Caitlin is a founding partner of Donovan & Fitts LLP. She represents companies and individuals in internal investigations, government enforcement matters, and complex commercial litigation. Her practice also focuses on advising students and families in K-12 and higher education disputes, including disciplinary and academic matters.
An experienced litigator, Caitlin previously practiced at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, where she represented corporations and directors across industries in their most sensitive and high-stakes matters, including complex litigations, white-collar investigations, and enforcement actions. She has litigated cases in the Delaware Court of Chancery and federal courts, and guided clients through investigations led by state attorneys general, U.S. Attorneys’ Offices, the Department of Justice, the SEC, and the FTC.
Caitlin earned her J.D. from Harvard Law School, where she served as a research assistant for the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation and as a teaching fellow in Harvard College’s Department of Government. She graduated magna cum laude with highest honors in Classics from Harvard College, receiving the John Harvard Scholarship, Thomas Temple Hoopes Prize, and Pease Prize. Before attending law school, Caitlin worked at Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs in the Institutional Equity and Global Investment Research divisions, respectively.
Outside of her practice, Caitlin volunteers as an alumni interviewer for the Harvard Club of New York Schools Committee and has served in several leadership roles on the board of the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra Foundation, including Chair of the Governance Committee, Treasurer, and Vice President. She is admitted to practice in New York.
Relevant Experience
Represented a consumer finance company in investigations by the Department of Justice and multiple state attorneys general involving its subprime auto-lending practices, and in related federal securities litigation in the Northern District of Texas.
Represented one of the five major mortgage servicers in the National Mortgage Settlement, a $5.8 billion joint settlement with the federal government and 49 state attorneys general, and in subsequent related litigation in the Southern District of Florida.
Represented a luxury women’s fashion label in the Delaware Court of Chancery in litigation involving breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, unfair competition, and related claims.
Defended a manufacturing company against a stockholder class action and derivative complaint arising from an M&A transaction in the Delaware Court of Chancery.
Represented a pharmaceutical company in criminal probes by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York and the Department of Justice relating to its role in the opioid crisis.
Represented a financial services company in SEC investigations concerning the company’s alleged failure to supervise traders of mortgage-backed securities.
Conducted an internal investigation for a music licensing company following the death of a top executive.
Represented an asset management firm in connection with a bankruptcy proceeding involving one of its portfolio companies.
Advised a global food and beverage conglomerate on risk, strategy, and litigation-avoidance issues arising from the marketing of its products.
On a pro bono basis, secured a sentence of time served for an individual facing life in prison in a multi-defendant RICO case in the Southern District of New York.