Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Lawyer Overview

Since joining Jones Day, Kate has participated in product liability defense and complex tort litigation, including cases involving lead paint, tobacco, and silica. She has experience in both class action matters and joint defense efforts. Kate has assisted in various litigation actions, including antitrust defense. She also coauthored the Georgia chapter of the 2007 edition of Business Torts: A Fifty-State Guide.

Kate is a member of the State Bar of Georgia (Product Liability Law Section) and the American Bar Association.

Areas of Practice

• Product Liability & Tort Litigation

Representative Cases

• Budget Pest Prevention v. Bayer Corp. and Bayer CropScience, L.P.
• Jones Day Atlanta Making the Case for a New Georgia Juvenile Code , (2008)

West Practice Categories

Alcoholic Beverages, Apparel, Asbestos, Chemicals & Cosmetics, Firearms, Food & Agricultural Products, Machinery & Tools, Medical Products & Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Pharmaceutical Products, Products Liability Law, Recreational Products, Tobacco

Bar Admissions

• Georgia

Education

• Tulane University

Published Works

• Product Crisis: Kigyo ni motomeareu Kiki-Kanri, ("Product Crisis: Crisis Management for Companies") Business Law Journal, 2008
• Put Your Boots On: Preparing For The Product Crisis, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, 2008
• The Product Crisis: Staying Ahead by Planning Ahead, Practice Perspectives: Product Liability & Tort Litigation, 2008
• The Class Action Fairness Act Two Years Later: Looking Back and Looking Ahead, Practice Perspectives: Product Liability & Tort Litigation, 2007

Address

1420 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Suite 800
Atlanta, GA 30309-3053

Phones

1.404.581.8441 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.404.581.8330 (Business Fax)

Emails

Contact Us (Business Email)

Websites

http://www.jonesday.com