Jennifer Bracht is a senior associate in the Denver office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the firm’s Litigation Department. She specializes in leading complex discovery and representing clients in jury trials, bench trials, and arbitrations across the country. Jennifer has experience in a wide range of subjects, including antitrust, insurance, health care, technology, environmental, labor and employment, class actions, and legal malpractice.
Her representative matters include:
- Represented leading technology company in high-profile antitrust lawsuit that went to a bench trial in the Northern District of California nine months after filing. Lead member of discovery team that handled complex e-discovery issues and key member of trial team, including second-chairing witness exams. Also represented the company in a related class action in California state court and another lawsuit alleging various state court claims, including false advertising and unfair competition.
- Represented national insurance company in highly publicized month-long trial relating to confirmation of a bankruptcy plan filed by the insured. Took several trial depositions.
- Represented aerospace company in various class action lawsuits alleging negligence in connection with the Woolsey Fire. Lead associate on defensive discovery efforts, including all responses, document productions, and meet and confers, and managing multiple expert workstreams.
- Represented health insurer in arbitration where provider alleged underpayment of claims. Lead counsel for day-to-day case management and active role in overall case strategy.
- Represented leading e-commerce company in a class action wage and hour lawsuit in California.
- Represented law firm against claims that it aided and abetted an accounting firm’s use of illegal tax shelters for its clients over two decades ago. Involved in drafting a motion for summary judgment that was granted in one matter and motions to dismiss that were granted in two others. Continued representation during appeals.
- Represented technology company in responding to various European Commission antitrust investigations.
- Represented software company in two-week arbitration regarding contract dispute, including second-chairing witness exams, working with experts, and developing opening statement and closing argument.
- Represented utility company in disputes with two transit agencies regarding payment for relocation of utility pipelines due to transportation projects. Analyzed complex factual issues regarding property ownership and heavily involved in drafting various briefs at both the trial court level and on appeal.
- Represented health insurer against claims for breach of contract, fraud, insurance bad faith, and RICO in the Central District of California, including drafting a motion to dismiss that was granted in full.
- Represented telecommunications company in lawsuit alleging various causes of action related to alleged theft of cryptocurrency, including drafting motion to dismiss.
- Represented commercial trucking company in wrongful death lawsuit in New Mexico state court. Led discovery efforts, including defending depositions of individual and corporate witnesses and managing all aspects of written discovery and document productions.
- Represented telecommunications company in breach-of-contract lawsuit involving carriage of independent networks on television.
- Represented health insurer in a four-week jury trial in California state court in 2016, resulting in the jury awarding the insurer $37.4 million against a group of 10 defendants—individuals and surgery centers—who had conspired to create and run a sophisticated insurance fraud scheme.
- Represented technology company in various contract disputes with licensors. Drafted various dispositive motions, including oppositions to anti-SLAPP motions and demurrers.
Outside of the courtroom, Jennifer is committed to serving her community and maintains an active pro bono practice. Representative pro bono matters include:
- Traveled to Kenya with Lawyers Without Borders to train 120 Kenyan advocates and judges on the best ways to successfully bring to trial claims under Kenya’s Wildlife Conservation and Management Act. Recipient of the firm’s “Most Inspiring Pro Bono Project” award in 2015.
- Represented non-profit preschool for children with disabilities against claims of employment discrimination.
- Represented two minors from El Salvador in removal proceedings, including appearances in state court where two different judges issued orders making Special Immigrant Juvenile Status findings.
Jennifer received her law degree from UCLA School of Law in 2014, where she received Order of the Coif for graduating in the top 10% of her class. Jennifer earned her Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Management from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University in 2008, graduating with the Founders’ Day Award. During her undergraduate career, Jennifer studied abroad at NYU in Florence and at the University of Melbourne.
Jennifer is admitted to practice law in the states of California and Colorado.
Capabilities
- Litigation
- Antitrust and Competition
- Class Actions
- FDA and Health Care
- Insurance and Reinsurance
- Technology Litigation
- Trials
Credentials
Education:
- University of California, Los Angeles - 2014 Juris Doctor
- New York University - 2008 Bachelor of Science
Admissions:
- California Bar
- Colorado Bar