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Catherine C. Porto

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Catherine Porto represents clients in all facets of commercial litigation. Prior to joining Keker, Van Nest & Peters, Catherine served as a law clerk to Judge Christopher Cooper of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and Judge Albert Diaz of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Catherine earned her J.D. from Stanford Law School and her B.A. in liberal studies cum laude from the University of Notre Dame. During law school, she served as a full-time clinic student in Stanford's Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, taught criminal law to incarcerated youth as a participant in Stanford’s StreetLaw Pro Bono project, and worked with Professors Pam Karlan and Joseph Bankman on Stanford Legal, a monthly legal news podcast. She previously served as a law clerk representing indigent defendants with Orleans Public Defenders, as a general litigation extern at the ACLU Northern California, and as a paralegal with the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Appellate Section.

Catherine Porto represents clients in all facets of commercial litigation. Prior to joining Keker, Van Nest & Peters, Catherine served as a law clerk to Judge Christopher Cooper of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and Judge Albert Diaz of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Catherine earned her J.D. from Stanford Law School and her B.A. in liberal studies cum laude from the University of Notre Dame. During law school, she served as a full-time clinic student in Stanford's Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, taught criminal law to incarcerated youth as a participant in Stanford’s StreetLaw Pro Bono project, and worked with Professors Pam Karlan and Joseph Bankman on Stanford Legal, a monthly legal news podcast. She previously served as a law clerk representing indigent defendants with Orleans Public Defenders, as a general litigation extern at the ACLU Northern California, and as a paralegal with the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Appellate Section.

Keker, Van Nest & Peters Secures Defense Win for Real Intent

10/30/2024

A Keker trial team, led by Bob Van Nest, successfully defended Real Intent, Inc. in a San Jose federal court, achieving a favorable outcome in a complex breach of contract case. After securing a decisive copyright fair use ruling in August 2024, they convinced the jury to award only nominal damages, far less than the claimant’s demands. Read more

KVP Team featured in AmLaw Litigator of the (Past) Week Runners-Up and Shout-Outs

08/14/2024

Keker, Van Nest & Peters team – Laurie Carr Mims, Ben Rothstein, Candice Mai Khanh Nguyen, Melissa Cornell, and Catherine Porto – were featured by AmLaw for successfully securing a significant victory for their client InterMune against the company’s former CEO W. Scott Harkonen. Read more

Katie Lynn Joyce and Catherine Porto Provide Tips for Building a Strong Trade Secret Damages Model with Reuters Legal News

02/15/2024

Katie Lynn Joyce and Catherine Porto discuss ways to build a strong trade secret damages model with Reuters Legal News. Read more