PARTNER IN CHARGE OF OC OFFICE
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER
WHY: Member of firm’s labor and employment, class actions and litigation practice groups. Has litigated labor and employment matters, including defending employers against wage and hour and discrimination class actions, and retaliation, sexual harassment, wrongful termination and whistleblower claims.
IN THE NEWS: Recipient of Bloomberg Law’s inaugural Unrivaled award, celebrating litigators who lead the legal industry in high-stakes trials and settlements on impactful matters for clients. Los Angeles-based Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher ranked third in the Business Journal’s Law Firms 2025 list with 104 local lawyers, up 5% from prior year. NOTABLE: Inspired to become a trial lawyer after engaging in trial competitions at Pepperdine and participating in a jury trial as a young associate. Earned law degree summa cum laude from Pepperdine University School of Law, where she served as editor-in-chief of the Pepperdine Law Review. Member of the Board of Advisors of Pepperdine University School of Law and previously served as a member of the Board of Directors of United Cerebral Palsy of Orange County and the Board of Governors for the Orange County Chapter of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers.
IN HER WORDS: “Leading a trial team is about fostering trust, collaboration, and a shared commitment to excellence — and that means embracing the value that everyone, especially our clients, brings to the team.”—Bloomberg Law interview
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