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Kathryn Reilly is a skilled commercial litigator with considerable experience helping clients address antitrust issues and business disputes across a range of industries. In the past four years alone, she has served as lead counsel in seven federal antitrust actions.
Katie has favorably represented antitrust clients in matters involving monopolization, conspiracy, price fixing, exclusive dealing, and other competition-related disputes, including trade secrets and non-compete actions. She has extensive knowledge of the regulatory hurdles and obligations her clients face, and she develops effective litigation and trial strategies based on her clients' business priorities. Katie also routinely provides antitrust counseling to clients in connection with their formation of joint ventures, development of pricing policies, collaborations with competitors, and other activities potentially involving antitrust laws.
Katie's additional commercial litigation experience includes successfully representing clients in business disputes at both the trial and appellate levels. Her experience includes contract disputes, business divorces, consumer fraud, and business tort claims. Katie has extensive healthcare industry experience, as well as real estate, aviation, manufacturing, sports, and telecommunications. Katie also represents municipalities in high-stakes and often contentious disputes involving other municipal entities.
Kathryn Reilly represents clients in complex commercial and antitrust litigation, including in such highly regulated industries as aviation, healthcare, and telecommunications. Just in the past four years, Katie has served as lead counsel in seven unrelated antitrust actions in federal court. Chambers USA ranks Katie for commercial litigation in Colorado. She serves on the firm's five-member management committee.
Beltran v. Noonan et al. (D. Colo. 2015) - Represent multiple defendants in a $2.1 billion federal antitrust and labor class action challenging the au pair exchange program administered by the Department of State.
Won WTO's motion to dismiss a federal antitrust action for a New Mexico healthcare trade association accused of conspiring to exclude healthcare providers from market.
Won motions to dismiss all antitrust claims against our client, a leading technology distributor, in multiple related antitrust conspiracy lawsuits brought by former distributors.
Successfully represented a healthcare trade association in an $80 million federal antitrust lawsuit alleging conspiracy among the trade association, health systems, and health insurance companies.
JetAway Aviation v. Board of County Commissioners of the County of Montrose, Colorado (D. Colo.; 10th Cir.) - Won summary judgment from trial court and successfully defended that order before the Tenth Circuit in a federal antitrust lawsuit alleging conspiracy to monopolize fixed-base operations at an airport.
TOG & Wild Harvest v. U.S.P.S. (D. Colo. 2012) - Successfully defended a government contractor in a federal antitrust class action and obtained early dismissal of tying and monopolization claims asserted by franchisee plaintiffs.
Won summary judgment in a high-stakes commercial dispute between technology companies. WTO represented 10 of 12 defendants and served as lead counsel for the joint defense. At issue were questions of legality and fraud related to asset management and an outstanding loan owed by a business entity that had dissolved. WTO demonstrated that its clients had been fair and above-board, and that no fraud existed.
Defending a telecommunications company in a federal putative class action arising out of an alleged data breach.
Won summary judgment in arbitration for a nation-leading telecom provider in an indemnification dispute with a former subcontractor whose employee filed a class action lawsuit in the Southern District of New York. Though the plaintiff was one classmember among thousands, WTO demonstrated that the subcontractor was liable to indemnify WTO's client for all of its attorneys' fees related to the class action and a pro rata share of the resulting settlement. WTO's client won $1.5 million, plus attorney fees.
Represent health system in putative consumer class action alleging fraud and consumer deception claims relating to issuance of patient refunds through prepaid debit cards.
Successfully represented an aerospace supplier in a product liability action involving responsibility for a $10 million cleanup effort at a rocket manufacturing facility.
Successfully defended a Fortune 50 telecommunications conglomerate against allegations brought by a competitor that WTO's client breached FCC phone number portability regulations.
Obtained dismissal for an insurance company client facing a civil RICO lawsuit in federal court, with risk of treble damages, for issuing a surety bond to a marijuana business as required by state regulations. The judge granted our client's motion to dismiss because the plaintiffs failed to plausibly allege injury sufficient to establish RICO standing.
Represent one of the nation's largest healthcare franchisors in a federal court action challenging the legality of the underlying business model.
Successfully represented a Colorado-based healthcare system in breach of contract action involving provision of home healthcare services.
Won a complete verdict in a bench trial in federal bankruptcy court involving claims of fraud alleged in a business divorce.
Represented a Fortune 100 telecommunications company in a favorable appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit involving the application of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations.
Represented the founders of a major ski resort in a two-week jury trial against a leading mountain resort company in a breach of contract action.
Bristol Bay Productions v. Lampack (Colo. Denver Dist. Ct. 2008) - Won dismissal from trial court for publisher Simon & Schuster in a case involving a movie studio's $50 million damages claim relating to the movie Sahara and alleging false representation of popular novelist Clive Cussler's readership figures.
Hammond v. Opler (Colo. Boulder Cnty. Dist. Ct. 2008) - Obtained a favorable verdict and monetary damages in a one-week jury trial based on an extreme and outrageous conduct claim.
ThermaSol v. Gems Sensors (Cal., Ventura Cnty. Super. Ct.) - Defended a manufacturing company against a multimillion-dollar breach of warranty claim involving allegedly defective parts and negotiated a favorable settlement of less than 10 percent of the damages claimed.
Represented the City of Aurora in a Rule 106 action against the City of Greenwood Village involving an intergovernmental agreement between the cities under which Greenwood Village transferred development authority of a real estate parcel to Aurora.
Represent citizens in a lawsuit against a municipality alleging a violation of the Colorado Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR).
Obtained injunctive relief for a shopping center owner and developer requiring an adjacent property owner to renovate the shopping center common area according to the terms of a reciprocal easement agreement.
Scott v. Chicago Title Insurance (Colo. Denver Cnty. Dist. Ct.) - Represented a real estate developer and obtained a $4.8 million judgment against the title insurance company after a seven-day bench trial in a bad faith breach of title insurance action.
Represented a major railroad company in connection with numerous right of way disputes, including quiet title and condemnation actions.
Bailey & Bailey v. Koss (Colo. Ct. App.) - Represented a property owner in the appeal of a quiet title action before the Colorado Court of Appeals.
CWBA: Grit Project, March 5, 2015.
Denver Business Journal, "Colorado Women's Bar Touts Grit & Growth as Path to Equity," April 1, 2015.
Law Week Colorado, "Shifts in Mindset, Metrics Foster Advancement Among Women Lawyers," March 25, 2015.
Law Week Colorado, "Reilly Joins Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell," August, 10, 2014.

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