Caitlin is an experienced and passionate complex commercial litigator who tackles the most challenging and high-stakes matters her clients face. Fueled by a competitive spirit, she thrives on securing major victories for her clients, strategically defending their interests both in and out of the courtroom.
Leading effective teams in bet-the-company cases across state and federal courts, Caitlin handles a diverse array of disputes, including defamation, breach of contract, fraud, business torts, white collar, products liability, restructuring, False Claims Act and tax. Her clients span a wide range of industries and include Fortune 100 financial institutions, retail institutions, chemical companies and technology companies.
Clients and co-counsel consistently commend Caitlin's advocacy and problem-solving prowess, describing her as "super smart, dedicated" and "very, very formidable." Her "extremely persuasive" writing is lauded as "terrific" and "really powerful," often leading to early dispute resolutions. In discovery, her innovative legal strategies, adept witness handling, and "poised, expert and persuasive" oral advocacy position her clients for success. Jurors have praised Caitlin as an exceptional presenter, noting her "confident," "very knowledgeable and passionate" style, which is "detailed yet simple to understand" and "just the right amount of everything."
An engaging speaker, Caitlin is often invited to instruct on a variety of legal topics, including ethics for in-house counsel, deposition skills and women in law. Her insights on headline-making legal developments have also been featured in nationwide publications such as Variety, Law360 and Us Weekly.
*Matters completed prior to joining Benesch.
Representative Experience
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Secured temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction in the Middle District of Florida on behalf of members in a venture capital fund, preventing the further unauthorized use of their names and likenesses to promote a separate fund.
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Representing a high-net-worth individual in bringing defamation claims against social media accounts falsely accusing him of engaging in criminal and otherwise wrongful conduct
- Representing a global election technology firm in a defamation suit seeking over $2 billion against Fox News and others.
- Counsel for international oil company in putative class action arising out of the storage of its petroleum product. Won motion to dismiss all six claims.*
- Represented major vehicle manufacturer in DOJ and SEC investigation involving fraud allegations.*
- Secured summary judgment for global investment management firm in over half a billion-dollar defamation case involving the high yield municipal bond market.*
- Counsel for major home furnishings retailer in purported class actions involving allegations of product defect, consumer fraud, and warrantability claims. Won motion to compel arbitration following contested evidentiary hearing.*
- Counsel for multinational recreational vehicle manufacturer in putative class actions and personal injury matters alleging product liability and violations of consumer protection statutes.*
- Counsel for major power company in case brought by energy services competitor alleging theft of confidential information and unfair business practices. During deposition discovery, sought and won a stay of the preliminary injunction proceeding on behalf of client. Case settled favorably during stay. *
- Represented major chemical company in SEC investigation into federal reporting issues. *
