KatherineBrown

Department Counsel

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Katherine Brown

Department Counsel

She / Her

Office

Washington, DC

Phone

+1 202 637 6393


Katherine Brown assists clients in investigations, litigation and compliance under US and foreign anti-corruption, competition and securities laws. Proficient in German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Dutch, she also helps international companies with litigation and compliance matters within the United States, including, cross-border contract disputes, internal investigations, and corporate monitorships. 

Prior to rejoining the firm in 2024, Katherine was a multi-lingual litigator working primarily on matters with German, French, Spanish, and Portuguese language evidence.

Credentials

  • District of Columbia, 1993

  • Georgetown University Law Center, JD, cum laude, American Jurisprudence Award, Moot Court,1992; American Jurisprudence Award, Trial Practice, 1991; Ford Foundation Fellowship in Public International Law, 1992; Charles Hamilton Houston Award, 1991, 1993
  • Harvard University, MA, Teaching Fellowship, Honors Program for Degrees in History and Literature, 1981
  • Harvard University, PhD, Honors Program for degrees in history and literature, 1983
  • Stanford University, BA, Pi Delta Phi French Honor Society, 1978

  • US Supreme Court, 1998

Service / Recognition

  • Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2022, 2024-2025

Katherine Brown assists clients in investigations, litigation and compliance under US and foreign anti-corruption, competition and securities laws. Proficient in German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Dutch, she also helps international companies with litigation and compliance matters within the United States, including, cross-border contract disputes, internal investigations, and corporate monitorships. 

Prior to rejoining the firm in 2024, Katherine was a multi-lingual litigator working primarily on matters with German, French, Spanish, and Portuguese language evidence.

  • District of Columbia, 1993

  • Georgetown University Law Center, JD, cum laude, American Jurisprudence Award, Moot Court,1992; American Jurisprudence Award, Trial Practice, 1991; Ford Foundation Fellowship in Public International Law, 1992; Charles Hamilton Houston Award, 1991, 1993
  • Harvard University, MA, Teaching Fellowship, Honors Program for Degrees in History and Literature, 1981
  • Harvard University, PhD, Honors Program for degrees in history and literature, 1983
  • Stanford University, BA, Pi Delta Phi French Honor Society, 1978

  • US Supreme Court, 1998

  • Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2022, 2024-2025

Overview

Katherine Brown assists clients in investigations, litigation and compliance under US and foreign anti-corruption, competition and securities laws. Proficient in German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Dutch, she also helps international companies with litigation and compliance matters within the United States, including, cross-border contract disputes, internal investigations, and corporate monitorships. 

Prior to rejoining the firm in 2024, Katherine was a multi-lingual litigator working primarily on matters with German, French, Spanish, and Portuguese language evidence.

Credentials

Admissions

  • District of Columbia, 1993

Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center, JD, cum laude, American Jurisprudence Award, Moot Court,1992; American Jurisprudence Award, Trial Practice, 1991; Ford Foundation Fellowship in Public International Law, 1992; Charles Hamilton Houston Award, 1991, 1993
  • Harvard University, MA, Teaching Fellowship, Honors Program for Degrees in History and Literature, 1981
  • Harvard University, PhD, Honors Program for degrees in history and literature, 1983
  • Stanford University, BA, Pi Delta Phi French Honor Society, 1978

Court Admissions

  • US Supreme Court, 1998

Service / Recognition

Awards

  • Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2022, 2024-2025

Katherine Brown assists clients in investigations, litigation and compliance under US and foreign anti-corruption, competition and securities laws. Proficient in German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Dutch, she also helps international companies with litigation and compliance matters within the United States, including, cross-border contract disputes, internal investigations, and corporate monitorships. 

Prior to rejoining the firm in 2024, Katherine was a multi-lingual litigator working primarily on matters with German, French, Spanish, and Portuguese language evidence.

Credentials

  • District of Columbia, 1993

  • Georgetown University Law Center, JD, cum laude, American Jurisprudence Award, Moot Court,1992; American Jurisprudence Award, Trial Practice, 1991; Ford Foundation Fellowship in Public International Law, 1992; Charles Hamilton Houston Award, 1991, 1993
  • Harvard University, MA, Teaching Fellowship, Honors Program for Degrees in History and Literature, 1981
  • Harvard University, PhD, Honors Program for degrees in history and literature, 1983
  • Stanford University, BA, Pi Delta Phi French Honor Society, 1978

  • US Supreme Court, 1998

Service / Recognition

  • Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2022, 2024-2025

Katherine Brown assists clients in investigations, litigation and compliance under US and foreign anti-corruption, competition and securities laws. Proficient in German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Dutch, she also helps international companies with litigation and compliance matters within the United States, including, cross-border contract disputes, internal investigations, and corporate monitorships. 

Prior to rejoining the firm in 2024, Katherine was a multi-lingual litigator working primarily on matters with German, French, Spanish, and Portuguese language evidence.

  • District of Columbia, 1993

  • Georgetown University Law Center, JD, cum laude, American Jurisprudence Award, Moot Court,1992; American Jurisprudence Award, Trial Practice, 1991; Ford Foundation Fellowship in Public International Law, 1992; Charles Hamilton Houston Award, 1991, 1993
  • Harvard University, MA, Teaching Fellowship, Honors Program for Degrees in History and Literature, 1981
  • Harvard University, PhD, Honors Program for degrees in history and literature, 1983
  • Stanford University, BA, Pi Delta Phi French Honor Society, 1978

  • US Supreme Court, 1998

  • Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2022, 2024-2025

Overview

Katherine Brown assists clients in investigations, litigation and compliance under US and foreign anti-corruption, competition and securities laws. Proficient in German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Dutch, she also helps international companies with litigation and compliance matters within the United States, including, cross-border contract disputes, internal investigations, and corporate monitorships. 

Prior to rejoining the firm in 2024, Katherine was a multi-lingual litigator working primarily on matters with German, French, Spanish, and Portuguese language evidence.

Credentials

Admissions

  • District of Columbia, 1993

Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center, JD, cum laude, American Jurisprudence Award, Moot Court,1992; American Jurisprudence Award, Trial Practice, 1991; Ford Foundation Fellowship in Public International Law, 1992; Charles Hamilton Houston Award, 1991, 1993
  • Harvard University, MA, Teaching Fellowship, Honors Program for Degrees in History and Literature, 1981
  • Harvard University, PhD, Honors Program for degrees in history and literature, 1983
  • Stanford University, BA, Pi Delta Phi French Honor Society, 1978

Court Admissions

  • US Supreme Court, 1998

Service / Recognition

Awards

  • Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2022, 2024-2025