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Katharine G. Young

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Katharine (Kitty) Young is an associate in Foley & Lardner’s Litigation Department. Kitty is a member of the Commercial Litigation Practice Group and is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.

Kitty graduated from UCLA School of Law, where she was the Senior Publishing Editor of UCLA Law Review’s online publication. She began at Foley as a summer associate. Prior to joining Foley, Kitty served as a law clerk in the Office of the General Counsel of the United States National Archives and Records Administration.

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May 4, 2026 Labor & Employment Law Perspectives

51 Imperfect Solutions to Noncompete Law: Enforcing Noncompete Agreements After Employees Relocate

Since 2025, when the effort to federally regulate noncompete agreements suffered several court defeats, we have continued to see states adopt varying approaches to noncompete law. 
December 11, 2025 Foley Viewpoints

Antitrust Risks and Compliance Strategies in Intellectual Property Portfolio Management

This article analyzes how intellectual property portfolio management can simultaneously promote innovation and present potential...
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November 24, 2025 Tariff & International Trade Resource

D.C. U.S. Attorney’s Office Seizes on Crypto Crime Enforcement Opportunity with Announcement of Strike Force

Cryptocurrency investment scams perpetrated by transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) located in Southeast Asia are on the rise. Colloquially known as “pig-butchering” scams, TCOs build trust with victims, convince victims to invest in real cryptocurrency, and then con victims into transferring the real cryptocurrency into fake cryptocurrency investments.
April 15, 2025 In the News

Foley Attorneys Publish on Antitrust Enforcement in Government Procurement

Foley & Lardner LLP attorneys Mark Grundvig, Michelle Freeman, Lea Gulotta James, and Katharine Young authored the Criminal Justice Magazine article, "Antitrust Enforcement in Government Procurement: A Look at Enforcement Trends at the Five-Year Anniversary of the Antitrust Division’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force."