PRACTICES
LitigationTitle IX and College Discipline
EDUCATION
Syracuse University College of Law, J.D., 2006Syracuse University, B.A., summa cum laude, 2003
ADMISSIONS
- 2007, New York
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
Kimberly C. Lau
Partner
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Representative Matters of Kimberly C. Lau
- On March 25, 2022, Ms. Lau first-chaired a week-long jury trial in South Caroling and obtained a unanimous jury verdict on plaintiff’s defamation and civil conspiracy claims against defendants resulting in an award of $5.3mm. This was one of the largest verdicts in the area for such causes of action involving a private individual plaintiff. Ms. Lau’s trial win came after nearly five years of litigation, which included depositions of 23 witnesses, approximately 10,000 pages of document discovery, 14 discovery motions, a writ to the Supreme Court of South Carolina that ended the state’s longstanding practice of allowing special referees decide discovery motions who were without jurisdiction to do so, and a successful outcome on all seven motions in limine filed before trial.
- Obtained favorable settlements for Title IX clients accused of sexual misconduct at major U.S. colleges and universities
- Obtained $2 million judgment in a real estate partnership dispute
- Obtained unanimous jury verdict in adverse possession action
- Obtained favorable settlement for well-known fiction author involved in a contract dispute with an international publishing company
- Successfully represented residential homeowner in claim against insurance company for breach of fiduciary duty in connection with damages suffered in Hurricane Sandy
- Successfully represented partner in multi-million dollar partnership dispute against fellow partners for diverting distributions and fraudulently transferring assets
- Obtained restraining order on behalf of managing members of a family-owned limited partnership to prevent the improper sale of the partnership’s sole asset
