Elizabeth Catalano

Elizabeth Catalano is an associate in Montgomery McCracken’s Litigation Department. She has broad litigation experience across multiple practice areas and industries, focusing her practice on complex litigation matters involving commercial disputes, products liability, and employment-related matters, including restrictive covenants, trade secrets, and internal investigations. She practices in federal and state courts and in arbitrations, handling all stages of litigation—from drafting pleadings and facilitating pre-trial discovery to arguing dispositive motions and examining witnesses at trial.

Elizabeth has significant trial experience, having second-chaired multiple high-stakes cases. She was part of a team that successfully handled a five-week jury trial in Boston, MA, involving complex damages theories and 32 witnesses (17 of whom were experts), ultimately securing a favorable outcome that significantly limited client exposure. She also second-chaired a seven-day jury trial in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas on behalf of SEPTA, where the team achieved a full defense verdict in a case involving Federal Employers Liability Act claims. Elizabeth played a key role in all aspects of trial preparation, including arguing motions in limine and conducting direct and cross-examinations of several fact and expert witnesses.

In her employment and restrictive covenant practice, Elizabeth has represented large companies in the enforcement of restrictive covenants against former executives and business partners. She has also regularly counseled clients on matters related to trade secrets, non-compete agreements, and employment disputes, including Title VII, ADA, ADEA, and other employment-related discrimination claims.

Elizabeth is a member of Montgomery McCracken’s Hiring Committee, Associate Committee and Summer Associate Committee.

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. 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.