Kaitlin M. DeWulf
Kaitlin M. DeWulf
Kaitlin M. DeWulf
Biography
Kaitlin is an associate in the firm's Business and Commercial Disputes and Appellate and Supreme Court Practice Groups, as well as a member of the firm’s Non-Compete, Trade Secret, and Employee Unfair Competition Team and Recruiting Committee. She has extensive experience assisting in high-stakes litigation matters, with a focus on trade secrets and competition, complex commercial disputes, and food and agribusiness. Kaitlin is a trial attorney at heart, bringing both enthusiasm and expertise to the courtroom. In 2022, Kaitlin helped secure a full defense verdict after a jury trial in a billion-dollar breach of fiduciary duty case. Kaitlin has also assisted in successful appeals to the United States Courts of Appeals for the Ninth and Tenth Circuits, the Colorado Court of Appeals, and the Colorado Supreme Court.
Kaitlin’s passion for trial work does not end at the office. In her free time, she also coaches the Erie High School Mock Trial Team. Kaitlin was the president of the Mock Trial Division of Barristers’ Council as a law student at the University of Colorado Law School, and received various awards for her trial advocacy skills. In 2021, Kaitlin was inducted into The Order of Barristers, a national honorary organization which provides national recognition for law students who have excelled in advocacy and service at their respective schools. Prior to joining the firm, Kaitlin externed for Justice Melissa Hart on the Colorado Supreme Court.
Recruiting Committee
Admissions
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Colorado, 2021
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U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
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U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
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U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
Education
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University of Colorado, J.D., Order of Barristers, 2021
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University of Iowa, B.A., with honors, 2015
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University of Iowa, B.A., with honors, 2015
Related Capabilities
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Business & Commercial Disputes
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Litigation & Dispute Resolution
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Energy Transition
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Appellate
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Intellectual Property & Technology Disputes
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Non-Compete, Trade Secret & Employee Unfair Competition
Experience
Nancy A. Leprino et al. v. Leprino Foods Company et al., 2020CV032541 (Denver County, Colorado): Successfully defended Leprino Foods Company, the world’s largest mozzarella cheesemaker, and its controlling shareholders against a billion-dollar lawsuit filed by the Company’s minority shareholders for breach of fiduciary duty that sought judicial dissolution of the $5.5 billion closely-held corporation. Won partial summary judgment in the weeks leading up to trial, which substantially narrowed the plaintiffs’ claims and dismissed the judicial dissolution claim. Secured a full defense verdict after a two-week jury trial, ending two and a half years of litigation.
- Nancy A.Leprino et al. v. Leprino Foods Company et al., 2023CA147 (Colorado): Successfully defended Leprino Foods Company and its controlling shareholders in appeal by certain of the plaintiff minority shareholders to the Colorado Court of Appeals, which affirmed the trial court’s grant of partial summary judgment and rulings at trial.
Represented Magellan Health, a managed care organization, in successful protest of Idaho Department of Administration’s award of a $1.2 billion multi-year contract to operate the State’s new Idaho Behavioral Health Plan to another bidder, resulting in the Department reversing its selection of lowest responsible bidder, disqualifying that bidder, and awarding the contract to Magellan.
- Carelon Behavioral Health, Inc. v. State of Idaho et al., CV01-23-07547 (Ada County, Idaho): Successfully moved to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the disqualified bidder to overturn the Department’s award of the contract to Magellan, resulting in the dismissal of all claims and securing Magellan’s contract with the State.
- United Behavioral Health, Inc. v. State of Idaho et al., CV01-23-07834 (Ada County, Idaho): Successfully moved to dismiss a related lawsuit filed by another disappointed bidder to overturn the Department’s award of the contract to Magellan, resulting in the dismissal of all claims and securing Magellan’s contract with the State.
Provides pro bono eviction defense.
Resources
Publications
- “WATCH THIS SPACE - How will the CFPB maintain its focus on compliance and enforcement in 2023?,” BCLP Emerging Themes in Financial Regulation, January 2023
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