Alana Bevan is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where she currently practices in the firm’s Litigation Department and Labor & Employment Practice Group.
Alana has represented clients in a wide range of employment litigation and investigation matters, including those involving allegations of discrimination, retaliation, and wage-and-hour violations. She has particular experience in defending collective and class actions alleging misclassification under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). For example, Alana was recently part of a trial team that secured a complete verdict for a trucking company facing FLSA minimum wage claims from over 6,000 trainee drivers.
Prior to joining the firm, Alana served as a law clerk to the Honorable Harris L Hartz, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (2022-2023), and the Honorable Anita B. Brody, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2021-2022).
She graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where she was a Levy Scholar and served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Law & Public Affairs. She also externed at the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Federal Community Defender’s Capital Habeas Unit and served as a Littleton Writing Fellow for the Legal Practice Skills Program.
Alana also holds a PhD in History from the Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Arts with Honors from the University of Alberta.
Capabilities
Credentials
Education:
- University of Pennsylvania - 2021 Juris Doctor
- Johns Hopkins University - 2009 Doctor of Philosophy
- University of Alberta - 2003 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- District of Columbia Bar
Clerkships:
- US Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit, Hon. Harris L. Hartz, 2022 - 2023
- USDC, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Hon. Anita B. Brody, 2021 - 2022