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Biography
Elizabeth Catalano is an associate in Montgomery McCracken’s Litigation Department. Elizabeth focuses her practice on complex litigation matters involving commercial disputes, employment, products liability, and intellectual property. She is also a contributor to Montgomery McCracken’s Sports Medicine and the Law quarterly newsletter.
Prior to joining Montgomery McCracken, Elizabeth was a law clerk for a local Philadelphia law firm and a Certified Legal Intern in Villanova’s Health Law Clinic. As a summer associate at Montgomery McCracken, Elizabeth participated as a Certified Legal Intern in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania’s Supervision to Aid Reentry Program (STAR).
Selected Publications
- Co-author, “Pro Wrestlers Fail to Take Down WWE In Brain Injury Tag Team,” Sports Medicine and the Law, Summer 2020
- Co-author, “In a Landmark Decision, Supreme Court Rules Title VII Protects LGBTQ+ Workers,” June 2020
- Co-author, “College & COVID-19: Students Bring Wave of Lawsuits Seeking Tuition Refunds,” April 2020
- Co-author, “WARN Obligations In Light of COVID-19,” March 2020
- Co-author, “U.S. Department of Labor Updates its Guidance on FFCRA Paid Leave Provisions,” March 2020
- Co-author, “Employers Must Prepare to Provide Paid Sick Leave to Employees Impacted by COVID-19,” March 2020
- Co-author, “PA Governor Orders Closure of Non-Life-Sustaining Businesses,” March 2020
- Co-author, “New Guidance Issued by the Department of Labor and Internal Revenue Service for Employers Regarding FFCRA Paid Leave and Available Tax Credits,” March 2020
- Co-author, “Labor and Employment Issues and the Coronavirus (COVID-19),” March 2020
- Co-author, “Navigating A New Gauntlet: Pro Sports Leagues Adapt to Marijuana Legalization,” Sports Medicine and the Law, Spring 2020
- Co-author, “Claims of Constitutional Violations Dismissed in Student Athlete Wrongful Death Case, Giordano v. School Board,” Sports Medicine and the Law, Winter 2020
- Co-author, “DOL Provides Opinions on Non-Discretionary Bonuses, Per-Project Payments, and Public Agency FMLA Eligibility,” January 10, 2020
- Co-author, “Exercise As Punishment? Drop and Give Me 20… Hundred Thousand Dollars,” Sports Medicine and the Law, October 25, 2019
Academic Achievements
Elizabeth earned her J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law where she was elected to the Order of the Coif and served as a Student Works Editor on the Villanova Law Review. She received her B.A. degree, magna cum laude, in Political Science with a minor in Writing & Rhetoric from Colgate University