Katy R. Baker is an associate in the San Francisco office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She practices in the firm’s Litigation Department and is a member of the firm's Securities Litigation Practice Group. Katy's practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, with an emphasis on securities class actions, shareholder derivative litigation, and government enforcement matters. Katy also maintains an active pro bono practice, focusing on civil rights impact litigation and immigration related proceedings.
Katy earned her J.D. and her LL.M. in International and Comparative Law, cum laude, from Duke Law School in 2020. While in law school, she was a Fellow with the Bolch Judicial Institute and served as the Senior Executive Editor of the Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law. Prior to her legal studies, Katy earned her B.A., summa cum laude, in Political Science and Religious Studies from California State University, Bakersfield.
Katy is admitted to practice law in the State of California.
Capabilities
- Securities Litigation
- Class Actions
- Securities Enforcement
- Technology Litigation
- Transnational Litigation
- Trials
- White Collar Defense and Investigations
Credentials
Education:
- Duke University - 2020 Juris Doctor
- Duke University - 2020 Master of Laws (LL.M.)
- California State University, Bakersfield - 2016 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- California Bar