Ritchey, Katherine S.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Katherine Ritchey is a commercial litigator who has substantial experience in federal courts around the country and in California state courts, as well as before the California Public Utilities Commission. She has supervised all phases of litigation, has tried cases in federal and state courts, and has argued before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Katherine also has extensive experience with alternative dispute resolution, including mediation and arbitration. She serves on the Northern District of California's mediator panel.

Katherine has litigated a broad range of issues, including contract, fraud, misrepresentation, unfair business practice, real estate, insurance, and Lanham Act claims. She has extensive experience with ERISA disputes, including Department of Labor investigations, fiduciary cases, and single plaintiff and class action benefits cases.

Currently, Katherine is preparing a significant contract dispute for arbitration. She also is managing real estate finance litigation for several banks. Katherine advises many clients on ERISA litigation issues and supervises nationwide ERISA litigation for Standard Insurance Company.

Areas of Practice

• Trial Practice
• ERISA & Other Employee Benefits Litigation

Representative Cases

• Chevron obtains defense victory in highly publicized Nigerian human rights case , (2009)
• Standard Insurance favorably settles suit alleging ERISA and ADA violations , (2010)
• Standard Insurance successfully appeals dismissal of complaint to preserve its preferred federal forum
• Standard Insurance successfully dismisses ERISA class action , (2010)

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Litigation, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employee, Employee Rights -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employee, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, International Trade Litigation, Litigation & Appeals, Military & Veterans Appeals, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court

Bar Admissions

• California

Education

• U of California - Berkeley
• U of California - Hastings

Published Works

• Hertz Corp. v. Friend: The Supreme Court Endorses the "Nerve Center" Test for Corporate Citizenship, 2010
• Recent Developments In ERISA Law in the Ninth Circuit, ABA Tort & Insurance Practice Section Committee News, 2000

Address

555 California Street
26th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104

Phones

1.415.875.5728 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.415.875.5700 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.jonesday.com