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Mary Kathryn Sammons

Partner, Susman Godfrey

713-651-9366ksammons@susmangodfrey.com

1000 Louisiana

Suite 5100

Houston, TX 77002

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A partner at Susman Godfrey since January 1993, Katie Sammons routinely represents both plaintiffs and defendants in litigation of all types. She has significant experience in class action work (representing both plaintiffs and defendants, in both state and federal court); securities litigation (primarily representing defendants); antitrust litigation (representing both plaintiffs and defendants), insurance coverage litigation (primarily representing insureds); and general business litigation (including in the areas of oil and gas, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty, and mass tort). She has successfully represented clients in relatively small cases ($5 million or less at issue), very large ones ($1 billion or more at issue), and points in between. Her trial experience includes trials in both state and federal court, as well as arbitration.

Lawdragon Honors

Honor Year Practice
The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America 2026 Litigation
The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America 2026 Complex Litigation
The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers 2025 Commercial Litigation, esp. Antitrust, Bad Faith, Oil & Gas
The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America 2025 Litigation
The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America 2025 Complex Litigation
The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers 2024 Commercial Litigation, esp. Antitrust, Bad Faith, Oil & Gas
The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America 2024 Litigation
The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America 2024 Complex Litigation
The 2023 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers 2023 Commercial Litigation, esp. Antitrust, Bad Faith, Oil & Gas
The 2023 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America 2023 Litigation
The 2022 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers 2022 Commercial Litigation, esp. Antitrust, Bad Faith, Oil & Gas
The 2022 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America 2022 Litigation
Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America 2022 Complex Litigation
The 2021 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers 2021 Commercial Litigation, esp. Antitrust, Bad Faith, Oil & Gas
The 2021 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America 2021 Litigaiton
The 2020 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers 2020 Commercial Litigation, esp. Antitrust, Bad Faith, Oil & Gas
The 2020 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America 2020 Litigation
Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers 2019 Commercial Litigation, esp. Antitrust, Bad Faith, Oil & Gas