Cailyn Reilly Knapp

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT CAILYN REILLY KNAPP

I represent clients in a broad range of litigation matters in federal and state courts, with a particular emphasis on complex commercial litigation, white collar defense, and antitrust. As a former law clerk in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA), I have significant experience in the \"rocket docket,\" and love practicing there. My practice also includes corporate internal investigations and defending corporate and individual clients in criminal and civil enforcement matters before the Department of Justice and other federal and state agencies. I serve on the board of directors of the Northern Virginia Chapter of the Federal Bar Association (FBA), an organization that promotes the welfare, interests, education, and professional development of all attorneys involved in federal law, including federal judges and practitioners from the public and private sectors. I also serve on the board of directors of No Stomach for Cancer, a non-profit organization that promotes research, education, and advocacy concerning hereditary diffuse gastric cancer, a condition that has affected me personally. A former college lacrosse player and current youth coach, I devote time to learning, writing, and speaking about sports law, specifically concussion regulation at the youth, NCAA, and professional levels. While attending Villanova University School of Law, I published two articles on the subject in the UCLA Entertainment Law Review and the Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal. Before joining Baker Botts in November 2015, I served as a law clerk to the Honorable Anthony J. Trenga and the Honorable John F. Anderson, Magistrate Judge, of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, known nationwide as the \"rocket docket\" for the speed at which it handles cases and for its handling of national security cases. I enjoyed my clerkships so much that I returned to the EDVA and Judge Trenga\'s Chambers from 2020 to 2022 to clerk again, before resuming my practice at Baker Botts in October 2022.