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Kate Cahoy specializes in defending clients in complex, high-stakes disputes including class action and antitrust cases. Her practice includes privacy, antitrust, and consumer protection matters in the technology, entertainment, financial services, and food, drug, and cosmetic industries, among others, and she has significant experience litigating cases brought under California’s Section 17200 and other consumer protection, competition, and privacy laws.
- Represent leading technology company in putative class action suit involving tort claims brought by contingent workers.
- Represented Agri Stats in consolidated putative antitrust class actions brought by direct and indirect poultry purchasers alleging a conspiracy to reduce output and raise the prices of broiler chickens.
- Represented Facebook in federal antitrust lawsuit alleging monopolization and tying claims.
- Represent entertainment company in putative class action in the Northern District of California involving privacy claims related to mobile applications used by children.
- Represented national bank in putative class action in the Northern District of California involving privacy laws regarding data collection and advertising.
- Represent national bank in putative consumer class actions concerning the bank’s mortgage servicing practices in the Northern and Central Districts of California and elsewhere.
- Represented animated film studios in antitrust class actions in the Northern District of California alleging agreements among companies not to “cold call” each other’s employees.
- Represented video streaming service in putative class action in the Northern District of California alleging violations of federal privacy law.
Pro Bono
- Argued the first ever successful petition for class certification before the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims on behalf of a class of veterans seeking mandamus relief for unreasonable delays in the VA appeals process.
- Drafted amicus brief on behalf of veterans organization supporting petition for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court in case involving the Feres doctrine.
- Advised legal aid organization on developing promissory estoppel claims against county that led to favorable settlement for the organization’s client without the need for litigation.
- Advise military veterans on VA benefits issues at local non-profit clinic.
Previous Experience
- Member of Yale Law School Veterans Legal Services Clinic; co-wrote amicus brief to Federal Circuit, co-wrote two briefs to the Army Board for the Correction of Military Records, co-wrote manual on discharge upgrades, and argued veteran’s benefit claim in hearing at VA Regional Office.
- Nanotechnology research in the laboratory of analytical chemist Kenneth Roberts (2005-2009).
April 8, 2021, Covington Alert
There were several notable developments in the first quarter of 2021 affecting class actions. The Supreme Court issued significant decisions regarding personal jurisdiction and TCPA class actions and heard oral argument in a case that has the potential to create significant hurdles to plaintiffs seeking to certify classes that contain many class members who lack ...
January 13, 2021, Covington Alert
There were several notable developments in the fourth quarter of 2020 affecting class actions. The Supreme Court is poised to decide whether a damages class can be certified when a large portion of the class lacks Article III standing. Multiple cases were decided relating to the interpretation and impact of arbitration provisions on class actions and other types ...
Class Action Group Of The Year Covington
December 1, 2020, Law360
Covington's Class Action practice group was named a Law360 Practice Group of the Year.
October 6, 2020, Covington Alert
Covington's Class Action Litigation Group has assembled an update that highlights and discusses several notable developments in the third quarter of 2020 affecting class actions.
October 1, 2020
WASHINGTON—Covington has promoted 14 lawyers to its partnership. “Our new partners practice in a wide range of the firm’s key practices and add importantly to our strengths,” said Doug Gibson, Covington’s chair. “This new partner class demonstrates that we continue to build an exceptional pipeline of superbly talented lawyers, across our offices and ...
October 2020, Privacy Laws & Business
May 4, 2020
WASHINGTON—For the third consecutive year, The National Law Journal has named Covington to its “Pro Bono Hot List.” The law firms appearing on the 2020 Pro Bono Hot List were recognized for taking on “some of the biggest issues of our time.” In its profile of the firm, The National Law Journal highlights Covington’s Pro Bono efforts in two significant matters. ...
April 14, 2020, Covington Alert
The Department of Justice Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition issued another reminder yesterday that the COVID-19 pandemic does not exempt companies from complying with federal antitrust laws. The agencies’ latest statement focuses on the labor force and emphasizes the agencies’ intent to protect workers responding to the ...
April 8, 2020, Covington Alert
As the world moves online during the COVID-19 pandemic, companies’ privacy and security practices are coming under increased scrutiny. Because class actions often follow such scrutiny, as demonstrated by lawsuits recently filed against Google and Zoom, companies should keep the following six developments on their radar as they rush to meet the demands of our new ...
June 14, 2019
WASHINGTON—Today, for the first time in its history, the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims certified a class action and granted classwide relief to veterans. Covington brought this class action petition in partnership with the National Veterans Legal Services Program. The landmark petition challenged the inexcusable delays by the Veterans ...
Practices
Education
Yale Law School, J.D., 2012
- C. LaRue Munson Prize for excellence in investigation, preparation, and presentation of a case under a law school clinical program.
University of Tulsa, B.S., 2009
- Biochemistry and Environmental Policy
- summa cum laude
- Barry M. Goldwater Scholar