Katie Aber

Counsel | She/Her/Hers

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

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    • University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 2012
    • Columbia Law School, J.D., 2017
    • 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
    • District of Columbia
    • New York
    • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Katie's Insights

Firm News | 04.03.24

Landmark Settlement, with Sweeping Array of Restorative Measures, Unveiled in Historic Federalsburg Voting Rights Case

Adding reconciliation to history-making election reform, a landmark settlement was announced today in a federal lawsuit that challenged 200 years of discrimination against Black voters in the Town of Federalsburg. With a sweeping array of restorative measures, the Town seeks to make amends to Black residents for wrongs of the past. The remarkable agreement – the first of its kind in any Maryland voting rights case – was reached through mediation overseen by U.S. Magistrate Judge Erin Aslan; it includes an official apology for historical racism, a street renaming, and community markers commemorating and celebrating the history and contributions of Black residents, among other measures. 

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Katie's Insights

Firm News | 04.03.24

Landmark Settlement, with Sweeping Array of Restorative Measures, Unveiled in Historic Federalsburg Voting Rights Case

Adding reconciliation to history-making election reform, a landmark settlement was announced today in a federal lawsuit that challenged 200 years of discrimination against Black voters in the Town of Federalsburg. With a sweeping array of restorative measures, the Town seeks to make amends to Black residents for wrongs of the past. The remarkable agreement – the first of its kind in any Maryland voting rights case – was reached through mediation overseen by U.S. Magistrate Judge Erin Aslan; it includes an official apology for historical racism, a street renaming, and community markers commemorating and celebrating the history and contributions of Black residents, among other measures.