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Kathy Patrick, partner at Gibbs & Bruns LLP, is engaged in a number of high-profile disputes in Texas and further afield, including the representation of Google in defending the antitrust suit brought against it by the DOJ and eighteen states, alleging its implementation of its adtech systems amount to anti-competitive practices. She also represents a number of national retailers in a long-running suit against Visa and Mastercard, which the retailers accuse of conspiring to fix card payment processing fees. Based in Houston, Patrick is frequently retained by clients in the oil and gas industry, including Occidental Petroleum, in matters ranging from antitrust issues to securities litigation.
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“Kathy Patrick is a phenomenal trial lawyer.”
“She is super-impressive.”
“Kathy has a very good reputation statewide as a commercial trial lawyer.”
“She has a great reputation and is certainly known in the market.”
– Chambers 2025
“The fantastic Kathy Patrick is a formidable opponent.”
– Legal 500 2025
“I’ve seen her in action and she is phenomenal. You do not want to be on the other side!”
“She is a well-regarded, very good and aggressive litigator.”
“Kathy is a star. We really respect her.”
“Kathy Patrick is a great lawyer with a complex practice. She really is a star and is feared. She is very good at what she does.”
“Kathy is a leader in the litigation space.”
- Chambers 2023 - 2024
Kathy Patrick is Occidental’s ‘go-to’ figure for high-stakes issues.”
- Legal 500 2022
Profiled by Forbes as “the woman Wall Street fears most,” Kathy’s cases run the gamut of high profile, high dollar, and high-risk cases.
As a leading U.S. trial lawyer, Kathy is a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, where she serves on the Board of Directors, and the American College Trial Lawyers -- both are invitation-only organizations whose trial lawyer members have demonstrated the highest standards of trial advocacy, professionalism, and ethical standards throughout their respective careers.
“The law exists to correct inefficiencies and inequalities. We do good in the world when we enforce the law.” – Kathy Patrick, Daily Journal “Leading Commercial Litigators 2024.”
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