The Email That Ruined a $10M Lawsuit ft. Kat Mateo

S2E77 - The Email That Ruined a $10M Lawsuit ft. Kat Mateo

Published: August 14, 2026

Duration: 47:09

Litigation does not begin when a lawsuit is filed. By then, the story has often already been written in contracts, emails, missed deadlines and the very human decision to wait because “maybe it’ll blow over.”

In this episode of Between the Briefs by Steno, Adrian Cea and Joe Stephens sit down with Kat Mateo, Counsel of Litigation at Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP, for a practical, lively conversation about what clients, founders, business owners and legal teams often misunderstand about litigation.

What You’ll Learn:

Why clients should involve attorneys before disputes escalateHow litigators can spot...