Catherine A. Battin is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm's Chicago office.
Cate has represented clients in state and local tax controversies at the audit, administrative and judicial levels in numerous jurisdictions. She also assists her clients with various types of planning related to income and franchise taxes, sales and use taxes, and personal income taxes.
Cate regularly speaks on state and local tax matters before groups that have included the Tax Executives Institute, the Chicago Tax Club and the Chicago Bar Association. She has been named as a 2009 Illinois Rising Star by Law & Politics.
Prior to joining McDermott, Cate worked at a major international accounting and consulting firm, where she focused exclusively on state and local taxes.
Cate is admitted to practice in the state of Illinois.
Education
- DePaul University College of Law, J.D., 1999
- Chicago-Kent College of Law, LL.M. in taxation (with honors), 2005
- Lake Forest College, B.A., 1993
