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Katelynn M. Williams

Senior Counsel

Katelynn M. Williams

Senior Counsel

Katelynn Williams helps businesses navigate their relationships with—and legal obligations to—what’s often called their most important asset: employees.

She is a senior counsel with Foley & Lardner LLP, where she is a member of the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice. From proactive counseling to contentious litigation, Katelynn helps employers navigate their legal obligations and strategies in a wide variety of labor and employment-related issues.

Katelynn represents employers in discrimination and retaliation claims, wage & hour class actions, trade secret misappropriation litigation, labor arbitrations, and more. She also advises clients on the Occupational Safety & Health Act and its state law counterparts. In addition, Katelynn handles internal investigations and provides respectful workplace training for clients seeking a professional outside voice.

Katelynn currently serves as President of the Western District of Wisconsin Bar Association. She is also a member of the Dane County Boys and Girls Club Human Resources Committee. In her spare time, Katelynn volunteers as an assistant high school cross country coach.

Awards and Recognition

  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Labor and Employment Law – Management (2023-2024)
  • Wisconsin Super Lawyers® Rising StarEmployment & Labor (2023)

Affiliations

  • President, Western District of Wisconsin Bar Association
  • Dane County Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Legal Associate of Women
  • Western District of Wisconsin Pro Bono Committee, Co-chair
  • Dane County Boys and Girls’ Club Human Resources Committee
June 16, 2026 Deals and Wins

Foley Advises Elektrik in Major Growth Investment from Lead Edge Capital

Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal advisor to Elektrik App, Inc., the leading procurement platform for sourcing critical electrical infrastructure components, in its significant growth investment from Lead Edge Capital, a growth equity firm.
June 15, 2026 Deals and Wins

Foley Guides Ultradent in Acquisition by Mitsui Chemicals

Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal advisor to Ultradent Products Inc., a leading global developer and manufacturer of high-tech dental materials, devices, and instruments, in its agreement to be acquired by Mitsui Chemicals.
May 21, 2026 Deals and Wins

Foley Guides Kontoor Brands in Agreement to Sell Lee® Business to Authentic Brands Group

Foley & Lardner LLP is serving as the legal advisor to Kontoor Brands, Inc. (NYSE: KTB) in its sale of the Lee® business to Authentic Brands Group.
April 10, 2026 Deals and Wins

Foley Advises Valencia Technologies in Acquisition by Boston Scientific

Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal advisor to Valencia Technologies Corporation, a privately held medical technology company focused on developing and commercializing innovative solutions to treat bladder dysfunction, in its acquisition by global medical technology leader Boston Scientific Corporation.
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March 16, 2026 Labor & Employment Law Perspectives

DOL Reminds Employers to Include Non-Discretionary Bonuses When Calculating Regular Rates and Overtime Premiums — But How?

We outlined the flurry of Opinion Letters that the Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued, but an important topic in one of those letters deserves a deeper dive: the requirement that employers include so-called “non-discretionary” bonus compensation in overtime pay calculations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
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January 9, 2026 Labor & Employment Law Perspectives

Navigating Workplace AI When Federal, State Policies Clash