Areas of Practice
Education
- Harvard Law School, J.D., 2003, Managing Editor, Harvard Environmental Law Review
- California State University - Long Beach, B.A., summa cum laude, 2000
Judicial Clerkships
- Hon. James Gwin, US District Court, Northern District of Ohio
- Hon. Mary Beck Briscoe, US Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, Lawrence, Kansas
Bar & Court Admissions
- District of Columbia
- California
- US Court of Appeals for the Sixth, Ninth, Tenth, and Eleventh Circuits
- US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
- US District Court for the District of Columbia and the Central District of California
Kathryn J. Gainey
Associate
1330 Connecticut Avenue, NWWashington DC 20036
TEL: 202.429.6253
FAX: 202.429.3902
Kathryn Gainey is an associate in the Washington office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP, where she is a member of the Litigation Department. Ms. Gainey’s practice focuses on commercial and appellate litigation.
Ms. Gainey regularly assists in a variety of litigation matters involving complex factual and legal issues in both federal and state courts. She has litigated cases involving contract disputes, construction-related claims, RICO, and breach of fiduciary duty. She has also advised clients on constitutional challenges to legislation.
Ms. Gainey is active in the firm’s appellate practice. She has worked on briefs before the United States Supreme Court and federal courts of appeals on a wide range of issues. Ms. Gainey assisted with an amicus brief advancing a statutory interpretation that the United States Supreme Court adopted in its opinion in Clark v. Martinez ( US 2005).
