Kate Talbot

Kate Talbot is a social media and influencer expert witness who has been retained in 20+ matters involving social media evidence, platform algorithms, influencer marketing, account valuation, digital damages, and creator economy disputes. She has been engaged by Am Law 100 firms, boutique litigation practices, insurance defense counsel, and criminal defense attorneys in matters involving intellectual property, trademark, employment, platform liability, defamation, and business disputes.

Her representative engagements span the major social media platforms, including YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, Facebook, and X (Twitter).

Her expert analysis includes social media evidence, platform mechanics and algorithms, audience reach and engagement, account valuation, influencer marketing, creator monetization, brand partnerships, right of publicity, and digital damages.

Unlike many expert witnesses, Kate built her career inside the social media industry before bringing that experience into litigation. For more than two decades, she has advised venture-backed startups, Fortune 500 companies, founders, venture capital firms, and creators on social media strategy, influencer marketing, platform growth, and digital communications.

She has served as faculty for Lawline, LegalEdge, and LearnFormula and has spoken for the New York Intellectual Property Law Association (NYIPLA). She is a National Law Review contributor, former Senior Forbes Contributor covering social media and influencers, and author of Oh Snap! You Can Use Snapchat for Business.

Her work and expertise have been featured by CNN, BBC, NBC, NPR, Nasdaq, Newsday, and HuffPost. Kate is based in San Francisco and accepts engagements nationwide.

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