PALO ALTO/SAN FRANCISCO— The Daily Journal has named Kate Cahoy and Gretchen Hoff Varner to its 2025 Top Women Lawyers list, a recognition of the top women lawyers in California.
Kate is a partner in Covington’s Palo Alto office and serves as co-chair of the firm’s Class Action Practice Group and Technology Industry Group. She uses her substantial class action experience to help clients develop strategic and innovative solutions to their litigation issues. She specializes in defending clients in complex, high-stakes class action disputes involving privacy, antitrust, and consumer protection claims. Kate has significant experience litigating cases brought under California’s Section 17200 and other consumer protection, competition, and privacy laws, and has successfully represented clients in the technology, entertainment, consumer product, and financial services industries.
Managing Partner of Covington’s San Francisco office, Gretchen represents a wide range of companies in insurance and contract litigation, combining a deep substantive understanding of insurance coverage law with top-notch trial skills to recover hundreds of millions of dollars for her clients. Gretchen is also a trusted advisor to corporate decision-makers and has resolved multiple high-dollar matters without the need for litigation. She is often praised for her ability to translate complex insurance concepts into practical guidance.
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