Kate E. DiGeronimo
Kate DiGeronimo is a partner at Mound Cotton. She is a litigator with both trial and appellate experience. She has also litigated numerous arbitrations, including securities, commercial and employment disputes. She represents broker dealers, financial advisors, insurance brokers, financial firms and investment advisers in litigation, arbitration and regulatory investigations. She also represents lawyers and law firms in professional responsibility matters, including conflicts, sanction proceedings, legal malpractice cases, and proceedings before the attorney grievance committee. She also litigates and tries commercial, construction and professional liability cases.
Kate graduated from Fordham University School of Law, where she was editor of the 2009 Mulligan Moot Court Competition and a staff member of the Fordham Law Intellectual Property Law Journal. She also received her undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, from Fordham University and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
Representative Matters
Newsroom
Bylined Articles
- “Assessing Whether Jarkesy May Limit FINRA Prosecutions,” co-authored with Barry Temkin, Law360, August 30, 2024
- “Preventing Coronavirus Claims: Strategies for Architects and Engineers,” co-authored with Barry Temkin and Kenneth Greenwald, Liberty Mutual Insurance, March 19, 2021
- “Subpoenas and Orders of Appearance and Production,” co-authored with Barry Temkin, FINRA’s The Neutral Corner, Volume 3, 2017
- “Effects of New Standards for Company Plan Fiduciaries,” co-authored with Barry Temkin, New York Law Journal, August 5, 2015
- “Arbitration: Handling FINRA’s New Discovery Guide,” co-authored with Barry Temkin, Compliance Reporter, July 18, 2011
Client Alerts
- State Appellate Courts Are Split Re. Recouping Defense Costs
- Preventing Coronavirus Claims: Strategies for Architects and Engineers
- Subpoenas and Orders of Appearance and Production
- How to Get Paid Promptly…And Not Get Sued
- Lateral Attorney Transitions Under the Ethics Rules
- Lateral Partner Moves: Ethical Obligations of Lawyers and Law Firms
- Mound Cotton Secures Appellate Victory for Insurance Broker Clients in Consumer Fraud Act Dispute
Speaking Engagements
- Speaker, “The SEC’s New Position of Cryptocurrencies,” IBDC-RIAC Risk Management Conference, San Diego, CA, March 5, 2024
- Panelist, “Why is it important for IBDs and RIAs to purchase D&O insurance? Because regulatory actions are on the rise!,” IBDC-RIAC Risk Management Conference, Park City, UT, May 8, 2023
Admissions
New York, 2011
New Jersey, 2010
U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, 2019
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, 2016
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 2012
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2012
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, 2010
Education
J.D., Fordham University School of Law, 2010; Staff Member, Fordham Law Intellectual Property Law Journal
B.A., magna cum laude, Fordham University, 2007