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Christine Demana

Christine
Demana

Of Counsel

CONTACT INFO

cdemana@gibsondunn.com

TEL:+1 214.698.3246

FAX:+1 214.571.2973

Dallas

2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201 USA

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PRACTICE

Litigation Class Actions Energy Intellectual Property Media, Entertainment and Technology Oil and Gas Trade Secrets

BIOGRAPHY

Christine Demana is Of Counsel in the Dallas office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She is a member of the Firm’s Litigation Department, as well as the Media, Entertainment, and Technology Practice Group; the Intellectual Property Practice Group; and the Class Actions Practice Group.

Ms. Demana has deep trial-court experience in the technology industry and in litigating and counseling clients on high-stakes bet-the-company and trade secrets matters, coauthoring the two-part “2019 Trade Secret Roundup and 2020 Trends” in Bloomberg Law.  Ms. Demana also has represented a number of Fortune 500 companies in prosecuting and defending business claims, including breach of contract, securities and other frauds, consumer product defects, antitrust violations, and employment issues, and she has successfully defended several of these companies in large class action litigations. She plays a substantial role in these matters through all aspects of investigation, pre-trial litigation, trial, and appeal in courts throughout the country, and has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America© as a “One to Watch” in Commercial Litigation (2022).

Ms. Demana practice focuses on framing cases—she has a unique ability to extract key facts from complex cases to craft a winning case strategy, and then translate that strategy into compelling oral arguments, briefs, key depositions, and presentations at trial.  She also has expertise developing a media strategy for large public matters.

Representative Technology & Trade Secrets Experience

  • Filed suit on behalf of a group of Tinder cofounders, early executives, and employees, including Sean Rad and Justin Mateen, in multibillion-dollar litigation against InterActiveCorp (IAC) and Match Group, Tinder’s parent companies.
  • After winning partial motion to exclude opposing party’s key expert witness, achieved settlement for Square, Inc. and cofounders Jack Dorsey and James McKelvey, Jr. in bet-the-company founders’ and trade secret dispute.
  • After key depositions, achieved settlement for MachineZone (MZ) in multi-faceted contract, fraud, and trade secret dispute with data hosting provider.
  • After key depositions, achieved settlement for Perella Weinberg Partners, LP in trade secret dispute with competitor.
  • Core member of trial team for industry-leading media and technology company in prominent federal antitrust trial.
  • As lead associate, conducted multiple comprehensive confidential investigations for large firms and public companies in trade secret matters with competitors.
  • Currently representing One Call Medical, Inc. in PAGA and class actions in California alleging that One Call has misclassified transportation providers as independent contractors.

Representative Commercial Litigation Experience

  • Won early dismissal with prejudice of $130 million breach-of-contract action on behalf of Arcosa, Inc. in dispute with competitor, and currently defending that ruling on appeal in the Second Circuit.
  • Secured rare voluntary dismissal from plaintiffs in two putative products liability class-actions against Trinity Industries after pursuing aggressive discovery and litigation strategy.
  • Member of team that successfully defeated class certification at trial and on appeal for antitrust claims against Class 1 railroads, then achieved nearly unprecedented multi-district litigation (“MDL”) order creating separate MDL for more than 45 newly filed actions.
  • As lead trial counsel and after key briefing, achieved settlement for energy investment company in multimillion-dollar asset purchase dispute with competitor.
  • After winning dismissal of numerous claims brought by opposing party, achieved settlement for Perella Weinberg Partners, LP and global entertainment company in joint venture dispute.
  • Secured summary judgement for AlixPartners precluding former employee from pursuing class claims in arbitration, and successfully defended that ruling on appeal in the Sixth Circuit.
  • Successfully defended Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal on appeal in the Fifth Circuit in case challenging Delta Air Lines’ cargo ban on African big-game hunting trophies.
  • Achieved favorable settlement of high-profile securities class action for major public retailer.
  • Represented Conduent in multibillion-dollar Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act case brought by the State of Texas.

In addition to Ms. Demana’s commercial litigation docket, she proudly maintains an active pro bono practice serving individual clients in need. In each of 2014 and 2015, the New York Legal Aid Society awarded her its outstanding service award for her work on behalf of New Yorkers with disabilities challenging the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. She has also represented individual clients charged with federal crimes in both trial court and on direct appeal, including delivering oral arguments before the Seventh Circuit.

Ms. Demana serves as a member of the Dallas Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Innovation Taskforce, which supports the launch and growth of innovation activities in the Dallas area by connecting entrepreneurs, innovators, researchers, and the business community.

Prior to joining Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Ms. Demana served as a law clerk to the Honorable David C. Godbey of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.  She received her Juris Doctor in 2011 from Harvard Law School, where she was both a student attorney and the Vice President for Practice Standards at the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau, and she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree with High Distinction in Organizational Studies and Communication Studies from the University of Michigan. Before attending law school, Ms. Demana was an account executive with a multinational advertising agency in Chicago.

EDUCATION

Harvard University - 2011 Juris Doctor

University of Michigan - 2007 Bachelor of Arts

ADMISSIONS

New York Bar

Texas Bar

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Client Alert - May 27, 2020 | Texas Supreme Court Rules That “Anti-Washout” Clause Purporting to Extend Overriding Royalty Interests to a “New Lease” Violates Rule Against Perpetuities
Client Alert - January 29, 2020 | 2019 Trade Secrets Roundup and 2020 Trends
Client Alert - October 24, 2019 | Texas Supreme Court to Address “Anti-Washout” Clauses for Overriding Royalty Interests
Client Alert - June 21, 2017 | Supreme Court Strikes Down Ban on Registration of Disparaging Trademarks on First Amendment Grounds
Client Alert - January 9, 2013 | 2012 Year-End Securities Enforcement Update
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