Información
Kate Toomey ejerce su práctica en litigios y en obtener resoluciones favorables en disputas transnacionales complejas. El abogado de la otra parte la ha descripto como “una abogada agresiva, tenaz, incansable” Sokol Holdings Inc. vs. Dorsey & Whitney, C.A. No. 09C-08-239 (JAP) (Del. Super. 2013).
La Sra. Toomey se ha concentrado en casos relacionados con productos financieros sofisticados, normas y responsabilidades bancarias, y una gran variedad de fraudes financieros. Posee gran experiencia en litigios por fraudes que involucran documentación falsa. La experiencia de la Sra. Toomey también se extiende a las áreas de insolvencia internacional y ha proporcionado representación en Estados Unidos a los liquidadores de instituciones financieras internacionales y empresas multinacionales en fraude multinacional, casos RICO y de lavado de dinero y, en relación con el cobro de activos de Estados Unidos, la persecución y defensa de litigios en Estados Unidos y la obtención de información y pruebas bajo el Capítulo 15 del Código de Quiebras de Estados Unidos.
Además de su trabajo internacional, la Sra. Toomey es experta en temas de prevención de lavado de dinero/financiamiento del terrorismo, incluyendo requerimientos federales y estatales, regulaciones OFAC, y aplicación de la ley USA PATRIOT Act.
La Sra. Toomey da conferencias regularmente sobre diferentes cuestiones incluyendo cumplimiento de las normas de los Estados Unidos, desarrollos en litigios y procesos judiciales de los Estados Unidos, resolución de disputas en el Medio Oriente y descubrimiento internacional de acuerdo con 28 U.S.C. § 1782 y la Convención de la Haya sobre Obtención de Pruebas. También asesora a empresas dedicadas al envío de dinero en la creación y mantenimiento de las relaciones bancarias.
Trabajo Pro Bono y Servicio Comunitario
- Durante su carrera la Srta. Toomey ha trabajado en casos ad honorem. Ha representado a detenidos por los Estados Unidos en la Bahía de Guantánamo, Cuba y en la Base de la Fuerza Área Bagram, Afganistán.
- La Srta. Toomey representa a grupos que se oponen a la pena de muerte en diferentes tipos de litigios, incluyendo casos de registros públicos relativos a las fuentes y el uso de los fármacos necesarios para aplicar la inyección letal.
- La Sra. Toomey es parte de la Junta Directiva de Bread for the City, una organización benéfica de D.C. que presta servicios de salud, representación legal, alimentos, indumentaria y otros servicios a aquellos que más lo necesitan en el área de D.C.
Afiliaciones Profesionales
- International Business Law Consortium
Experiencia Profesional
- Asistente Legal del Honorable Juez James K. Logan, Tribunal de Apelaciones de Estados Unidos del Circuito Décimo
Asuntos Representativos
- Obtuvo la desestimación en un caso sobre la Ley Anti-terrorista presentado en el Tribunal de Distrito para el Distrito Sur de Nueva York contra dos Somalíes-Americanos dueños de empresas dedicadas al envío de dinero.
- Representó a un conglomerado familiar Saudí en un litigio en el Tribunal de Distrito de los Estados Unidos para el Distrito Norte de Illinois relativo a la compra de artefactos y equipamientos contra incendios a un proveedor de los Estados Unidos.
- Representó a una empresa de Dubái responsable por el desarrollo de importantes carreras de caballos y un complejo centro turístico en la solicitud de documentos de un conglomerado multinacional de energía y electrónica, bajo el 28 U.S.C. § 1782, en el Tribunal de Distrito para el Distrito de Nueva Jersey.
- Representó a un conglomerado de una familia Saudí, Ahmad Hamad Algosaibi & Brothers en el desarrollo de una estrategia global y en múltiples casos en los Estados Unidos incluyendo procesos judiciales en Nueva York relativos a la responsabilidad de una empresa basada en instrumentos falsos y litigios innovadores en Nueva York, Pennsylvania y el Distrito de Columbia, en relación al cumplimiento de sentencias extranjeras en los Estados Unidos.
