Attorneys
Katherine S. Dute
Associate
302.467.4422 (office)
dute@lrclaw.com
Practice Areas: Corporate Bankruptcy and Restructuring, Bankruptcy Litigation, Corporate Litigation
Kate’s experience includes representing parties in complex chapter 11 proceedings nationwide including creditors’ committees, secured and unsecured creditors, creditor trusts and liquidation trustees, and asset purchasers. Kate also focused on bankruptcy litigation and participated in appeals of contested bankruptcy matters. Prior to joining Landis Rath & Cobb LLP, Kate was an associate in the Delaware office of a national firm where she advised tort claimant committees in several mass tort bankruptcies.
Kate graduated from Temple University Beasley School of Law where she focused on business and bankruptcy law. During law school, she interned for the Honorable Judge Mary R. Walrath in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware and for the Honorable Judge Sean H. Lane in the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. After law school, Kate served as a law clerk to the Honorable Judge John T. Dorsey in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Kate is admitted to practice in Delaware and Pennsylvania.
Education
Temple University Beasley School of Law, J.D.
University of Pittsburgh, B.A.
Court Admissions
Supreme Court of Delaware
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Memberships and Associations
International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC), Greater Philadelphia Chapter Board Member
American Bankruptcy Institute
Delaware Bankruptcy Inn of Court
Turnaround Management Association
Delaware State Bar Association
Publications
Dividing Love: How Bankruptcy Proceedings and State Laws Can Separate Pets from Their Owners, XLIII ABI Journal 6, 32-33, 37, June 2024.
Not King Anymore: Strategies for Protecting Tenant Assets in Landlord Bankruptcy, XLII ABI Journal 7, 30-31, 53, July 2023.
SC SJ: One Take on Harmonizing the Bankruptcy Code and FAA, XLI ABI Journal 5, 44-45, 49, May 2022.