Katherine Sheriff

Katherine Sheriff's practice focuses on opportunities and challenges in dynamic emerging technology sectors, especially autonomous, connected, and electric passenger and industrial transportation systems, artificial intelligence, and ESG. A recognized thought leader, Katherine regularly presents at national and international conferences addressing the intersection of emerging AI regulatory and liability regimes, in the United States and abroad, in the burgeoning autonomous vehicle industry. She also has testified at the state legislative level on product liability issues.

Within DWT, Katherine leads the firm's mobility and transportation industry group, a multidisciplinary team whose capabilities cover all aspects of the legal and policy needs of companies involved with autonomous, connected, electric, and shared transportation technologies. From negotiating and implementing complex deals to engaging with regulators and supply chain stakeholders, Katherine and the mobility and transportation team help innovators in this sector develop and deploy the next generation of mobility technologies.

Katherine has extensive experience with product liability issues relevant to AI systems and autonomous vehicles, including under the EU Product Liability Directive, the EU AI Act, and U.S. state laws. She advises clients on global regulatory developments and their impacts on providers of technology products and services. Katherine also helps clients obtain regulatory approvals and authorizations for commercial transportation fleets under federal and state law, including the rules of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and state rules for licensing commercial drivers, as well as autonomous vehicle authorizations for testing, deployment, and commercial passenger service.

Katherine began her career as a litigator focused on product liability and insurance litigation and regulatory compliance. Today she puts her passion for emerging technologies and mitigating risk to work for her clients to help bring scientific and technical innovations in the AI and mobility space to market.

In addition to her work for industry clients, Katherine maintains an active pro bono practice, with an emphasis on human rights and accessibility.