Overview
Kaitlin Price focuses her practice on internal and government investigations, civil enforcement actions, and defending individuals and corporations in white-collar criminal matters. In addition, Kaitlin leverages her background as a law clerk in the North Carolina Business Court to represent businesses and individuals in complex commercial matters in that forum.
Kaitlin brings unwavering dedication to her clients and a strong work ethic to her practice, which includes conducting internal investigations, responding to government enforcement actions, and defending criminal charges brought against individuals as well as public and private companies across a wide range of issues.
She routinely conducts internal investigations for clients across diverse industries and organizational sizes. Her work includes conducting investigations for several large national banks and a national insurance company on regulatory compliance gaps and whistleblower allegations. In addition, she has worked for mid-size equipment management and manufacturing companies on employment-related and regulatory compliance investigations. In her white collar and investigation practice, Kaitlin has taken significant case-management responsibilities in multiple lengthy and complex criminal trials, including coordinating strategy within a ten-defendant joint defense group. She has also assisted with the evaluation of internal allegation-reporting processes and supported the training and managing of large investigative teams.
Her experience as a law clerk for the former Chief Judge of the North Carolina Business Court reinforced the importance of developing a deep understanding of clients’ businesses and industries in order to craft pragmatic and effective solutions to complex disputes.
Kaitlin’s practice includes complex civil litigation involving a wide variety of corporate governance disputes, general business disputes, and commercial contract matters. She is well versed in the North Carolina limited liability company and partnership disputes.
Kaitlin regularly practices in state and federal court. In her litigation practice, she has experience:
- Drafting filings for all phases of litigation, including matters before the North Carolina Business Court
- Arguing successful motions to dismiss
- Conducting witness interviews and depositions
- Cross-examining witnesses in federal court and the North Carolina Business Court
- Working with forensic consultants and experts to prepare expert evidence
- Presenting closing arguments opposing the award of punitive damages at trial
Kaitlin is also active in pro bono matters for indigent clients, including assisting clients obtain a protective order in domestic violence actions.
Representative Experience
WHITE COLLAR, GOVERNMENT ENFORCEMENT & INVESTIGATIONS
- Defended the former CEO of the nation’s second largest poultry producer against criminal antitrust conspiracy charges alleging price-fixing and bid rigging, achieving an acquittal after three consecutive trials in federal court in Colorado.
- Represented a national bank in connection with a federal criminal investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and a parallel Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into potential violations of federal securities laws.
- Represented a national bank in responding to CME inquires and enforcement actions.
- Conducted an internal investigation for a national bank into whistleblower allegations of misconduct and substantial failures related to the bank’s financial crimes enterprise-wide risk assessments and financial crimes compliance programs.
- Conducted a time-sensitive internal investigation for a national financial institution into potential sales practice violations requiring the management of a diverse team to investigate and synthesize findings for regulatory reporting purposes, as well as identifying and implementing potential process improvements.
- Represented a business conglomerate in responding to DOJ investigations into federal bribery and financial crimes.
- Assisted the team that published a racial equity audit report for CoreCivic, the largest private operator of corrections and detention facilities in the United States.
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
- Second-chaired a two-week jury trial in the North Carolina Business Court defending a majority member of North Carolina limited-liability company against claims for breach of fiduciary duty and breach of the company’s operating agreement.
- Represented a national bank in the Complex Business Litigation Circuit Court in Florida against accounting firm, seeking to recover the approximately $35 million in damages it suffered from continuing to extend credit to a client in reliance upon false and misleading audited financial statements issued by the auditor.
Notable
Notable
- Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation "Ones to Watch," 2025-2026; Criminal Defense: White Collar "Ones to Watch," 2025-2026
- Legal 500 US, Corporate Investigations White-Collar Criminal Defense, 2024
- North Carolina Pro Bono Honor Society, 2018
News
News
Affiliations
Affiliations
- North Carolina Bar Association
- Mecklenburg County Bar Association
Capabilities
Education
J.D., Wake Forest University, 2016, magna cum laude; Order of the Coif; Wake Forest Law Review
B.S., Wake Forest University, 2013
Admissions
- North Carolina, 2016
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina