Katherine E Driscoll

Practice Areas

Katherine (Kate) Driscoll is a member of the firm’s Investigations + White Collar Defense Practice Group, who focuses her practice on investigations and enforcement actions related to white collar crime, as well as complex commercial litigation.

Kate has extensive experience in a wide range of criminal and civil cases, particularly healthcare fraud and cases involving pharmaceutical and life science companies, healthcare providers, and other stakeholders in the provision of healthcare services.

Career

Prior to joining Morrison & Foerster, Kate served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Kate has significant trial experience, obtaining multiple jury and bench trial verdicts. As a federal prosecutor, Kate ran large-scale white collar investigations, including complex wiretap and forensic financial investigations, involving healthcare fraud, illegal distribution of prescription drugs, money laundering, wire fraud, bank fraud, and tax fraud. Kate conducted parallel investigations with the Civil Division related to potential False Claims Act violations, and the SEC for potential violations of securities laws. Among her experience, Kate led the criminal prosecution of one of the largest theft of trade secrets cases in United States history involving a leading multinational pharmaceutical company, and also led COVID-19-related government fraud investigations, involving the CARES Act and the Paycheck Protection Program.

Kate received the 2019 Inspector General’s Award for Excellence in Fighting Fraud, Waste and Abuse for the successful prosecution and conviction of healthcare professionals who illegally distributed millions of dollars in prescription drugs. She was also part of the prosecution team that was awarded the Prosecutor of the Year Award for 2021 from the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud regarding work on a significant arson, healthcare fraud, and tax fraud prosecution that impacted hundreds of victims and caused significant damage to the City of Philadelphia. Kate has advised and worked closely with a variety of federal and local law enforcement agencies, including: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Office of Inspector General Health and Human Services, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of International Affairs, Internal Revenue Service, Homeland Security Investigations, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S. Postal Service, as well as local agency partners.

Prior to serving as a federal prosecutor, Kate was a litigator at a large international law firm where she represented clients in a range of industries, including healthcare, financial services, technology, and automotive, in government investigations and related civil litigation. Kate has handled matters globally, including those in Europe, Africa, and Latin America. Earlier in her career, Kate clerked for the Honorable Pamela K. Chen of the U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York.

Kate earned her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania and her A.B., summa cum laude, from Bryn Mawr College.