
Caitlin M. Kasmar
Partner
Biography
Caitlin Kasmar is Buckley’s Hiring Partner and Head of Culture and Inclusion. She leads the Attorney Recruiting and Professional Development team in identifying, onboarding, and training new legal talent to support the Firm’s client work. Ms. Kasmar also serves as the Firm’s Pro Bono Partner and Co-Chair of the Pro Bono Committee. In this capacity, she oversees the Firm’s pro bono program, supervises and manages pro bono projects, and acts as Firm liaison to a wide array of non-profit legal organizations with whom we partner on pro bono work. Her pro bono practice includes a range of criminal and civil matters, including efforts to obtain post-conviction relief, civil lawsuits related to unconstitutional prison conditions, and immigration matters.
Ms. Kasmar has nearly two decades of experience representing clients in enforcement and litigation matters, including government enforcement actions, internal investigations, class actions and other civil litigation. She has handled investigations brought by federal and state agencies, including state attorneys general, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), among others.
As the leader of the firm’s FORTÉ e-discovery platform, she also has extensive experience assisting with and counseling clients in responding to subpoenas from federal and state investigative bodies and handling all aspects of discovery in civil cases.
Prior to joining Buckley at its inception in 2009, Ms. Kasmar was a Litigation Associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. Before entering private practice, she clerked for the Honorable Rebecca Beach Smith of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. She received her J.D. from the University of Chicago and her B.A. from Carleton College.
Publications
"'Do I really need to keep this?'" by Caitlin M. Kasmar (Corporate Compliance Insights)
Navigating the Information Age Without Saving Everything Data retention is a persistent challenge for in-house counsel, but developing workable information governance policies and procedures needn’t be a taxing exercise; in fact, they can generate measurable cost savings to the company. Here,...
ArticlesThe Butterfly Effect: eDiscovery in Government Investigations and Why Small Tweaks May Have Great Impacts
In the context of civil litigation, the rules governing eDiscovery may not be crystal clear (especially in light of the recent amendments to the Federal Rules), but at least there is ample guidance available. Counsel can perform simple research and identify troves of articles addressing how to...
ArticlesMarketing Services Agreements: Reinterpreting the Wheel
Marketing services agreements (“MSAs”) have been standard mortgage industry practice for decades. While Section 8 of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (“RESPA”) prohibits entities and individuals from giving or receiving “any fee, kickback, or thing of value” pursuant to an agreement to...
ArticlesSpecial Alert: Class Action Suit Filed Based on CFPB Consent Order
In what may be the first action of its kind, a consumer who received restitution under the CFPB consent order has filed a class action lawsuit based on the same alleged violations. While this litigation is still in its early stages, it serves as an important reminder that an institution’s exposure...
Articles
Education
- J.D., University of Chicago, 2004
- B.A., Carleton College, 2000 (magna cum laude)
Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia
Government Service
- Law Clerk, Hon. Rebecca Beach Smith, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia