Catherine S. Campbell

Ms. Campbell is an accomplished attorney, providing commercial and litigation services to businesses and individuals in a wide range of industries including air transportation, shipping, technology, hospitality, insurance, construction, wholesale distribution, franchise operations, retail, home-owner associations and not-for-profits.

She has handled a myriad of legal issues facing domestic and international entities and New York not-for-profits, counseling on numerous federal and state law compliance and licensing matters including franchising, negotiating, drafting and reviewing complex business contracts, advising on corporate formations and governance, counseling on advertising, public relations and social media promotions, addressing intellectual property rights, data security and privacy law compliance, preparing franchise agreements and disclosure documents, resolving commercial disputes, guiding employers on HR matters, working on grants, RFPs/RFQs and charitable tax issues, and litigating commercial cases in federal and state court and arbitration tribunals.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

• Guided personnel in different departments on recent local law with significant financial impact on various business lines and negotiated reduction in obligations to outside contractors from retroactive application of the law.

• Successfully obtained withdrawal of client’s competitor’s negative comparative ad from all marketing on grounds ad was in breach of U.S. advertising and trademark law.

• Advised on industry standard safeguards against data security breaches for client to implement internal measures in handling consumer transactions.

• Negotiated and prepared complex contract involving social media promotion, airline travel and pop-up restaurant between world renowned Danish restaurant and international air carrier.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• President, Town of Pelham Public Library, Pelham, N.Y., 2022-present; Vice-President 2019-22; Trustee of the Board 2014- present

• President, Bartow-Pell Conservancy, Bronx, N.Y., 2010-2012; Officer 2005-2010; Director of the Board, 2002-2012

• Town Clerk, Pelham, N.Y., elected to two-year term, 2005-2007

MEMBERSHIPS

• New York Bar Association

• Westchester County Bar Association, Business & Commercial Law Committee