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Internet Law Specialist
Lauren advises industry-leading online services on a range of sensitive and cutting-edge matters. She frequently represents her clients in cases involving novel technology and novel theories of liability.
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Precedent-Setting Victories
Lauren’s recent successes include multiple precedent-setting wins in content-moderation cases on behalf of Google and YouTube. She frequently litigates cases involving Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the First Amendment, federal and state anti-discrimination laws, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the Lanham Act, the Video Privacy Protection Act, the Wiretap Act, and the Anti-Terrorism Act.
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Recognized Leader
Lauren has been consistently recognized as a leader in her field by various publications. She has been named among the 2023 “Top Women Lawyers” by the Daily Journal, named to Bloomberg Law’s “They’ve Got Next: The 40 Under 40” list, and recognized by the Daily Journal in its 2020 “Top 40 Under 40” list.
Lauren Gallo White is a partner in Wilson Sonsini’s internet strategy and litigation group, where she represents internet and digital media companies in complex, high-stakes litigation related to online content moderation, online speech, privacy, and intellectual property. She has significant experience litigating cases in both federal and state court, including managing all phases of litigation and authoring numerous successful trial and appellate briefs. Lauren regularly provides guidance on issues related to product design, product marketing, and general operations, including matters relating to content hosting, removal, and filtering, as well as decisions about data use and management.
Lauren is lead counsel for Google and YouTube in a range of cases attacking their content-moderation practices on a variety of grounds. She has secured numerous, precedent-setting victories in cases involving Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the First Amendment, federal and state anti-discrimination laws, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the Lanham Act, the Video Privacy Protection Act, the Wiretap Act, and the Anti-Terrorism Act.
Lauren maintains an active pro bono practice and regularly authors amicus briefs in the federal courts of appeal and in the U.S. Supreme Court, including on behalf of public interest groups in cases addressing important legal and policy issues related to free speech, technology, privacy, and intellectual property (e.g., Woodhull Freedom Foundation v. United States; Fox News Network, LLC v. TVEyes Inc.; United States v. Microsoft; West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency; Carolyn Jewel, et al., v. National Security Agency, et al.; Wikimedia Foundation v. National Security Agency, et al.; Malwarebytes, Inc. v. Enigma Software Group USA, LLC; and Edgar v. Ratcliffe).
Prior to joining the firm, Lauren clerked for the Honorable Mary H. Murguia of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and for the Honorable William F. Kuntz, II of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Lauren previously worked as an associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP.
Lauren Gallo White is a partner in Wilson Sonsini’s internet strategy and litigation group, where she represents internet and digital media companies in complex, high-stakes litigation related to online content moderation, online speech, privacy, and intellectual property. She has significant experience litigating cases in both federal and state court, including managing all phases of litigation and authoring numerous successful trial and appellate briefs. Lauren regularly provides guidance on issues related to product design, product marketing, and general operations, including matters relating to content hosting, removal, and filtering, as well as decisions about data use and management.
Lauren is lead counsel for Google and YouTube in a range of cases attacking their content-moderation practices on a variety of grounds. She has secured numerous, precedent-setting victories in cases involving Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the First Amendment, federal and state anti-discrimination laws, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the Lanham Act, the Video Privacy Protection Act, the Wiretap Act, and the Anti-Terrorism Act.
Lauren maintains an active pro bono practice and regularly authors amicus briefs in the federal courts of appeal and in the U.S. Supreme Court, including on behalf of public interest groups in cases addressing important legal and policy issues related to free speech, technology, privacy, and intellectual property (e.g., Woodhull Freedom Foundation v. United States; Fox News Network, LLC v. TVEyes Inc.; United States v. Microsoft; West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency; Carolyn Jewel, et al., v. National Security Agency, et al.; Wikimedia Foundation v. National Security Agency, et al.; Malwarebytes, Inc. v. Enigma Software Group USA, LLC; and Edgar v. Ratcliffe).
Prior to joining the firm, Lauren clerked for the Honorable Mary H. Murguia of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and for the Honorable William F. Kuntz, II of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Lauren previously worked as an associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP.
