Katherine Taylor
Locations
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District of Columbia
Education
University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., Journal of Law and Politics University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, B.A., magna cum laude
Katherine Taylor is an associate in Hughes Hubbard’s Washington, D.C. office in the Litigation department. Her diverse litigation practice includes representing clients in securities enforcement and litigation matters and shareholder suits. In addition, as a member of the firm’s Global Investigations, Enforcement and Compliance practice, she focuses primarily on matters involving general internal investigations and anti-corruption and compliance matters.
Katherine also has a wide-ranging pro bono portfolio, which includes a criminal resentencing action, several asylum immigration cases, and working to address gun violence within the District of Columbia. Before joining the firm, Katherine was a Law Intern in the Civil Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, where she drafted memoranda on complex discovery issues regarding proportionality, cost-shifting, and the duty to supplement document production. Prior to attending law school Katherine was both an Administrative Assistant and Project Assistant for the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Health Project. Additionally, she was an Office of Presidential Scheduling & Advance Intern in the Executive Office of the President.
Recognition
- 2022 - 2023 Capital Pro Bono High Honor Roll, sponsored by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
- 2019 and 2020 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, sponsored by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Highlighted Publications
Co-author, with Laura Perkins and Michael DeBernardis, “Suspect Corrupt Payments? How to Navigate a Potential Corporate Crisis,” The Review of Securities & Commodities Regulation, p.171-176, September 2024
News & Insights For Katherine Taylor
View All News & InsightsHughes Hubbard Lawyers Recognized in 2025 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll
Eight Hughes Hubbard lawyers have been named to the 2025 DC Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, which recognizes attorneys who dedicated significant time to pro bono service through the District of Columbia Courts during the past year.
Month in a Minute: December 2025 and January 2026
Highlights from December 2025 and January 2026 include a guilty verdict for a Texas businessman, a sentence and forfeiture agreement for a former oil trader and dropped charges in a case related to the Petrobras bribery scheme.
Hughes Hubbard Secures Complete Dismissal for Maxeon Solar Technologies
Hughes Hubbard successfully represented Maxeon Solar Technologies and two of its former senior executives, achieving a complete dismissal in a putative securities class action filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
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