Brianna N. Banks is a litigation associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Her practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, including class action and transnational litigation cases. Brianna also maintains an active pro bono practice, which includes representing clients in immigration proceedings and supporting victims of gender-based violence.
From 2023-2024, Brianna served as a law clerk for the Honorable Dale S. Fischer of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Brianna received her Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 2022, where she was awarded the William J. Stuntz Memorial Award for Justice, Human Dignity, and Compassion. While in law school, Brianna served as a Research Assistant and Teaching Fellow to Diane Rosenfeld, a Civil Procedure Teaching Fellow to William B. Rubenstein, a line editor for the Harvard International Law Journal, and a chair member on both the Harvard Black Law Student’s Association and the Women’s Law Association. Brianna also published a student note in the Harvard Journal of Law and Gender entitled “The (De)valuation of Black Women’s Bodies.” Brianna received a Bachelor of Arts in History and Sociology, with a minor in German language, from Emory University in 2017.
Brianna is admitted to practice law in California.
Capabilities
- Litigation
- Appellate and Constitutional Law
- Class Actions
- Judgment and Arbitral Award Enforcement
- Sports Law
- Transnational Litigation
- Trials
- White Collar Defense and Investigations
Credentials
Education:
- Harvard University - 2022 Juris Doctor
- Emory University - 2017 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- California Bar
Clerkships:
- USDC, Central District of California, Hon. Judge Dale S. Fischer, 2023 - 2024