• People
  • Practices
  • Insights
    • Firm News
    • Press Releases
    • Publications
    • Webcasts
    • Podcasts
    • Subscribe
    • Media Contacts
  • Careers
    • Career Opportunities
    • Attorney Development
    • Contact Us
  • About
    • Our Story
    • Awards & Accolades
    • Offices
    • Diversity
    • Pro Bono
    • Alumni
    • Contact Us
  • Search
  • Biography
  • Education
  • Recent Publications
Profile Picture

Cate McCaffrey

Cate
McCaffrey

Associate Attorney

CONTACT INFO

cmccaffrey@gibsondunn.com

TEL:+1 202.777.9534

FAX:+1 202.831.6176

Washington, D.C.

1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20036-5306 USA

  • Print
  • |
  • Share
  • |
  • vCard

PRACTICE

Litigation Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Appellate and Constitutional Law Class Actions Labor and Employment

BIOGRAPHY

Catherine (“Cate”) McCaffrey is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where she practices in the firm’s Litigation Department. She is a member of the Labor & Employment and Appellate & Constitutional Practice Groups, and has represented clients at the trial and appellate levels in matters involving constitutional, employment, regulatory, and consumer protection laws. Cate also has a vibrant pro bono practice, with a particular focus on immigration issues and constitutional challenges.

Before joining the firm, she served as a law clerk to the Honorable Jay S. Bybee of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the Honorable Ronnie Abrams of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Cate received her law degree magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 2019, where she was an oralist for the winning team in the 2018 Ames Moot Court competition. She also served as a technical editor on the Harvard Journal on Legislation and worked as a student attorney at the Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center as part of Harvard’s Criminal Justice Appellate Clinic.

Prior to practicing law, Cate served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Mongolia. She graduated from Duke University in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy Studies and in Asian & Middle Eastern Studies.

She is a member of the New York and the District of Columbia bars. She is admitted to practice before the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, as well as the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

EDUCATION

Harvard University - 2019 Juris Doctor

Duke University - 2014 Bachelor of Arts

ADMISSIONS

District of Columbia Bar

New York Bar

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Pro Bono - August 21, 2023 | Pro Bono Team’s Work Leads to Important Precedent
Client Alert - May 18, 2023 | Supreme Court Rejects Antibody Drug Patent, Clarifies Patent “Enablement” Requirement
Client Alert - May 11, 2023 | Supreme Court Rejects “Right-to-Control” Theory And Reaffirms That The Federal Fraud Statutes Reach Only Traditional Property Interests
  • Sitemap
  • Client Extranet
  • Terms of Use and Legal Notices
  • Privacy Statement
  • Cookie Notice
  • Contact Us
© 2023 Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.  All rights reserved.  For contact and other information, please visit us at gibsondunn.com.
Top
Gibson Dunn uses cookies which are essential for our website to function. With your consent, we and third parties may also use non-essential cookies to collect information about your browsing activities, and improve the content, functionality and performance of our website. By clicking “Accept All”, you consent to the use of all cookies on our website as set out in our Cookie Notice. You can reject all non-essential cookies by clicking “Reject All”. Choose "Manage Cookies" to view and customize your cookie settings.
Manage CookiesACCEPT ALLREJECT ALL
Manage consent

Your Privacy Choices / Cookies

This website uses cookies – small text files stored on your device, when you visit a website - including third party cookies to collect information about your browsing activities and improve the content, functionality and performance of our website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as Necessary Cookies are stored on your browser as they are essential for the operation of the website. You may accept all cookies, or reject all cookies other than Necessary Cookies.  If you visit us from a different device or browser, or clear cookies, then you may need to return to this screen to re-select your preferences.   Note that rejecting some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. Please note that if you do not make a selection below, only necessary cookies will be set.

You can learn more about our processing of your personal data by visiting our Privacy Policy.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are essential for our website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms. Without these cookies, our website will not operate properly.   Cookie Details
Analytics
These cookies are used to collect information on how you use our website, including information about the pages you visited, how long you visited and if you experienced any errors. We use this information to help us improve the quality of our website and monitor the level of activity on our website. They may be set by third parties whose services have been added to our pages. Cookie Details
Save & Accept