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Kate E. Janukowicz
Partner
Newark, NJ
New York, NY
Partner
Newark, NJ
New York, NY
Kate handles a wide range of criminal and complex business matters in both state and federal courts throughout New Jersey and New York. Her commercial litigation practice focuses primarily on briefing and arguing discovery and dispositive motions in connection with securities and common law fraud, class action defense, and construction matters. In her criminal practice, she has prepared legal briefs in both trial and appellate contexts, arguing intricate matters of criminal procedure and substantive legal issues, from selective prosecution to sentencing modifications. She is respected for her ability to arrive at creative solutions to novel and complicated issues.
In addition, Kate has considerable experience conducting interviews and preparing reports related to internal investigations and has been a member of several trial teams in high-profile matters, where she assisted in the preparation of pretrial motions and complex jury instructions.
Kate is also an active participant in the firm and broader community and is a member of the firm’s women’s initiative. In addition, Kate maintains an active pro bono practice that has included representing students requiring special education services, defendants in criminal proceedings and inmates alleging their constitutional rights were violated by correctional officers acting under the authority of the state while incarcerated.
Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D.
New York University, B.A., cum laude
Law clerk to the Honorable Katharine S. Hayden, U.S.D.J., United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, 2012-2013
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Recognized by Best Lawyers®, 2026 Edition: Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Included on the New Jersey Super Lawyers list, General Litigation
Included on the NJBIZ “Leaders in Law” list, 2023
Included on the ROI-NJ “Influencers: Women in Business” list, 2023
Included on the NJBIZ “Leaders in Law” list, 2023
Included on the NJBIZ “Forty Under 40 List,” 2022
Recipient, CIANJ/Commerce “Enterprising Women in Commerce Award – One to Watch,” 2022
Included on the Benchmark Litigation “40 & Under List,” 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Included on the New Jersey Super Lawyers Rising Stars list, Business Litigation, 2019-2021
Included on the New Jersey Law Journal “New Leaders of the Bar” list, 2021
Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey
John C. Lifland American Inn of Court
Barrister
Completed National Institute for Trial Advocacy Deposition Skills Program