Katie Aber
Overview
Katie Aber is a counsel in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office and a member of the Labor & Employment Group. Katie represents employers in both litigation and counseling matters. She has experience in all aspects of civil litigation, including drafting and challenging complaints, fact and expert discovery, and drafting motions and briefs. On the counseling side, Katie has experience in advising clients on various pre-litigation, employment-related issues, as well as on issues relating to public accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Katie also has experience conducting workplace investigations on a variety of issues, including harassment and retaliation claims.
Prior to joining the firm, Katie was a civil litigation attorney at an international law firm in New York City, where she concentrated her practice on commercial litigation, employment litigation and counseling, and white collar defense matters.
Katie graduated from Columbia Law School in 2017, where she was a James Kent and Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and served on the Journal of Law and Social Problems.
Career & Education
- University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 2012
- Columbia Law School, J.D., 2017
- District of Columbia
- New York
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Katie's Insights
Client Alert | 3 min read | 01.20.26
Federal Government Challenges Minnesota Law Requiring Affirmative Action in State Government
On January 14, 2026, the United States filed a lawsuit against the State of Minnesota in federal district court, challenging the state's affirmative action requirements for civil service employment as violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”). This action comes almost a year after President Trump issued Executive Order 14173, which rescinded federal affirmative action requirements for federal government contractors and set up a potential conflict between federal requirements and certain state contracting requirements. The United States has designated this case as a matter of general public importance. This entitles the federal government to an expedited review by a three-judge panel at the district court with direct appeal to the United States Supreme Court—setting the path for a show-down on affirmative action in employment at the highest court.
Client Alert | 3 min read | 05.13.25
DOL Issues Revised Independent Contractor Misclassification Guidance
Client Alert | 2 min read | 09.23.24
Client Alert | 5 min read | 05.30.24
Insights
Harmonizing AI With EEO Requirements: OFCCP's Blueprint For Federal Contractors
|05.28.24
Westlaw Today
"When Anti-Discrimination Law Discriminates: A Right to Transgender Dignity in Disability Law" Columbia Law Journal of Law & Social Problems, Volume 50, Issue 1
|09.15.21
Katie's Insights
Client Alert | 3 min read | 01.20.26
Federal Government Challenges Minnesota Law Requiring Affirmative Action in State Government
On January 14, 2026, the United States filed a lawsuit against the State of Minnesota in federal district court, challenging the state's affirmative action requirements for civil service employment as violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”). This action comes almost a year after President Trump issued Executive Order 14173, which rescinded federal affirmative action requirements for federal government contractors and set up a potential conflict between federal requirements and certain state contracting requirements. The United States has designated this case as a matter of general public importance. This entitles the federal government to an expedited review by a three-judge panel at the district court with direct appeal to the United States Supreme Court—setting the path for a show-down on affirmative action in employment at the highest court.
Client Alert | 3 min read | 05.13.25
DOL Issues Revised Independent Contractor Misclassification Guidance
Client Alert | 2 min read | 09.23.24
Client Alert | 5 min read | 05.30.24
