Katie L. Steiner focuses her practice on non-profit law, art law, litigation and intellectual property law.
Katie’s litigation experience includes motion practice, discovery, legal research and client communications. Katie has assisted national brands with patent and trademark litigation and enforcement, especially in online marketplaces.
In addition to her legal experience, Katie brings a background in art history and experience working with museums to her practice, having earned a master’s degree in art history from Williams College and having held curatorial roles at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Frick Collection in New York.
Professional History
• Associate, Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP, 2020 – present
• Associate, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, 2017 – 2020; Summer Associate, 2016
• Legal Intern, Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 2016 – 2017
• Legal Intern, World Intellectual Property Organization, 2015
• Curatorial Assistant, The Frick Collection, 2010 – 2014
• Research Assistant, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2008 – 2010
Publications & Speaking Engagements
SBA to Provide Relief to Restaurants that Suffered During COVID-19
April 12, 2021
Performing Arts Venues, Movie Theaters, and Museums Shuttered by COVID-19 May Soon Apply for Federal Grants
March 08, 2021
Congress Reopens the Paycheck Protection Program
January 21, 2021
Turning Your Art into a Business
June 01, 2018
Social Media Pitfalls: How Artists Should Avoid Legal Problems and How Lawyers Can Help
March 01, 2018
Dealing with Laundering in the Swiss Art Market: New Legislation and its Threat to Honest Traders
January 02, 2017
Community Involvement
College Now, Volunteer, 2018 – present
Memberships & Affiliations
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Member, 2017 – 2019; Vice Chair, 2019 – 2020, Chair 2020 - present
Cleveland Leadership Center Leadership Council, Member, 2015 – 2019