Kate Skeele
Partner
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Overview
Kate Skeele is a litigation attorney in Holland & Knight's New York office, representing clients in state and federal litigation, mediation and arbitration matters. They are experienced in offering guidance from litigation avoidance/risk management and pre-dispute stages through resolution of disputes.
Kate's practice includes general commercial and business litigation, energy sector disputes and product liability defense. In the energy sector, their experience includes representing a public power utility with respect to rate cases and related litigation. Kate's many years of product liability experience include representation of manufacturers, distributors and their insurers in the defense of various toxic torts, including those involving allegations of inhalant exposure to diketones and to contaminants including asbestos. Their general commercial and business litigation experience encompasses defense and prosecution of Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) and non-UCC contract claims; class action lawsuits; and business torts, including fraud, defamation and breach of fiduciary duty claims.
Serving a wide range of industries, they counsel energy, real estate, technology, media, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, distribution, healthcare and finance clients, among others. Kate has particular interest and experience in advising partnerships, entrepreneurs, startups and emerging growth companies in litigation and litigation avoidance/risk management.
Kate's experience spans all phases of litigation, including federal and state disputes and appeals. Kate has seen disputes through ultimate resolution in jury trials and arbitral hearings, including proceedings before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and American Arbitration Association (AAA). They were named a co-chair of the firm's LGBTQ Affinity Group in 2024.
While at Fordham University School of Law, they served on the Moot Court Board, were a board member for the school's Legal Education and Advocacy Project (LEAP) for Youth, interned for Justice John Leventhal of the New York State Supreme Court – Criminal Branch, and participated in Fordham's Criminal Defense Clinic. Kate was a Stein Scholar in Public Interest Law and Ethics.
Representative Experience
Credentials
- Fordham University School of Law, J.D.
- Wesleyan University, B.A., Government
- New Jersey
- New York
- Holland & Knight Pro Bono All-Star, 2020, 2021