Lawdragon‘s 2025 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers highlights Gibbs & Bruns’ entire partnership – all 19 lawyers – and includes a feature focus on Kathy Patrick.
The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers
Mike Absmeier
Sam Cruse
Denise Drake
Robin Gibbs (Hall of Fame)
Mark Giugliano
Andi Gulley
Jorge Gutierrez
Anthony Kaim
Gabriel Kaim
Ashley Kleber
Ross MacDonald
Ayesha Najam
Justin Patrick
Kathy Patrick
Barrett Reasoner
Brian Ross
Charles Rosson
David Sheeren
Brice Wilkinson
We’re delighted to recognize The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers.
These are the lawyers and firms that give consumers, investors and businesses a fighting chance against corporations and other powerful entities that can sometimes seem too big to confront.
Not for these lawyers. They say bring it on.
They contest ridiculous pay packages on behalf of investors and face the ire of billionaires. They take on untouchable tech titans whose acquisition of personal data or construction of business processes have a few too many blurred lines. They challenge business moves that box out competitors.
Kathy D. Patrick joined Gibbs & Bruns determined to make a difference for those who were not treated fairly. In her remarkable career, she’s done that time and again, winning more than $20B in recoveries from financial institutions who engineered the residential mortgage-backed securities collapse. She has helped clients pursue those who committed securities fraud in Brazil, Thailand and Indonesia and has taken on the private prison and waste disposal industries. Currently, she’s preparing for trial on behalf of Macy’s, TJX and other retailers against Visa and Mastercard, seeking treble damages to remedy claims for billions of overcharges on swipe fees.
The firms represented here are remarkable. While some solely represent plaintiffs, others handle defense claims as well. As a whole they bring a level of assuredness and commitment to the justice system that can sometimes seem adrift. All embody the professional defiance required to challenge the most powerful and are a source of inspiration.
We selected members of this guide through our time-honed process of submissions, independent research and vetting with friends and foes. We are extremely grateful for the wonderful submissions we received. Members of the Hall of Fame are denoted with an asterisk.
