Katharine R. Latimer is a Partner at Hollingsworth LLP in Washington, DC.  She graduated cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center in 1986.  Her complex litigation practice emphasizes trials and appeals in the defense of pharmaceutical and medical device product liability and toxic tort claims.  She is experienced in mass tort, class action, and multi-jurisdiction litigation, and she serves as national trial counsel, regional trial counsel, and Multidistrict Litigation (“MDL”) defense steering committee member.  She also counsels clients on due diligence, product registration, and labeling issues, as well as federal and state reporting requirements.  Ms. Latimer regularly coordinates amicus curiae support for her clients’ positions and frequently drafts amicus curiae briefs.  She lectures at international and national conferences on various aspects of pharmaceutical litigation.