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Kathy has significant experience representing clients in litigation and investigations, including fraud investigations and affirmative litigation. She works with clients to develop discovery strategies in complex litigation matters, including discovery representation and advocacy.
Kathy’s work includes leading and managing all aspects of pre-trial litigation and discovery, including developing discovery strategies, drafting and responding to discovery, briefing and argument of discovery motions, motions to dismiss, and motions for summary judgment, preparation of experts for deposition, and taking and defending depositions, including corporate representative 30(b)(6) depositions. In addition, she has served as trial counsel in federal jury trials, where she managed direct and cross-examinations of numerous fact and expert witnesses and briefed and argued trial motions and jury instructions. Kathy also advises clients concerning information governance and data privacy matters, as well as data collection and analytics issues.
Throughout her legal career, Kathy has worked tirelessly to identify novel ways to approach litigation matters. Her efforts have included developing investigation, claims handling, and litigation strategies for large national insurers designed to detect, prevent, and obtain recoveries for systemic insurance fraud in jurisdictions across the country. She provides high-quality, timely, and cost-effective advice and counsel that aligns with key business considerations, best practices, and data metrics.
Before joining Redgrave, Kathy was a partner at Seyfarth Shaw LLP. Prior to that, she was a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP.
Kathy’s work experience includes:
- Leading a team representing a major pharmaceutical company facing multi-district product liability litigation
- Managing all aspects of complex commercial litigation, including in affirmative litigation brought by insurers alleging claims of fraud, conspiracy, unjust enrichment, and violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) Act, as well as the California Insurance Frauds Prevention Act and the Illinois Insurance Claims Fraud Prevention Act
- Representing insurers concerning fraud schemes involving billing for medically unnecessary services or services not rendered, upcoding, unbundling, violating anti-kickback and patient brokering laws, as well as violating state licensure laws and prohibitions against corporate practice of medicine
- Developing investigation, claims handling, and litigation strategies for large national insurers designed to detect, prevent, and obtain recoveries for systemic insurance fraud in jurisdictions across the country
- Negotiating pre-litigation settlements with healthcare providers on behalf of insurers
- Training attorneys and paralegals regarding insurance fraud investigations and litigation
As a trial lawyer, Kathy has represented clients in the following representative litigation matters:
- Representing a property and casualty insurer, including handling all aspects of affirmative and defensive discovery, in a RICO and fraud action in Michigan against physicians, clinics, MRI providers, and others, alleging they performed and billed for medical, physical therapy, and MRI services that were medically unnecessary or not performed
- Representing a health insurer in a fraud action alleging that physician-owned entities in Texas fraudulently billed for facility fees performed in ambulatory surgery centers by the physician-owners based upon kickback arrangements between the centers and physicians
- Representing a worker’s compensation insurer in a RICO and fraud action in Texas against the physician and compounding pharmacy, alleging they performed and billed for medically unnecessary pain management injections and topical compounds
- Representing a property and casualty insurer in a RICO and fraud action in Florida against chiropractors, physicians, and others, alleging they performed and billed for medically unnecessary mobile electrodiagnostic and ultrasound tests
- Representing a multimedia entertainment company that publishes an internationally circulated magazine, operates television networks, and distributes programming via mobile and online platforms in obtaining judgment against evasive international publishers for breaching an international trademark license agreement
- Representing a property and casualty insurer in a RICO and fraud action in New York against wholesalers and retailers of durable medical equipment and orthotics, alleging they billed for items that were not provided, were not medically necessary, and were supported by fraudulent wholesale invoices
Education
- Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, J.D. (2002)
- Northwestern University, B.A. (1999)
Bar Admissions
- Illinois
Memberships
- Board Member, Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Foundation
Recognition
- "Rising Star" General Litigation, Illinois Super Lawyers
- BTI Client Service All-Star