- J.D., Columbia Law SchoolHarlan Fiske Stone Scholar; Recipient, Andrew D. Fried Memorial Prize for Best Student Essay on Intellectual Property Law; Editor-in-Chief, The Columbia Journal of Law & the Arts
- B.A., Rhetoric and English, University of California, BerkeleyPhi Beta Kappa, With High Distinction in General Scholarship, With Honors in Rhetoric
- Named among Lawdragon’s “500 Leading Litigators in America,” 2025
- Recognized in the 2023 edition of Bloomberg Law's "They've Got Next: The 40 Under 40"
- Named among the Daily Journal’s “Top Women Lawyers 2023,” which recognizes top performing women lawyers in California
- Named by the Daily Journal to its 2020 list of California’s “Top 40 Under 40,” which recognizes leading attorneys who have achieved outstanding results on behalf of clients
- Recipient, Wilson Sonsini Pro Bono Service Award, 2016-2018 and 2020
- Honored with a "Commitment to Justice Award" by Her Justice (formerly InMotion) in 2013 for her successful pro bono representation of a mother seeking custody and child support in the New York Family Court
- State Bar of California
- State Bar of Massachusetts
- State Bar of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- J.D., Columbia Law SchoolHarlan Fiske Stone Scholar; Recipient, Andrew D. Fried Memorial Prize for Best Student Essay on Intellectual Property Law; Editor-in-Chief, The Columbia Journal of Law & the Arts
- B.A., Rhetoric and English, University of California, BerkeleyPhi Beta Kappa, With High Distinction in General Scholarship, With Honors in Rhetoric
- Named among Lawdragon’s “500 Leading Litigators in America,” 2025
- Recognized in the 2023 edition of Bloomberg Law's "They've Got Next: The 40 Under 40"
- Named among the Daily Journal’s “Top Women Lawyers 2023,” which recognizes top performing women lawyers in California
- Named by the Daily Journal to its 2020 list of California’s “Top 40 Under 40,” which recognizes leading attorneys who have achieved outstanding results on behalf of clients
- Recipient, Wilson Sonsini Pro Bono Service Award, 2016-2018 and 2020
- Honored with a "Commitment to Justice Award" by Her Justice (formerly InMotion) in 2013 for her successful pro bono representation of a mother seeking custody and child support in the New York Family Court
- State Bar of California
- State Bar of Massachusetts
- State Bar of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Select Representative Matters
- Successfully defended Google and YouTube in cases challenging their decisions to remove or limit access to online content, including e-ventures v. Google, Tulsi Now v. Google, and Prager University v. Google, in which the Ninth Circuit issued the first federal appellate decision holding that private online platforms are not public forums subject to the First Amendment.
- Secured summary judgment for Google in a case brought by stock photo company that attacked Google’s search results and advertising operations as anticompetitive and fraudulent (Dreamstime LLC v. Google LLC.)
- Successfully defended Google in nearly a dozen separate cases seeking to hold it responsible for terrorist attacks around the world (including Gonzalez et al. v. Google and Crosby v. Twitter et al.)
- Counsel for online advertising, digital media, and internet companies in putative class actions alleging violations of privacy and consumer protection laws (e.g., In re Nickelodeon Consumer Privacy Litigation.)
- Secured denial of temporary restraining order against YouTube in a suit filed three weeks ahead of the 2020 U.S. presidential election by a group of creators linked to the QAnon conspiracy theory seeking to compel YouTube to restore their YouTube channels.
Select Representative Matters
- Successfully defended Google and YouTube in cases challenging their decisions to remove or limit access to online content, including e-ventures v. Google, Tulsi Now v. Google, and Prager University v. Google, in which the Ninth Circuit issued the first federal appellate decision holding that private online platforms are not public forums subject to the First Amendment.
- Secured summary judgment for Google in a case brought by stock photo company that attacked Google’s search results and advertising operations as anticompetitive and fraudulent (Dreamstime LLC v. Google LLC.)
- Successfully defended Google in nearly a dozen separate cases seeking to hold it responsible for terrorist attacks around the world (including Gonzalez et al. v. Google and Crosby v. Twitter et al.)
- Counsel for online advertising, digital media, and internet companies in putative class actions alleging violations of privacy and consumer protection laws (e.g., In re Nickelodeon Consumer Privacy Litigation.)
- Secured denial of temporary restraining order against YouTube in a suit filed three weeks ahead of the 2020 U.S. presidential election by a group of creators linked to the QAnon conspiracy theory seeking to compel YouTube to restore their YouTube channels.
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