Kohl V. Anderson

Kohl Anderson is a litigation associate in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Houston office.

Kohl’s practice consists of trials and appeals in complex commercial litigation. He has represented clients in state and federal court, on both the plaintiff and defense side, in a wide range of cases—including but not limited to breach of contract, intellectual property, product liability, and probate.

Recent and Ongoing Representative Matters:

• Served on jury trial team defending Johnson & Johnson in a personal injury case. Newton v. Johnson & Johnson, No. DC-19-09317 (Dallas County Dist. Ct.). Obtained a favorable settlement during the second week of evidence.
• Represented T-Mobile before the Federal Circuit in appeal of patent infringement litigation. T-Mobile v. KAIFI, LLC, No. 25-1006 (Fed. Cir.). Appeal pending.
• Argued and won an uncontested divorce trial as pro bono counsel. No. 202-40551 (Harris County Dist. Ct.).
• Filed breach of contract and related claims on behalf of an enterprise software company. No. 1:24-cv-00749 (N.D. Ill.). Case presently in discovery.
• Defending General Electric against a lost profits claim arising out of Winter Storm Uri. Alta Power LLC v. General Electric International, No. 3:23-cv-0270 (N.D. Tex.). Case presently in discovery.
• Representing Intrepid Financial Partners as a third-party in a shareholder dispute arising out of one of the largest take-private mergers in U.S. history. No. CJ-2022-4162 (Oklahoma County Dist. Ct.).
• Representing prominent Houston-based generator distributor and its president in a probate dispute over company ownership. No. 503109-401 (Harris County Probate Ct.).

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Kohl served as a law clerk to the Honorable Alfred H. Bennett on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Kohl graduated with honors from the University of Texas School of Law, where he served as an Articles Editor for the Texas Law Review, the academic chair for Thurgood Marshall Legal Society, a student ambassador for the admissions office, and a Dean’s Fellow. Before law school, he graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial & Systems Engineering. At Texas A&M, Kohl was member of the NCAA and SEC Championship-winning men’s track & field team and president of the Nu Alpha chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc.

Kohl is a member of the Texas bar, and is admitted to practice in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit as well as the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Texas.

Capabilities

• Litigation
• Intellectual Property
• International Arbitration
• Media, Entertainment, and Technology
• Securities Litigation
• Sports Law
• Trials
• White Collar Defense and Investigations

Credentials

Education:

• University of Texas - 2021 Juris Doctor
• Texas A&M University - 2017 Bachelor of Science

Admissions:

• Texas Bar

Clerkships:

• USDC, Southern District of Texas, Hon. Alfred H. Bennett, 2021 - 2023