Katherine D. Althoff

Katherine Althoff defends pharmaceutical and heavy equipment companies in complex, bet-the-company, and multi-district litigation, handling cases ranging from mass torts involving tens of thousands of plaintiffs to massive nationwide recalls. She has experience serving as national, regional, local, and specialty counsel, including serving as national science and expert counsel in complex product liability matters. Katherine has successfully briefed and argued summary judgment motions for clients on a variety of issues, including global issues of lack of product defect, no causation, and Daubert, resulting in the abrupt and final dismissal of thousands of cases. An avid team player, Katherine often collaborates with counsel in other jurisdictions using the “virtual law firm” model.