Litigation should be a final resort, and through KK Advising, founder Katherine Kimpel devotes her time to helping clients find resolution outside the court system whenever possible.  Kate brings a wealth of experience representing: 

• CEOs, COOs, General Counsels, Senior HR executives, and attorneys from Fortune 500 corporations and the most elite law firms;

• employers who are committed to treating employees with respect, to doing better than what counts as "normal" in most industries, and to leading by example.

In addition, Kate leverages her reputation as one of the top civil rights and employment litigators in the country to ensure that employers take her clients' concerns and needs seriously.   

 

Kate previously served as a Named and Managing Partner at a plaintiffs' litigation boutique, growing it into one of the preeminent employment discrimination law firms in the country. While there, Kate was Lead Counsel in a range of nationwide gender discrimination class actions.  Her victories included winning the largest gender discrimination class action ever tried, where Kate and her team obtained an over $250 Million verdict for the more than 5,000 women she represented; and securing class treatment in a $400 Million class action on behalf of thousands of women who are discriminated against by KPMG.  Kate also successfully secured hundreds of millions of dollars for employees in race discrimination and overtime class action and individual sexual assault, rape  and harassment matters.

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Kate's experience shattering ceilings for women and breaking down walls for people of color extends into the highest courts. Kate has authored several Supreme Court petitions and amicus briefs, including the amicus brief on behalf of the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce in Dukes v. Wal-Mart and the amicus brief on behalf of health care practitioners in Young v. U.P.S.  She is a member of the D.C. and Supreme Court Bars.