Kathleen Matsoukas

Practice Areas

Katie concentrates her practice on internal investigations, government investigations, white collar criminal defense, corporate monitorships, and general commercial litigation. As co-chair of the firm’s White Collar, Compliance and Investigations practice, she focuses on assisting corporations and individuals under investigation by government agencies, including the Department of Justice (DOJ), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), state attorneys general, and other state and federal regulators. Her experience ranges from large-scale investigations involving multiple federal agencies to representing individuals before licensing boards. Her specialized expertise includes long term care facility operations; higher education investigations; pharmacy licensing; medical device compliance; international law enforcement and Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties; and representation of athletes and other high-profile individuals.

She is dedicated to pro bono work, having represented indigent individuals in federal criminal and civil cases, and having previously assisted in the preparation and submission of clemency petitions to the Office of the Pardon Attorney under President Obama and applications for compassionate release for federal prisoners during the COVID epidemic.

Career

With Barnes & Thornburg since 2009, Vice Chair of the Litigation Department; clerkship for the Honorable Richard J. Sullivan in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 2007-2008.

Personal

University of Virginia School of Law, J.D.; University of Notre Dame, B.A., magna cum laude.