- Representó a un conglomerado egipcio en un litigio en el Tribunal de Distrito de los Estados Unidos para el Distrito Norte de Georgia y en el Tribunal de Apelaciones para el Undécimo Circuito en relación a la aplicación de derechos de embotellamiento contra una importante empresa de refrescos internacional
- Representó a un estudio legal kazajo en una solicitud de documentos de otros clientes bajo el 28 U.S.C. § 1782 en el Tribunal de Distrito en los Estados Unidos para Colorado y en el Tribunal de Apelaciones de los Estados Unidos para el Décimo Circuito.
- Representó a Liquidadores de una importante empresa de electrónica asiática por una solicitud de documentos de un estudio contable internacional, bajo el 28 U.S.C. § 1782 en el Distrito Sur de Nueva York.
- Representó a Liquidadores del Banco Internacional de Crédito y Comercio en procesos penales en los Estados Unidos, procesos judiciales bajo el Artículo 304 del Código de Quiebras y fraudes, y en un litigio RICO en el Tribunal de Distrito para el Distrito Sur de Nueva York, el Tribunal de Apelaciones para el Segundo Circuito, el Tribunal de Distrito para el Distrito de Columbia y el Tribunal de Apelaciones para el Circuito del Distrito de Columbia.
- Representó a una importante organización benéfica armenia en un litigio en el Tribunal de Distrito para el Distrito Central de California y el Tribunal de Apelaciones para el Circuito Noveno iniciada por el Patriarca del Patriarcado Armenio de Constantinopla cuestionando el cierre de un internado en Chipre.
- Representó a una embotelladora de refrescos en Egipto y Arabia Saudita en transacciones corporativas que involucraban la venta de operaciones de embotellamiento y la transferencia de derechos exclusivos de embotellamiento.
- Brindó asesoramiento a instituciones financieras del Reino Unido y Aseguradores del Mercado de Lloyd en relación a los requisitos para el cumplimiento de regulaciones de sanciones de los Estados Unidos.
- Brindó asesoramiento y representación a largo plazo, incluyendo temas como sanciones de los Estados Unidos y cumplimiento de normas de prevención de lavado de dinero a una importante empresa dedicada al envío de dinero que prestaba servicios a residentes somalíes en los Estados Unidos.
Publicaciones y Eventos
In a decision issued on Feb. 5, the U.K. Supreme Court quashed a notice pursuant to Section 2(3) of the 1987 Criminal Justice Act, that sought to require a U.S. corporation, KBR Inc., to produce documents located in the U.S. The decision has important consequences for cross-border discovery and investigations, as the U.S. and the U.K. appear to be taking divergent approaches.
Law360, February 17, 2021A. Katherine Toomey moderated the International Business Law Consortium event IBLC 2020: Trends in Bankruptcy and Insolvency and gave a presentation on Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
June 25, 2020- May 2018
- New York Appellate Court Imposes Jurisdictional Requirements in Foreign Judgment Recognition Actions
The First Department Appellate Division in New York recently issued a ruling that will make the recognition of foreign country money judgments more difficult in New York. Kate Toomey and Tara Plochocki summarize its impact.
March 19, 2018 - Before high court, Fannie Mae, former employee argue over filing deadlinesBy Tricia Gorman
Ms Toomey is quoted saying, "If [the case] is decided in favor of Hamer, then it may signal a small equitable 'crack' in the longstanding edifice that says time limits to file appeals are jurisdictional."
Westlaw Journal Employment, Volume 32, Issue 7, October 25, 2017 - November 2016
- "Toto, I Don't Think We're in Kansas Anymore": Negotiating Cultural Difference in the Context of Business Development
Featured speaker for Women’s Bar Association business development lunch concerning how cultural differences can affect business development strategies and the potential for success.
