Kate Cahoy and Ashley Simonsen Named to Daily Journal’s Top Women Lawyers

PALO ALTO / LOS ANGELES—The Daily Journal has named Kate Cahoy and Ashley Simonsen to its 2023 “Top Women Lawyers” list, a recognition of the top women lawyers in California.

Kate, a partner in Covington’s Palo Alto office, 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.

A partner in Covington’s Los Angeles office, Ashley focuses on defending complex class actions in state and federal courts across the country and represents clients in the financial services, consumer brands, and technology industries through all stages of litigation, including trial, with a strong track record of success on early dispositive motions. Her practice encompasses advertising, antitrust, consumer protection, and product defect matters.