Katherine E. Graf

Katie is a skilled litigator and counselor who provides clear, business-minded and actionable legal advice across a range of issues.

Katie assists organizations with complex legal challenges, including consumer class actions, contract disputes, real estate, and privacy litigation; subpoena responses and internal investigations. Katie has significant experience in crisis response as well as managing high-stakes and time-sensitive disputes. She has also led internal and external investigations involving allegations of misconduct, policy violations, and regulatory issues.

Prior to joining Fredrikson, Katie spent fourteen years as an in-house litigator at Fortune 50 and Fortune 500 companies. That experience provides her with deep understanding of how business leaders think and prioritize when faced with legal challenges, allowing her to tailor legal strategies to business needs.

• Managed multiple lawsuits relating to alleged shelf price inaccuracies for major national retailer.
• Managed investigation into alleged shelf price inaccuracies for a leading national retailer and advised on price change process improvements.
• Successfully managed and resolved lawsuit related to alleged use of biometrics on online try-on feature for leading national retailer.
• Successfully managed and resolved litigation regarding alleged use of biometrics in store security systems for leading national retailer.
• Led response for major national retailer involving a violent incident in a store. Coordinated response to media and law enforcement, led company through resulting litigation.
• Advised leading national retailer in response to significant ground movement affecting one of its stores, including local government engagement, prelitigation strategy, and coordination of media communications.
• Led premises liability program for major national retailer.

Education

• University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, J.D., top 25%
• University of Chicago, M.A.
• Fulbright Scholar, Berlin, Germany
• Wellesley College, B.A. magna cum laude

Admissions

• Minnesota
• Illinois, inactive
• Texas, inactive

• Great River Greening, Board Member, 2021-2024