Kathryn Clifford Klorfein

• Defense counsel for a medical sterilization company facing claims of personal injury and property damage based on alleged facility emissions. 
• Defense counsel for a contract services provider in a class action involving claims of property damage.
• Plaintiff’s counsel for a medical sterilization company seeking to restart operations of a facility under Georgia law.
• Defense counsel for a roofing manufacturer in a breach of contract and breach of warranty class action.
• Represented a Fortune 50 pharmaceutical company in federal multidistrict litigation and state consolidated actions involving allegations of unfair competition, false advertising, and other consumer fraud claims related to the sale and marketing of prescription pain medications.
• Represented a Fortune 50 pharmaceutical company in state and federal courts against medical device product liability claims.
• Co-authored a merits brief that resulted in a unanimous Supreme Court opinion clarifying the standard for receiving funding for investigative services in capital cases under 18 U.S.C. § 3599(f). Ayestas v. Davis, 138 S. Ct. 1080 (2018).

Katie Klorfein focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation, including state consolidated actions and multidistrict litigations. Katie frequently represents industrials and manufacturing clients. Katie has been recognized by The Best Lawyers of America© “Ones to Watch” for Commercial Litigation.

Before joining the firm, Katie clerked for the Hon. Donald M. Middlebrooks of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida and worked as an associate at a national law firm in Washington, D.C.

Katie earned her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law, where she was elected to the Order of the Coif. During law school, Katie served as the president of the UVA Innocence Project, where she appeared in the “Serial” podcast for her work.  She was also the development editor for the Journal of Law & Politics. Katie received her A.B., summa cum laude, in history and political science from the University of Georgia.

Bar Admissions

• District of Columbia
• Georgia

Education

• University of Virginia (J.D., 2015)
• University of Georgia (A.B., 2012)