October 5, 2016 - December 10, 2015
- Four Things Businesses Should Know About the Agreement with IranJuly 2015
- June 22, 2015
- February 25, 2015
- October 2014
- October 2014
- October 7, 2014
- June 27, 2014
- "Parties to Non-U.S. Arbitrations may use Broad American Discovery Tools to Obtain Testimony and Documents"July 5, 2012
- "New Enhanced Iran Sanctions Take Effect"June 28, 2012
- "U.S. Cracks Down on Foreign Evaders of Iran-Syria Sanctions"May 24, 2012
- "The Long Arm of the Law"Managing Risk of U.S. LiabilityMarch 2012
- "Secure to the Water's Edge"Global Strategy in Securities LitigationMarch 2012
- "Toto, I Don't Think We're in Kansas Anymore"Dispute Resolution in the Middle EastMarch 2012
- "Are You Your Customer's Keeper? The 'Export' of U.S. Compliance Obligations"
Presented by A. Katherine Toomey & H. Bradford Glassman to British Bankers Association Workshop on the Risk of Sanction Breaches.
March 12, 2008 - Panel discussion on International Insolvency
A. Katherine Toomey, moderated a panel on International Insolvency at the meeting of the International Business Law Consortium. The panel discussion focused on ancillary assistance in the context of international insolvency through Chapter 15 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, European Union law, and comity. Lisbon, Portugal.
October 6, 2007 - "Good Judgments Travel Fast: Avoiding Pyrrhic Victories In International Litigation"
Presentation by Eric L. Lewis & A. Katherine Toomey.
June 2003 - "The Buck Stops Here: The USA Patriot Act and International Funds Transfer"
Presentation by A. Katherine Toomey at the Center for International Legal Studies' Conference on International Criminal Justice and White Collar Crime, Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
February 2003
En las noticias
The Indiana Supreme Court has ordered the Department of Correction to pay more than $500,000 in legal fees in a fight over one of the state's deepest, darkest secrets.
It all comes back to the convoluted legal fight that started in 2014 with a public records request from A. Katherine Toomey, a Washington, D.C., attorney who represents groups opposing the death penalty.
Indianapolis Star, March 2, 2021Justices divided 2-2 in a case brought by a Washington, D.C., attorney against the Indiana Department of Correction over Indiana’s “secrecy statute” that prohibits disclosure of the state’s lethal injection drugs and who supplies them.
With Justice Geoffrey Slaughter not participating, the remaining justices split in an order issued Thursday. By rule, the lack of a majority affirms the rulings of Marion Circuit Judge Sheryl Lynch, ordering DOC to disclose the records, awarding $538,000 in attorney fees to Washington attorney Katherine Toomey and granting other relief.
The Indiana Lawyer, February 26, 2021The Indianapolis Star reported on a pending ruling by the Indiana Supreme Court on whether the state must reveal who supplies the drugs Indiana plans to use to administer the death penalty—a case which began with a public records request filed by LBKM's Kate Toomey.
Indianapolis Star, July 8, 2020- The Indiana Lawyer, June 10, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic and the related economic crisis are causing financial uncertainty and liquidity problems at law firms of all sizes. Law firms are responding by taking aggressive steps to slash expenses by shortening or eliminating summer programs, deferring start dates for new hires, reducing pay, moving employees to part-time schedules, and laying off personnel.
Although it gets less press, law firms are almost certainly also looking to maximize income and bolster their cash positions through shifting personnel to countercyclical practices, aggressive collection strategies, drawing down letters of credit, and capital calls on partners. Firms are looking for loans from the U.S. government as well as conventional banks. But law firms tend to have few hard assets for security, and, given the economic circumstances, banks may look skeptically at their balance sheets. Firms may therefore look to less traditional forms of funding.
Law360, June 5, 2020Four Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss professionals have been recognized as Global Leaders in Who’s Who Legal: Asset Recovery 2019. Who’s Who Legal is one of the world’s leading directories of legal practitioners.
October 2019- 10. Judge strikes down DOC lethal injection secrecy statuteThe Indiana Lawyer, December 26, 2018
- The Indy Star, November 30, 2018
- The Indiana Lawyer, November 30, 2018
- Sun Sentinel, November 14, 2018
- Naples Daily News, November 12, 2018
- Indy Star, September 25, 2018
Non-US insurers with exposures to Iran-related business face a difficult six months to bring their business into compliance with US president Donald Trump’s newly reinstated snap-back sanctions
Insurance Day, May 17, 2018- Indy Star, May 16, 2018
Katherine Toomey was interviewed about the President’s latest travel ban proclamation and observed that the new ban might signal future “policy changes and reciprocal restrictions on U.S. travel.” She added “I think that what we're seeing is uncertainty in the future about how many foreigners may be able to come over here for business purposes, whether for hiring or meetings or conferences and the extent to which that will have to be navigated by general counsels."
