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Catie Demaret
Associate
123 N. Wacker Drive
21st Floor
Chicago, IL 60606
21st Floor
Chicago, IL 60606
catie.demaret@nelsonmullins.com
Catie is a litigation attorney who concentrates her practice on complex commercial litigation matters across multiple industries. She has experience handling matters at various stages of litigation in both state and federal courts.
Catie is a litigation attorney who concentrates her practice on complex commercial litigation matters across multiple industries. She has experience handling matters at various stages of litigation in both state and federal courts.
Experience
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
Previous Professional Experience
- Litigation Associate, Chicago office of International Law Firm (2023-2024)
- Summer Associate, Chicago office of International Law Firm (2022)
- Summer Associate, Chicago-based boutique transactional firm (2021)
- Northwestern Center on Wrongful Convictions
- Student attorney (2022-2023)
- Research intern (2019)
- Business Advocacy intern, Greenville Chamber of Commerce, Greenville, SC (2019)
- Undergraduate legal intern, Cook County Public Defender, Chicago (2018)
- State Department Intern, US Mission to the United Nations (2018)
Education
-
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law,
JD,
Dean's List
(2023)
- Public Service Honors Recipient
- Associate editor, Journal of International Law and Business
- Bartlit National Trial Team Member
-
Clemson University,
MSM,
Dean's List
(2020)
- Certificate in International Negotiation
- Senior Capstone Project: Strategic Management for Mergers & Acquisitions
-
Clemson University,
BA,
Philosophy and Women's Leadership,
Dean's List
(2019)
- Grace O’Malley Leadership Award (2020)
- Tiger Dancers, Captain (2016-2020)
Admissions
- Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Practice Areas
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
Previous Professional Experience
- Litigation Associate, Chicago office of International Law Firm (2023-2024)
- Summer Associate, Chicago office of International Law Firm (2022)
- Summer Associate, Chicago-based boutique transactional firm (2021)
- Northwestern Center on Wrongful Convictions
- Student attorney (2022-2023)
- Research intern (2019)
- Business Advocacy intern, Greenville Chamber of Commerce, Greenville, SC (2019)
- Undergraduate legal intern, Cook County Public Defender, Chicago (2018)
- State Department Intern, US Mission to the United Nations (2018)
Professional Activities
- Adjunct Professor, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law - Advanced Trial Practice Course
Community
- Volunteer Judge, Northwestern Trial Team (2023-present)
- Volunteer Crisis Counselor, Crisis Text Line (2022-present)
- Pre-K Ballet and Tap teacher, A Fairytale Ballet (2022-present)
Catie is a litigation attorney who concentrates her practice on complex commercial litigation matters across multiple industries. She has experience handling matters at various stages of litigation in both state and federal courts.
Experience
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.Previous Professional Experience
- Litigation Associate, Chicago office of International Law Firm (2023-2024)
- Summer Associate, Chicago office of International Law Firm (2022)
- Summer Associate, Chicago-based boutique transactional firm (2021)
- Northwestern Center on Wrongful Convictions
- Student attorney (2022-2023)
- Research intern (2019)
- Business Advocacy intern, Greenville Chamber of Commerce, Greenville, SC (2019)
- Undergraduate legal intern, Cook County Public Defender, Chicago (2018)
- State Department Intern, US Mission to the United Nations (2018)
Education
-
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law,
JD,
Dean's List
(2023)
- Public Service Honors Recipient
- Associate editor, Journal of International Law and Business
- Bartlit National Trial Team Member
-
Clemson University,
MSM,
Dean's List
(2020)
- Certificate in International Negotiation
- Senior Capstone Project: Strategic Management for Mergers & Acquisitions
-
Clemson University,
BA,
Philosophy and Women's Leadership,
Dean's List
(2019)
- Grace O’Malley Leadership Award (2020)
- Tiger Dancers, Captain (2016-2020)
Admissions
- Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Practice Areas
- Adjunct Professor, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law - Advanced Trial Practice Course
- Volunteer Judge, Northwestern Trial Team (2023-present)
- Volunteer Crisis Counselor, Crisis Text Line (2022-present)
- Pre-K Ballet and Tap teacher, A Fairytale Ballet (2022-present)
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