Kate M. Googins

Kate M. Googins is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson Dunn, where she practices in the firm’s Litigation Department. Kate’s practice focuses on consumer protection defense, and she regularly represents major technology companies in high-exposure lawsuits and federal and state regulatory inquiries. Kate also provides strategic advice to her clients on product launches, marketing, consumer experience, and privacy issues.

In 2025, Kate served as a law clerk to the Honorable Sherilyn Peace Garnett of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Kate earned her J.D. from the Sturm College of Law at the University of Denver in 2021, where she graduated in the top 2% of her class and was elected to the Order of the Coif. She earned a Bachelor of Arts, with honors, in Anthropology from the University of Chicago.

Kate is admitted to practice law in the State of California and the State of Colorado.

Capabilities

• Consumer Protection
• Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice
• Artificial Intelligence
• Litigation
• Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Data Innovation
• White Collar Defense and Investigations

Credentials

Education:

• University of Denver - 2021 Juris Doctor
• University of Chicago - 2014 Bachelor of Arts

Admissions:

• California Bar
• Colorado Bar

Clerkships:

• USDC, Central District of California, Hon. Sherilyn P. Garnett, 2025