Jenna Bernard is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.  She currently practices in the firm’s Litigation Department.

Ms. Bernard earned her law degree in 2022 from the UCLA School of Law, where she was elected to the Order of the Coif.  While at UCLA, she served as the Co-Chief Comments Editor of the Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs, a writing advisor to first year law students, and the events chair for the Food Law Society.  She was also a member of the Moot Court Honors Board, earning the Top Advocate award in the 2021 fall competition.  Additionally, Ms. Bernard served as an extern for the Honorable Otis D. Wright II of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Prior to law school, Ms. Bernard taught first grade in Chicago Public Schools as a Teach for America Corps member and helped non-profits run large-scale fundraising campaigns as a philanthropy consultant. She graduated from the University of Southern California in 2012 and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and a minor in Spanish.

Ms. Bernard is licensed to practice law in California.