Katie Viggiani is co-chair of Morrison Foerster’s Complex Litigation + Advisement practice group and a partner in the firm’s New York office.
She specializes in the defense of complex commercial disputes and consumer class actions, crafting strategies that look beyond a single dispute to further clients’ holistic goals inside and outside the courtroom. Katie is a versatile commercial litigator who represents U.S. and international companies in courts and arbitral tribunals throughout the country. Her clients include technology, retail, e-commerce, healthcare, and financial firms from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies.
Consumer Class Actions and Privacy Litigation
Katie regularly represents companies against consumer class actions, including ones asserting privacy claims based on novel theories of liability. She has defended companies against claims under federal wiretap statutes, the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, the California Invasion of Privacy Act, and other privacy laws. She also defends companies in high-profile cases involving data security issues and the handling of sensitive information.