Madeline Ann Gootman

Associate Litigation

Washington, D.C. +1 202 389 3203

Madeline Ann Gootman

Overview

Madeline Gootman is a general litigation associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Her practice focuses on complex commercial litigations including products liability, mass tort claims, bankruptcy-related contract disputes, and adversary proceedings related to corporate restructuring.

In re HONX, Inc. (Bankr. S.D. Tex.): Counsel to Debtor in ongoing bankruptcy matter involving hundreds of asbestos injury claims related to Debtor’s previous ownership of a refinery in St. Croix, V.I.

In re Gulfport Energy Corp. (Bankr. SD. Tex.): Counsel to Debtor for disputed proof of claim involving a contract dispute.

Honeywell Intl. Inc. v. NARCO (Bankr. W.D. Penn.): Counsel to Honeywell in dispute over the funding of the NARCO Personal Injury Settlement Trust.

Counsel to internet-based financial institution for CFPB inquiry.

Counsel to energy corporation for congressional investigation.

Associate, White & Case LLP, 2019–2021

Summer Law Clerk, White & Case LLP, 2018

Summer Associate, White & Case LLP, 2017

Grissom v. LGBTQ Community (D.C. Super. Ct.): Counsel to DC Center for LGBT Community.

Dove v. Gelsinger (D. Md.): Counsel to Native American inmate in Maryland prison claiming violations of religious freedom and equal protection.

Dove v. Armstead (D. Md.): Counsel to Native American inmate in Maryland prison claiming violations of religious freedom and equal protection.

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Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2020District of Columbia

Courts

  • United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Accreditation

Education

  • Duke University School of LawJ.D.2018

    Alaska Law Review 

    OUTLaw President

    Moot Court Board

  • Vanderbilt UniversityB.A., Political Science & Women's and Gender Studies2015