• People
  • Practices
  • Insights
    • Firm News
    • Press Releases
    • Publications
    • Webcasts
    • Podcasts
    • Subscribe
    • Media Contacts
  • Careers
    • Career Opportunities
    • Attorney Development
    • Contact Us
  • About
    • Our Story
    • Awards & Accolades
    • Offices
    • Diversity
    • Pro Bono
    • Alumni
    • Contact Us
  • Search
  • Biography
  • Education
Profile Picture

Lauren Dansey

Lauren
Dansey

Associate Attorney

CONTACT INFO

ldansey@gibsondunn.com

TEL:+1 415.393.8230

FAX:+1 415.374.8442

San Francisco

555 Mission Street, Suite 3000, San Francisco, CA 94105-0921 USA

  • Print
  • |
  • Share
  • |
  • vCard

PRACTICE

Litigation Antitrust and Competition Class Actions Crisis Management Law Firm Defense White Collar Defense and Investigations

BIOGRAPHY

Lauren Dansey is an associate in the San Francisco office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.  She is a member of the firm’s Litigation Department and currently serves as the vice chair of the firm’s global Associates Committee.

Lauren has a wide range of experience in several areas of law implicating different industries, legal issues, and factual scenarios. Her specialty is managing complex discovery and assisting as trial counsel. She has played a leading role in all stages of litigation and has been a key team member in multiple trials and final hearings. Lauren regularly represents high-profile clients in the tech industry in a variety of lawsuits and government inquiries on a wide range of issues. She has also represented Am 100 firms in legal malpractice suits.

Recent representative matters include:

  • Represented leading technology company in high-profile antitrust lawsuit in a three-week bench trial in the Northern District of California in 2021 only 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. Currently representing the company in a related class action pending in California state court and another lawsuit alleging various state court claims, including false advertising and unfair competition.
  • Represented technology company in responding to various global antitrust investigations, class actions, individual civil suits and criminal complaints.
  • Represented law firm against claims of professional negligence.  Lead associate on defensive discovery efforts, including all responses, document productions, and meet and confers, and managing multiple fact witness and expert workstreams.
  • Represented an executive of a Fortune 500 company in a two-week SEC enforcement hearing.
  • Successfully represented a hospital in a two-week civil jury trial in the Northern District of California and successfully defended the jury’s determination in a Ninth Circuit Appeal.

Lauren also maintains an active pro bono practice, including the following matters:

  • Represents an individual who was shot at close range in the face with a rubber bullet by the Los Angeles Police Department while peacefully protesting on May 30, 2020.
  • Represents a homeowner against a receiver and the City of Berkeley regarding the scope and costs of mismanaged repair work.
  • Represents a minor from Guatemala in removal proceedings, including appearances in state court regarding Special Immigrant Juvenile Status findings.

Lauren received her J.D. from University of Michigan Law School in 2016, where she was the Associate Editor of the Michigan Journal of Environmental & Administrative Law, as well as the Michigan Journal of Race & Law. While in law school, Lauren was also a member of the Child Welfare Appellate Clinic and site leader for the Public Benefits Advocacy Project.

She earned her B.A. in Political Science from University of California, Berkeley in 2011. She wrote her senior thesis on Asian economic regionalism. Prior to joining the firm, Lauren taught high school special education in Richmond, California through Teach for America.

Lauren is admitted to practice law in the State of California.

EDUCATION

University of Michigan - 2016 Juris Doctor

University of California - Berkeley - 2011 Bachelor of Arts

ADMISSIONS

California Bar

  • Sitemap
  • Client Extranet
  • Legal Notices
  • Modern Slavery Statement
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Notice
  • Contact Us
©Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 2023. All rights reserved.
Top
Gibson Dunn uses cookies which are essential for our website to function. With your consent, we and third parties may also use non-essential cookies to collect information about your browsing activities, and improve the content, functionality and performance of our website. By clicking “Accept All”, you consent to the use of all cookies on our website as set out in our Cookie Notice. You can reject all non-essential cookies by clicking “Reject All”. Choose "Manage Cookies" to view and customize your cookie settings.
Manage CookiesACCEPT ALLREJECT ALL
Manage consent

Your Privacy Choices / Cookies

This website uses cookies – small text files stored on your device, when you visit a website - including third party cookies to collect information about your browsing activities and improve the content, functionality and performance of our website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as Necessary Cookies are stored on your browser as they are essential for the operation of the website. You may accept all cookies, or reject all cookies other than Necessary Cookies.  If you visit us from a different device or browser, or clear cookies, then you may need to return to this screen to re-select your preferences.   Note that rejecting some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. Please note that if you do not make a selection below, only necessary cookies will be set.

You can learn more about our processing of your personal data by visiting our Privacy Policy.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are essential for our website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms. Without these cookies, our website will not operate properly.   Cookie Details
Analytics
These cookies are used to collect information on how you use our website, including information about the pages you visited, how long you visited and if you experienced any errors. We use this information to help us improve the quality of our website and monitor the level of activity on our website. They may be set by third parties whose services have been added to our pages. Cookie Details
Save & Accept