Firm News
October 7, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Lisa Banks and Debra Katz, who represent over 40 former Washington Commanders employees, sent a letter to Daniel Snyder’s attorney, former congressman Tom Davis, demanding the retraction of false and defamatory statements about several of their clients made by him and his legal team in a recent letter to...
September 21, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC – Debra Katz and Lisa Banks, who represent over 40 former Washington Commanders employees, released the below statement today in response to reports that Robert Sarver, majority owner of the NBA's Phoenix Suns and WNBA's Phoenix Mercury franchises, has begun the process to sell both organizations.
“The...
September 21, 2022
KBK partner Lisa Banks recently spoke about the role of public outrage in holding sports franchise owners accountable in the Law360 article, “Corporate, Public Outrage is Antidote to Bad Sports Owners.”
Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver was recently suspended by the NBA and fined $10 million for using sexist and racist language...
September 20, 2022
Katz Banks Kumin is proud to welcome three new Associates to the firm: Bonnie Henry, Kayla Morin, and Kelsey Woodford. Kyle Bigley has also joined the firm as a Litigation Fellow, and will become an Associate upon his passing of the bar.
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September 14, 2022
New York, NY –– Today, whistleblower and former aide Charlotte Bennett filed a federal lawsuit against former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for sexual harassment, gender discrimination, and retaliation in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York...
September 13, 2022
Washington, DC – “Today’s hearing was a watershed moment. Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the public were provided with detailed and sobering testimony from our client, Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, regarding the serious and pervasive security and privacy failures that Twitter leadership has been covering up for...
September 12, 2022
Washington, DC - Katz Banks Kumin is proud to announce that leading civil rights attorney Sharon McGowan has joined the firm as a partner. McGowan joins Katz Banks Kumin after serving as Chief Strategy Officer and Legal Director for Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, the nation’s oldest and largest LGBTQ+ legal...
September 6, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC – Lisa Banks, who represents over 40 former Washington Commanders employees, released the below statement today in response to the Congressional Oversight Committee’s scheduled deposition of Bruce Allen, former president of the franchise.
“I am pleased that the Committee on Oversight & Reform continues its...
August 29, 2022
Washington, DC – On Saturday, August 27, 2022, Mr. Zatko was served with a subpoena from Elon Musk compelling him to testify in a deposition in the Twitter v. Musk action. Mr. Zatko will comply with his legal obligations of that subpoena and his appearance at the deposition is involuntary. He did not make his...
August 23, 2022
Washington, DC – Today, The Washington Post and CNN reported that our client, Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, filed a whistleblower complaint with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission alleging that Twitter executives deceived federal regulators and the company’s own board...
