Kate McKnight represents clients in a range of litigation matters in commercial and election law. From start to finish, she helps clients develop their litigation strategy, navigate complex discovery obligations, advocate their positions in court, prepare for and present their case at trial, and, if necessary, resolve cases at the appellate level. She regularly argues and tries cases and uses this experience to help clients prepare for but avoid the courtroom through alternative dispute processes. Kate litigates in federal and state trial and appellate courts, and has particular experience in federal district courts, including the Eastern District of Virginia’s “Rocket Docket."
Election Law
Kate is a member of the Firm’s robust election law team and has litigated and counseled clients at the forefront of an area of law that has diminishing clarity. She has served redistricting clients in substantial matters in North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Georgia.
- Represented members of Congress from Ohio in defending the 2011 Congressional redistricting plan in the case brought before a three-judge panel in the Southern District of Ohio alleging that the plan was a partisan gerrymander (Ohio A. Philip Randolph Inst. v. Householder).
Commercial Litigation
- Defended insurance companies in the Eastern District of Virginia against class action claims related to a data breach incident.
Tax Controversy, Litigation and Corporate Investigations
- Represented a multinational financial institution facing a federal grand jury investigation for allegedly assisting U.S. taxpayers in evading their U.S. tax obligations.