Catalina E. De La Hoz litigates commercial cases in federal and state court.

Her experience spans across a variety of industries and practice areas. Catalina has handled complex shareholder disputes, coverage actions, bad faith cases, and actions alleging breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and fraud. Catalina also has experience with restrictive covenant/non-competition claims and commercial foreclosure actions. She also has appellate practice experience.

Prior to joining the firm, Catalina was a senior court attorney at the New York State Court of Appeals. In this capacity, she prepared comprehensive reports for the judges that analyzed the relevant statutes, regulations, and case law, and recommended whether to grant, deny, or dismiss leave in civil motions for leave to appeal. She also drafted memorandum opinions for civil appeals selected for sua sponte merits disposition, an alternative procedure.

Catalina’s expansive practice has enabled her to draft articles for publication on a variety of topics, including the following:

• “How Courts Treat Technology Assisted Review in Discovery” for the New York Law Journal, published in March 2019; and
• “Recent Developments in Employment Law and Litigation” for the Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal, published in April 2018.

Catalina graduated from the City University of New York School of Law, where she served as the Executive Articles Editor for the CUNY Law Review.

Catalina is a native Spanish speaker.