Katie Wright Morrone

Representative Matters

• Representing and counseling a global artist/songwriter and other clients on defamation, "soft intellectual property" (trademark and copyright) issues, and various business ventures
• Representing a large cargo shipper in litigation brought pursuant to the novel Helms-Burton Act (a statute that had remained dormant for over 20 years before any claims could be asserted)
• Representing a commercial mortgage-backed securities special servicer and related entities in multiple litigations stemming from the disposition of a major private residential development
• Counseling a securities nonprofit in several confidential business disputes
• Representing artists and co-writers against copyright infringement claims in several jurisdictions
• Represented a global artist/songwriter, and was a member of the trial team, in a landmark, high-profile sexual harassment lawsuit adverse to an on-air radio personality, resulting in a jury verdict for Venable’s client on all claims and defenses (Mueller v. Swift)
• Represented a global artist/songwriter and related companies in offensive and defensive copyright infringement suits (Hall v. Swift; TAS Rights Management, LLC v. Evermore Park LLC; LaDart v. Swift)
• Counseled a client through unique Rule 202 Petition pre-litigation discovery procedures in Texas
• Represented and successfully defended a pharmaceutical company against antitrust and Lanham Act claims, achieving dismissal at motion to dismiss stage
• Represented a highly regarded construction company in a breach of contract action stemming from engineer abdications of work during a design-build highway extension project
• Member of several defense teams for pharmaceutical manufacturers against antitrust class action claims arising from alleged "reverse payment" settlement of patent litigation (In re Solodyn Antitrust Litigation; In re Modafinil Antitrust Litigation; In re Opana Antitrust Litigation)
• Defended a multinational hospitality company in a dispute involving complicated international jurisdictional issues related to plaintiffs' claims to land in Eastern Europe; won a motion to dismiss in the Northern District of Illinois, and the decision was affirmed on appeal in the Seventh Circuit
• Represented a former president/CEO of an insurance technology company in a deceptive marketing and sales investigation by the FTC
• Represented an adult education company specializing in trading and financial education in a deceptive advertising investigation and litigation by the FTC
• Represented a company in student loan investigations before the CFPB and state attorneys general
• Secured anonymous treatment on behalf of a client suing the CFPB in federal court, which was the first time that a court had granted John Doe status to a party challenging any aspect of a CFPB civil investigative demand (CID)

Education

• J.D. magna cum laude American University, Washington College of Law 2014
• • Order of the Coif
  • Executive editor, American University Law Review
• B.A. Northwestern University 2007
• • Captain, Women's Soccer Team

Bar Admissions

• Maryland
• District of Columbia

Court Admissions

• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
• U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
• U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
• U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

• Super Lawyers, Rising Star, Washington, DC, 2020 – 2023
• The Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch, 2023 – 2025
• Legal 500, Media, Technology and Telecoms - Advertising and Marketing - Transactional and Regulatory, 2023

Personal Activities

• Captain, Division I college soccer team
• Avid Peloton rider
• Member, Her Legal Circle