Sarah Katz, an associate in the Ohio offices of GRSM, represents clients through all stages of litigation and appeals across practice areas including complex commercial litigation, contractual disputes, business torts, corporate governance, employment matters, class action suits, personal injury, bad faith insurance claims and industries including financial services, insurance, healthcare and hospital services and manufacturing.
- Successfully confirmed arbitration award in favor of client, including defending challenge to award proceeding to the Ohio Supreme Court. This Ohio Supreme Court decision helped to clarify the procedure for confirming arbitration awards under Ohio law. BST Ohio Corp. v. Wolgang, Slip Opinion No. 2021-Ohio-1785.
- Repeatedly obtained dismissals at the motion to dismiss stage for pharmaceutical manufacturer client based on personal jurisdiction and preemption grounds.
- Part of trial team that successfully obtained a defense verdict in a personal injury action against medical facility client.
- New “6-3” Supreme Court and the Future of the ACA, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal (March, 2021).
- Employee Arbitration Agreements After Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal (November 2018).
- A More Acceptable Solution: The Proposed European Union Agency of Asylum and Refugees, Case Western Reserve University Journal of International Law (Spring 2017).
- Impact of Domestic Violence Exposure: Recommendations to Better Serve Ohio’s Children, The HealthPath Foundation of Ohio (June 2017).
Admissions
- Ohio
- Colorado
- California (pending)
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
Memberships
- Colorado Women’s Bar Association
- Colorado Bar Association
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
Education
- J.D., magna cum laude, Case Western Reserve University School of Law (May 2017)
- Honors: Highest Team Score, Loyola Pre-Moot, Vis International Arbitration Competition
- Honorable Mention, 2016 CMBA Ethics and Professionalism Essay Competition
- Activities: Journal of International Law, Senior Editor; Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, Team Captain
- Certification: Basic Mediation Training Certification
- B.A., cum laude, Psychology and Theatre, The Ohio State University, (May 2007)
- Italian Minor with study abroad in Lecce, Italy, Summer 2006
Honors
- Best Lawyers in America® Ones to Watch distinction in Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, 2024-2026, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, 2024-2026, Life Sciences Practice, 2026