Katherine Bertini

Biography

Katherine Bertini (Kate) is Assistant General Counsel at United Technologies Corporation’s (“UTC”) headquarters in Hartford, Connecticut.  She is responsible for developing and leading UTC’s e-Discovery Center that provides e-Discovery support and advice and counseling to UTC and its business units.  In addition, Kate chairs UTC’s Litigation Best Practices team and coordinates litigation reporting requirements.  Kate is also responsible for management of UTC’s Outside Counsel Program, including selection and evaluation of firms, utilization of alternative fee arrangements, and acceleration of firm progress to workforce diversity.

Prior to joining the corporate office, Kate worked at UTC’s Pratt & Whitney division as Associate Counsel where she was responsible for creating a litigation management program at Pratt & Whitney, managing a diverse litigation portfolio, implementing enterprise-wide records management and conducting significant investigations.  She also worked at Otis Elevator Company as Associate Counsel – Litigation where she gained experience on product-related issues such as warnings and retrofit programs.

Kate began her legal career as a clerk for the Hon. Antoinette L. Dupont, Chief Judge of the Connecticut Appellate Court, and as an associate at the law firm of Day, Berry & Howard (now Day Pitney LLP).  She is a graduate of Georgetown University and the University of Connecticut School of Law.

Education

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Admissions/Licenses

• Bar Admissions: CT