Connie Bertram

Practice Areas

Complex Litigation and Arbitration

Counseling, Compliance and Internal Investigations

Executive, Owner and Board Representation

Career

Connie Bertram is the Founder and Managing Partner of Bertram LLP, a firm based in Washington, D.C.

Connie represents companies, boards and individual executives and owners in transactions and disputes, including contract and equity disputes, “business divorces,” tort claims, and IP, trade secret and restrictive covenant disputes. She frequently conducts confidential internal investigations concerning complaints of and concerning C-Suite level executives, including allegations of fraud, theft or misuse of company data, discrimination, harassment and code of conduct violations. She prosecutes and defends business, employment, trade secret, restrictive covenant and “business divorce” cases across the United States. Connie has been recognized as a top-tier practitioner by Chambers USA for over 13 years.

Publications

Connie is the author of Sarbanes-Oxley: A New Whistle Stop for Whistleblowers published in the Labor Lawyer.

Industry Sector Expertise

Connie has been named a top litigator and employment lawyer by Benchmark, Legal 500, The American Lawyer, Washington Business Journal, Washingtonian, Legal Times and National Law Journal. She has been individually ranked by Chambers & Partners USA, the preeminent attorney research and ranking company, since 2009. In 2025, she was ranked in the top six employment litigators in D.C. by Chambers & Partners USA. In 2023, Washingtonian Magazine recognized Ms. Bertram for her Lifetime Achievement in the Law.

Clients report that "Connie is world-class on all metrics. She’s an experienced and confident professional and her intuitive approach, coupled with her focus, delivers the best recommendations, every time!” They also explained that “I feel so comfortable and confident in her services. A true leader, guider, mentor, and provider of sound legal advice.” They further told Chambers researchers that "[s]he's very responsive and very smart. She's an excellent lawyer and is very good at what she does." One client reported that "Connie is extraordinary in every way."

Experience

Connie worked for over 30 years in large, internal law firms, 23 of those years as an equity partner. She served in leadership positions at these firms, including executive committee member, finance committee co-chair, marketing committee co-chair, hiring partner, and practice group and division leader.

She served on the Steering Committee for the Labor and Employment Section for the D.C. Bar for six years, three as Chair of the Section. She has spoken and served on panels concerning litigation, employment and ethics topics at ABA Annual Conferences for the Section of Labor and Employment Law. For over 25 years, she has been a presenter and instructor for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy’s Building Trial Skills and Deposition Skills programs.

Education