Katherine Reilly

Katherine Reilly is a partner in Pryor Cashman’s White Collar + Regulatory Enforcement Group. A seasoned trial lawyer and former federal prosecutor, Kate’s practice focuses on white-collar criminal defense, regulatory investigations and enforcement, complex civil litigation, cybersecurity, and advisory services. 

Prior to joining Pryor Cashman, Kate spent more than a decade as a federal prosecutor, including serving as Chief of the Complex Frauds & Cybercrime Unit in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, where she led a team of prosecutors handling high-profile cases involving financial crime, tax fraud, healthcare fraud, cybercrime, and cryptocurrency enforcement. Her experience as a prosecutor involves in-depth work in the financial sector, as well as the sports, entertainment, and music industries, among others. As Chief, Kate supervised the investigation that resulted in the filing of the first-ever criminal charges brought against a defendant for music streaming fraud. 

Kate previously served as a law clerk to the Honorable Paul Gardephe of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and the Honorable Faith Hochberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Kate is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School.