October 12, 2016
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Kristin Linsley will join the firm as a litigation partner in the San Francisco office. She joins the firm from Munger, Tolles & Olson and will continue to practice complex business litigation.
“Kristin has an exceptional background and will be a strong addition to the firm,” said Ken Doran, Chairman and Managing Partner of Gibson Dunn. “She is a seasoned litigator with significant experience on complex litigation and appellate matters. She has a diverse and thriving practice, and enjoys a strong reputation in the Bay Area business community.”
“We welcome Kristin to the firm,” said Charles Stevens, Partner in Charge of the San Francisco office. “She has an impressive background and is known as a smart, accomplished litigator who is often called on to handle clients’ most complicated and challenging issues. With her diverse litigation experience, she is a terrific fit for the Bay Area litigation team.”
“I’m delighted to join Gibson Dunn,” Linsley said. “I’ve long admired the firm’s litigation practice, and I look forward to growing my practice with Gibson Dunn’s global platform.”
About Kristin Linsley
Linsley focuses her practice on complex business litigation. She has experience in a broad range of areas affecting U.S. companies, including securities law, international law, internet and privacy law, class actions, banking and financial litigation, water rights law, and contract law. She has also counseled clients on board and corporate governance and conducted internal investigations. She has handled multiple appellate matters and has successfully represented clients before the California appellate courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Before joining Gibson Dunn, Linsley was a partner at Munger Tolles, where she practiced since 1990. She served as a law clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in 1989 to 1990 and for Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg of the D.C Circuit in 1988 to 1989. Linsley graduated magna cum laude in 1988 from Harvard Law School, where she served on the Harvard Journal on Legislation.