Law360, September 28, 2017Katherine Toomey was interviewed about renewed Chamber of Commerce efforts to obtain disclosure of third party funding arrangements for litigation. She noted that the process of obtaining funding can be helpful “because oftentimes you are engaging in a real testing of the strength of the case. . . You have people who are very knowledgeable and are interested in making sure they're making a good investment, asking you some very hard questions about the weakest parts of your case. So the cases that make it through are stronger for the process."
Law360, June 21, 2017Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss represents Al Jazeera's Ahmad Zeidan and independent correspondent Bilal Kareem in an action challenging their inclusion on the United States’ “Kill List.” Kate Toomey explains the case in an audio interview.
Aljazeera, March 31, 2017A host of likely legal challenges will confront Middle East related entities doing business in or with the United States under President Trump, write Waleed Nassar and Kate Toomey.
The New Arab, January 16, 2017On Monday, Dec. 12, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision clarifying subsection 1 of the bank fraud statute, 18 U.S.C. §1344, in Shaw v. United States. Notwithstanding a veritable ocean of case law, regulations and statutes that delineate the difference between a bank’s property and that of its customers, the court quickly pushed such technical arguments to the side, holding that — for the purposes of the bank fraud statute — there is no practical difference between targeting a bank customer’s funds and targeting the bank’s own funds.
Law360, December 13, 2016“The court’s decision is in keeping with the long-standing principle that a fraud can be prosecuted under the criminal law even if the victim does not suffer a loss — which is an important distinction between criminal fraud and civil fraud,” said A. Katherine Toomey, a partner at Lewis Baach PLLC.
Law360, December 12, 2016The Appellate Division, First Department, recently affirmed the dismissal of various claims brought by New Greenwich Litigation Trustee, successor to the claims of two feeder funds in the Bernard Madoff affair, against various third-party fund administrators, accountants and auditors.
New York Law Journal, November 16, 2016“The government is looking for the Goldilocks number -- not too high and not too low,” said Katherine Toomey, a litigation partner at Lewis Baach Pllc in Washington who’s not involved in the Deutsche Bank case. “They want a deterrent for conduct and punishment, but without putting a major institution out of business or costing jobs.”
Bloomberg, October 7, 2016The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Tuesday in a case that could make it more difficult for federal prosecutors to bring some bank fraud cases, and may also help determine whether banks are legally owners of customer deposits once they are made.
"Had the government used the second clause to go after Shaw, there would be no case before the Supreme Court," said A. Katherine Toomey, the managing partner of Lewis Baach PLLC's Washington office. "What seems the weirdest to me is that he was only charged under subsection one," she said.
Law360, October 5, 2016Next week, for the second time in two years, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear argument in a case for the purpose of resolving a split in the circuits concerning the scope of the bank fraud statute — 18 U.S.C. §1344.
Law360, September 29, 2016- KYC360, May 3, 2016
- Changes to Iran and Cuba restrictions make business simplier for UK and European insurersInsurance Day, April 21, 2016
Mr. Francos is a contributing author.
KYC360, April 4, 2016- Law 360, March 30, 2016
- September 30, 2015
- September 18, 2015
- Tulsa World, September 15, 2015
- September 10, 2015
- September 10, 2015
- De a poco se abre espacio para la actividad jurídica en relación a la isla. Lewis Baach abre el juego con el recupero de fondos congelados.Auno Abogados, March 2015
Áreas de Práctica
Educación
- Yale Law School (J.D. 1989), Editor en Jefe del Yale Law Journal, Awarded C LaRue Munson Prize for Clinical Projects
- Washington University in St. Louis (A.B., con Honores, 1985)
Admisiones Bar
- Distrito de Columbia
- Tribunal de Apelaciones de Estados Unidos para los Circuitos Cuarto, Noveno, Undécimo y de D.C.