Christopher D. Cathey

Partner

Miami, Florida

Christopher Cathey is a partner in Taylor English’s Litigation Department, with more than 20 years of experience as a litigator. Mr. Cathey represents clients in a variety of litigation matters both in and out of the courtroom, including financial services, real estate, corporate, and creditors rights. He is also experienced in resolving directors’ and officers’ liability, tort, and professional liability, employment, non-competition, and trade secret claims.

Mr. Cathey partners directly with clients on a national basis in financial services, real estate, corporate, and creditor’s rights litigation. His dedication to his practice during the past two decades is reflected in the range of work he has done. Mr. Cathey has worked with individuals and companies ranging from Fortune 500 organizations to entrepreneurial businesses, and he is dedicated to resolving all issues for the wide array of clientele he has created.

Affiliations

  • Broward County Bar Association; Member, Bench and Bar Committee; Member, Professionalism Committee
  • Cincinnati Academy of Leadership for Lawyers, Fellow
  • Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow
  • Palm Beach County Bar Association

Recognitions

  • Ohio Super Lawyers, Rising Stars Edition, 2006-2007, 2009-2013

Practice Areas

  • Banking and Finance
  • Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy
  • Litigation
  • Real Estate
  • Trade Secrets, Noncompete, and Unfair Competition

Education

  • University of Cincinnati College of Law, JD, 1999
  • University of Florida, BA, 1994

Bar Admissions

  • Florida
  • Kentucky
  • Ohio

Courts

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

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