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Katherine Treistman

Katherine Treistman

USA 2026

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Katherine Ginzburg Treistman, a partner in the firm's Houston office, is a seasoned litigator with extensive trial experience. Katherine's practice focuses on complex commercial litigation in the energy, technology, and financial services sectors. With over twenty years of experience litigating, Katherine has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts, as well as in arbitration proceedings. She also has substantial experience pursuing and defending appeals in the Texas Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

As a leading lawyer in Texas, Katherine represents international energy corporations, global accounting firms, multinational investment banks, and financial technology companies in a broad range of high-stakes litigation, including cases involving complex contractual disputes, auditor liability, intellectual property, trade secrets, employment matters, and other multi-million dollar commercial claims. On behalf of her clients, Katherine has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars, and in the past few years alone, has absolved them of liability and damages exceeding US$3 billion in claims.

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Litigation: General Commercial - Texas: Houston & Surrounds

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Katherine Treistman is sought out for her expertise in complex commercial disputes. Her experience includes representing clients from the financial services, technology and energy sectors.

Strengths

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  • Katherine is knowledgeable, direct and efficient.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA
  • Katherine does a very good job at arguing and is one of my go-to trial lawyers. She is smart, creative and diligent. She understands which issues are key and which are peripheral, focusing on a core path to get to a good result for the client.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA

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