Professionals

Catharine Biggs Arrowood
Catharine Biggs Arrowood

Catharine Biggs Arrowood

Partner

“We approach client problems as if they were our own problems.”

Profile

Catharine Arrowood litigates and arbitrates for both large and small businesses and has considerable experience with regulated companies. She resolves problems that threaten your business. Her clients have included utilities, insurance companies, accounting and law firms, health care and biotech firms, banks and a commercial jet engine repair company with worldwide facilities.

Ms. Arrowood has lectured and written on various aspects of complex litigation, including managing complex cases, federal civil procedure, arbitration and mediation. She currently chairs the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Rules Advisory Committee and the International Committee of the American College of Trial Lawyers.

Prior to joining the Firm, Ms. Arrowood served as an associate attorney general, handling antitrust matters for the North Carolina Department of Justice.

While at Wake Forest University, Ms. Arrowood was Associate Editor of the Wake Forest Law Review.

Experience Highlights

Ms. Arrowood represents and advises clients on a variety of issues including:

  • Breach and enforcement of contracts, including covenants not to compete
  • Commercial torts, including fraud, interference with contract, theft of trade secrets and intellectual property and unfair competition
  • Antitrust, international competition and trade regulation issues
  • Corporate governance, breach of fiduciary duty and issues arising from the purchase and sale of businesses and removal of officers and directors
  • Trust management and governance

Ms. Arrowood is a member of the Panel of Neutrals for the American Arbitration Association and the International Centre for Dispute Resolution and regularly serves as an arbitrator.


Honors

  • The North Carolina Bar Association’s H. Brent McKnight Renaissance Lawyer Award, 2011
  • Raleigh Best Lawyers Bet-the-Company Litigator of the Year, 2009
  • Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers in General Commercial Litigation, 2007-2011
  • Woodward/White’s The Best Lawyers in America in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust, Bet-the-Company Litigation and Commercial Litigation, 2003-2012
  • Business North Carolina magazine’s “Legal Elite” in Antitrust Law, 2005-2006 & 2008-2011, Top Vote-Getter in 2011, and Litigation, 2005 & 2011
  • North Carolina Super Lawyers in Business Litigation, Antitrust Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, 2006-2012; Top 100 Lawyers and Top 50 Female Lawyers, 2010-2012
  • Business Leader magazine’s 2007 Women Extraordinaire
  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
  • Phi Beta Kappa

News

Events & Speaking Engagements

Memberships

  • NC Access to Justice Campaign
    Co-Chair, 2011-2012
  • American College of Trial Lawyers
    Fellow, 2004-present; Chair, International Committee, 2009-2011
  • Federal District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
    Umbrella Local Rules Committee, 2011-present
  • Fourth Circuit Rules Committee
    Member, 2006-2008; Chair, 2008-2011
  • ICDR Panel of Neutrals
    Member, 2009-present
  • AAA National Roster of Neutrals
    Member, 2003-present
  • International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR)
    Member, Energy Committee, 2005-present
  • North Carolina Symphony Society
    Board of Trustees, 2003-present; Treasurer, 2007-2009; Vice Chair, 2009; Chair, 2011-present
  • North Carolina Bar Association
    Dispute Resolution Section, Executive Committee Member, 2011-2012
  • North Carolina Bar Association
    Legislative Advisory Committee, Member, 2011-2012
  • North Carolina Conference of Bar Presidents
    Member, 2008-present; Vice Chair, 2009-2010; Chair, 2010-2012
  • Wake County Bar Association and 10th Judicial District
    President, 2007
  • North Carolina Bar Association
    Board of Governors, 2007-2010
  • North Carolina Supreme Court Historical Society
    President, 2008-2010; Chair, 2011-2012
  • Wake Forest Law Board of Visitors
    Member, 1998-2008; Chair, 2001-2002
  • Civil Justice Reform Act Committee for the Eastern District of North Carolina
    Chair, 1997
  • Federal Bar Advisory Council
    Chair, 1995-1996
  • Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
    Management Committee, 1990-2001

  • Raleigh

    Raleigh

    Wells Fargo Capitol Center
    150 Fayetteville Street
    Suite 1400
    Raleigh, NC 27601

    t 919.890.4142

    f 919.834.4564

    cbarrowood@parkerpoe.com

Practices & Industries

Education

  • Wake Forest University
    JD, cum laude, 1976
  • Wake Forest University
    BA, cum laude, 1973

Admissions

  • North Carolina, 1976