Katherine D. Spitz is an associate with Foley & Lardner LLP, where she has experience representing both large and small businesses in a variety of cases, including product liability actions, shareholder derivative suits, and litigation brought pursuant to the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). She is a member of the Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice.
Ms. Spitz received her law degree from the University of Notre Dame Law School (cum laude, 2007), where she served as the notes editor of the Notre Dame Journal of College and University Law. She graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a bachelor's degree in history and political science (magna cum laude). While at Notre Dame, she was also awarded the A. Harrold Weber Moot Court Award for excellence in oral argument.
Ms. Spitz co-authors a chapter on civil procedure for the Annual Survey of Wisconsin Law and is currently assisting in drafting a chapter on tax litigation for an upcoming book concerning federal litigation. She is also the author of "Sex, Drugs, and Federalism's Role: Regulation of the Morning After Pill on Public College and University Campuses," 33 J.C. & U.L. 191 (2006).
Ms. Spitz was named an Up and Coming Lawyer for 2010 by the Wisconsin Law Journal. This award recognizes rising stars in Wisconsin's legal community who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, contributed to their community, and successfully achieved notable legal outcomes early in their careers.
Ms. Spitz is admitted to practice in Wisconsin and before the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.