About

Kathryn E. Barrett is a skilled lawyer at Silicon Valley Law Group, specializing in Business Litigation, Employment, and Financial Services. With expertise in complex commercial disputes, fraud, trade secrets, and more, she brings a wealth of experience to her practice. Kathryn E. Barrett is a member of Silicon Valley Law Group’s Business Litigation, Employment, and Financial Services Group. Her areas of expertise include complex commercial disputes involving fraud, misappropriation of trade secrets, unfair competition, partnership, corporate and shareholder disputes, breach of fiduciary duty, derivative claims, alter ego claims under the Convention for International Sale of Goods (CISG), employment, and real estate. Kathryn's litigation experience also includes adversary proceedings in the bankruptcy courts. Kathryn is also an experienced, U.C. Berkeley-certified mediator of business disputes. She serves as a mediator and arbitrator for the Santa Clara County Bar Association Fee Arbitration Panel and as a mediator for the Northern District of California Bankruptcy Dispute Resolution Program. Kathryn joined Silicon Valley Law Group in 2000. She has prior experience in business management and marketing and brings her business acumen and understanding of risk analysis to her law practice.

Legal Issues

Bankruptcy

Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Debt Relief

Business Law

Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

Employment Law

Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination

Real Estate Law

Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law

Certificates

Mediator
University of California, Berkeley

Languages

• English: Spoken, Written

Accepted Jurisdictions

Experience

• Lawyer
  Silicon Valley Law Group
  2000
• Lawyer
  Miller Morton Caillat & Nevis
  1992

Education

Associations

Costs

• Does Not Currently Practice Law
• Not Currently Accepting Clients

Location