Atty. Katherine Sheriff
Katherine Sheriff is a technology and transportation attorney with Davis Wright Tremaine in Washington, D.C. Katherine began her legal career as a litigator with a practice focused on product liability and insurance litigation issues related to regulatory compliance.
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Katherine Sheriff is a government and internet attorney based in Washington, District of Columbia, practicing at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP. Educated at Emory University (J.D., 2016). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Administrative / Regulatory Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Technology Law (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Transportation Law (2026). Serands clients in Washington, DC and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Katherine Sheriff is a technology and transportation attorney with Davis Wright Tremaine in Washington, D.C
- Katherine began her legal career as a litigator with a practice focused on product liability and insurance litigation issues related to regulatory compliance
- Today, she devotes her practice to helping innovators bring emerging technologies to scale, particularly in the dynamic fields of autonomous vehicles and artificial intelligence
- Katherine leads DWT’s Mobility and Transportation Industry Group, a multi-disciplinary team whose transactional and regulatory capabilities cover a broad array of legal issues and industries at the intersection of connected, autonomous, shared, and electric technologies
- Katherine also serves as Co-chair of the Federal Communications Bar Association (“the Tech Bar”) Committee on Connected and Automated Vehicles
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Attorneys for administrative law, agency hearings, government contracts, licensing, and public benefits.
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Internet and cyber lawyers for data breaches, online defamation, privacy law, and cybersecurity matters.
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Why local counsel matters in District of Columbia
Practicing law in District of Columbia. Legal matters in District of Columbia are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Washington are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate District of Columbia state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in District of Columbia brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in District of Columbia courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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