strongest possible strategy to achieve client objectives, whether defensive or offensive, before disputes erupt into expensive and protracted litigation.
Catherine has been recognized by Ohio Super Lawyers as a “Rising Star” from 2014 to 2018.