Kate Seikaly

Kate Seikaly is a partner at Reed Smith, managing partner of the firm’s Tysons office, and vice chair of its Global Commercial Disputes Group. Her practice focuses on government and internal investigations, regulatory compliance and enforcement, False Claims Act matters, white-collar defense, and related litigation. She advises companies facing government scrutiny and helps clients manage investigative risk, enforcement exposure, electronic discovery, and potential collateral consequences.

Seikaly earned a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law and a B.A. in Political Science and Economics from the University of Colorado. Her education supports a practice that combines litigation, regulatory analysis, investigations, and business risk assessment. That background helps her evaluate complex enforcement issues, coordinate responses to government inquiries, and advise companies operating in highly regulated industries.

Seikaly has significant experience in federal and state False Claims Act investigations and litigation involving health care, manufacturing, energy, defense, technology, communications, and financial services. She also handles matters involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, antitrust law, consumer protection laws, and banking regulations. Her representative work includes securing dismissals, obtaining declinations, resolving parallel civil and criminal matters, and advising on electronic discovery and internal investigations.

Kate Seikaly is admitted in Virginia and the District of Columbia and before multiple federal courts. She chairs the Federal Bar Association’s Qui Tam Section and has received recognition from The Best Lawyers in America, Chambers USA, and Thomson Reuters. Her leadership and enforcement experience support companies facing investigations where legal exposure, reputation, compliance obligations, and business continuity must be managed together with disciplined litigation strategy.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Reed Smith LLP
• Member, District of Columbia Bar
• Member, Virginia State Bar
• Chair, Federal Bar Association’s Qui Tam Section

Licensed State

• District of Columbia
• Virginia

Education

• University of Virginia School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Colorado
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Political Science and Economics

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