Kate Lazarus

klazarus@kblfirm.com
 

Kate specializes in complex litigation, and has a wide range of experience in both state and federal court. She has handled cases in the areas of contract, fraud, trade secret, patent, securities, legal malpractice, and criminal law.

Kate has tried numerous cases, both in court and in arbitration, including as first chair. Her trial experience includes a copyright case with a damages claim of over a billion dollars, an eight-week federal criminal trial involving corporate accounting, and several confidential arbitrations. Kate also assists clients in resolving disputes without the need for litigation. In particular, Kate regularly leads investigations into purported trade secret misappropriation that have avoided threatened lawsuits. Kate also frequently represents individuals in multi-defendant cases, successfully collaborating with joint defense groups in complex matters. Kate focuses on digging into the challenges a client faces, and developing efficient and effective solutions with an eye towards her clients’ business goals.

Kate is an active member of the Sedona Conference Working Group on Trade Secrets and the Trials Section of the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms. Kate grew up in San Francisco and is involved with her community. She is a board member and past president of the Lowell High School Alumni Association and is on the board of the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library.

Education, Clerkships, Honors:  

• J.D., Columbia University School of Law, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar

• B.A., Political Science and American Studies, Departmental honors, Northwestern University

• Law Clerk to the Hon. Mary Murguia, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit and the Hon. Frederick Martone, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

• Kate has been selected as a California Super Lawyer each year since 2020, and before that was recognized as a Rising Star each year from 2016 to 2019.