Kate E. Gehl

Partner

Kate Gehl is an antitrust and competition lawyer who provides strategic counsel to clients in the areas of antitrust litigation and investigations. She has handled some of the largest multidistrict cases across the country, with some involving damages claims in excess of $1 billion.

Kate primarily works with companies in the technology, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, and health care sectors. Kate is a seasoned litigator with over a decade of experience handling high-stakes cases. She listens to her clients’ needs and obtains a full understanding of their business, which provides results. Kate’s time as a former federal judicial clerk also makes her uniquely qualified to provide insightful strategic advice on litigation strategy, with an inside perspective.

Kate works closely with general counsel, c-suite executives, and legal teams in major companies across the United States. She also collaborates with cross-border local counsel to handle global antitrust compliance matters. Corporate clients turn to Kate for business litigation and arbitration representation, especially involving high-stakes commercial and financial disputes.

In parallel to her antitrust litigation practice, and with a reputation for practical advice, Kate advises clients on business matters related to antitrust and competition. She provides vital guidance relating to product pricing, the Robinson-Patman Act, joint ventures, collaborations with competitors, commercial agreements, participation in trade associations and industry organizations, advertising and marketing, intellectual property (including as to intellectual property licensing practices related to standard essential patents and patent pools), supply chain relationships, e-commerce, product distribution, labor and employment, and general compliance.

Kate also has particular experience litigating antitrust issues that arise in the context of patent infringement litigation or other disputes involving intellectual property.

Parallel to her antitrust litigation practice, Kate maintains a practice representing businesses in complex commercial litigation. She has significant experience in complex electronic discovery and has worked with experts to develop reports and testimony, and she has written briefs and motions at all stages of litigation in federal and state courts across the country.

 

Awards and Recognition

  • Wisconsin Super Lawyers – Rising Stars® list (2019)

Affiliations

  • Current vice chair of the ABA Antitrust Law Section Intellectual Property Committee; actively involved in local bar activities in the State of Wisconsin, the Eastern District of Milwaukee and the Seventh Circuit.

Community Involvement

  • Pro bono representation through the Milwaukee Justice Center and with the Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association’s Federal Legal Assistance Program.

Presentations and Publications

Kate regularly publishes and speaks on antitrust and compliance issues. The following represents a sampling of her work:

09 December 2024 Events

Milwaukee CLE Week 2024

We are excited to announce Foley's Annual Milwaukee CLE Week! This year's program will feature three days of in-person sessions, focusing on essential business, industry, and ethics topics.
11 November 2024 Events

National CLE Week

Foley has a rich history of supporting our clients with in-person CLE opportunities. While we value our in-person interactions, we understand the challenge of attending these events alongside other competing obligations. We are proud to bring you the second year of National CLE Week, a conference focused around virtual programming to offer you more flexibility on how you learn.
06 March 2024 Innovative Technology Insights

FTC Issues Warning on the Use of Algorithms to Recommend or Set Prices

Duffy v. Yardi Systems sets the stage for regulators to explain how they view algorithmic pricing systems in the context of antitrust laws.
21 February 2024 In the News

Kate Gehl and Paul Piaskoski Author Article on FTC Approach to AI

Foley & Lardner LLP partner Kate Gehl and associate Paul Piaskoski authored the IP Litigator article, “FTC Weighs in on Threats to Competition from Artificial Intelligence in Comment to U.S. Copyright Office,” exploring the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s approach to the emerging technology.
01 February 2024 Press Releases

Foley Announces 23 New Partners

Foley & Lardner LLP has elected 23 lawyers to the firm’s partnership, effective February 1, 2024.
11 December 2023 Innovative Technology Insights

AI in Health Care: Powering Patient Outcomes

Welcome to AI in Health Care: Powering Patient Outcomes. In this eBook, our contributors examine this intersection through lenses including its impact on merger activity, antitrust enforcement, patent prosecution, and more.