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Mylan L. Denerstein

Mylan
Denerstein

Partner

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mdenerstein@gibsondunn.com

TEL:+1 212.351.3850

FAX:+1 212.351.6350

New York

200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166-0193 USA

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PRACTICE

White Collar Defense and Investigations Anti-Corruption & FCPA Appellate and Constitutional Law Crisis Management FinTech and Digital Assets Financial Institutions Public Policy Securities Litigation

BIOGRAPHY

Mylan L. Denerstein is a litigation partner in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.  Ms. Denerstein is a Chair of the Public Policy Practice Group and a member of the Crisis Management, White Collar Defense and Investigations, Financial Institutions, Labor and Employment, Securities Litigation, and Appellate Practice Groups.  Ms. Denerstein leads complex litigation and internal investigations, representing companies confronting a wide range of legal issues, in their most critical times.  Ms. Denerstein is known not only for her effective legal advocacy, but also for her ability to solve problems.  In addition, Ms. Denerstein is Global Chair of the Firm’s Diversity Committee and Co-Partner in Charge of the New York office.  Ms. Denerstein was previously a member of the Firm’s Executive Committee.

In 2022, Ms. Denerstein was appointed to serve as the independent NYPD Monitor to oversee the court ordered reform process.  Previously, Ms. Denerstein has served  in a wide variety of roles as in government, including as Counsel to the New York State Governor, as an Executive Deputy Attorney General in the New York Attorney General’s Office, and as Deputy Commissioner for Legal Affairs for the New York City Fire Department.  In addition, Ms. Denerstein served as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, prosecuting complex securities, money laundering and organized crime cases, and then as Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division.

Ms. Denerstein is ranked as a leading lawyer in White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – New York by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2022.  She has also been named to Lawdragon’s 2023 “500 Leading Lawyers in America” list.  Benchmark Litigation named Ms. Denerstein to its 2022 “Top 250 Women in Litigation” list, and recognized her as a 2021 “Litigation Star” nationally in Appellate, Securities and White-Collar Crime, as well as in New York.  In July of 2022, The AmLaw Litigation Daily named Ms. Denerstein a “Litigator of the Week”​ for securing a sentence of no jail time for a prominent New York real estate developer.  She was also recognized as a “Global Leader” in the 2022 Who’s Who Legal Business Crime Defence Global guide. In addition, Ms. Denerstein was named to the 2022 list of “Notable Black Leaders” as well as the 2019 list of “Notable Women in Law” by Crain’s New York Business.  She was named to the 2023 “Power of Diversity: Black 100,” 2023, 2022 and 2020 “Law Power 100,” 2022 and 2021 “Power of Diversity: Women 100,” 2020 “Albany Power 100” and 2019 “Law Power 50” lists by City & State New York.  She was also named as one of New York Law Journal’s “Top Women in Law” for 2016.

Ms. Denerstein has received numerous awards for her contributions, including the 2020 “Diversity & Inclusion Champion Award” from the New York City Bar Association for advancing equity and inclusion for attorneys in New York,  the 2016 “Distinguished Public Service Award” from A Better Balance for her work on the Women’s Equality Act,  the Association of Black Women Attorneys’ 2015 “Professional Achievement Honor” and the 2015 Citizens Union of the City of New York’s “Public Service Award.”

Ms. Denerstein is a member of the Women’s White Collar Defense Association, Association of Black Women Attorneys, New York City Bar Association, National Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, and Metropolitan Black Bar Association.  She also serves on the Boards of the American Red Cross of Greater New York, Sanctuary for Families and the City Bar Fund of the New York City Bar Association.

Ms. Denerstein graduated in 1993 from Columbia Law School, where she was named a Charles Evans Hughes Fellow for outstanding commitment to public service and was a recipient of the Jane Marks Murphy Prize for exceptional proficiency and advocacy in clinics.

EDUCATION

Columbia University - 1993 Juris Doctor

University of Virginia - 1989 Bachelor of Arts

ADMISSIONS

New York Bar

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Firm News - March 20, 2023 | Mylan Denerstein Named to City & State New York’s 2023 Law Power 100
Client Alert - March 15, 2023 | New York Court of Appeals Round-Up (March 2023)
Firm News - February 17, 2023 | Mylan Denerstein Named to City & State New York’s 2023 The Power of Diversity: Black 100
Firm News - January 17, 2023 | Lawdragon Names 19 Partners Among its 2023 500 Leading Lawyers in America and Hall of Fame Honorees
Webcasts - January 10, 2023 | Webcast: Article 78 Challenges to Government Action in New York: Strategic Considerations and Pitfalls
Client Alert - November 15, 2022 | New York Attorney General’s Office Fall Round-Up
Firm News - November 15, 2022 | Mylan Denerstein Named to City & State New York’s 2022 The Power of Diversity: Women 100
Firm News - September 7, 2022 | Six Gibson Dunn Partners Recognized by Who’s Who Legal 2022 Business Crime Defence
Firm News - August 5, 2022 | Twelve Gibson Dunn Partners Named Among Benchmark’s Top Women in Litigation and 40 & Under 2022
Firm News - August 1, 2022 | Joel Cohen and Mylan Denerstein Named Litigators of the Week
Firm News - July 11, 2022 | Mylan Denerstein Named Among New York’s Notable Diverse Leaders in Law 2022
Client Alert - March 25, 2022 | New York Court of Appeals Rules That Interactive Fantasy Sports Contests Do Not Constitute Gambling Under State Constitution
Firm News - March 7, 2022 | Mylan Denerstein and Randy Mastro Named to City & State New York’s 2022 Law Power 100
Firm News - March 2, 2022 | Mylan Denerstein Appointed to Serve as the Independent NYPD Monitor to Oversee Court Ordered Reforms
Firm News - February 23, 2022 | Mylan Denerstein Named Among New York’s Notable Black Leaders 2022
Article - January 4, 2022 | Corporate Investigations 2022: USA
Client Alert - December 20, 2021 | New York Court of Appeals Round-Up & Preview
Firm News - November 9, 2021 | Mylan Denerstein Named to City & State New York’s 2021 The Power of Diversity: Women 100
Webcasts - October 25, 2021 | Webcast: Recent Developments at the New York State Department of Financial Services
Firm News - August 9, 2021 | Ten Gibson Dunn Partners Named Among Benchmark Top 250 Women in Litigation 2021
Client Alert - June 21, 2021 | New York Court of Appeals Adds Two New Judges
Client Alert - June 9, 2021 | New York Court of Appeals Clarifies Reach of New York Consumer Protection Statute
Client Alert - June 7, 2021 | Second Circuit Dismisses New York DFS Lawsuit Challenging Special Purpose National Bank Charters
Client Alert - May 21, 2021 | New York Privacy Act Update: Bill Out of Committee, Moves to Full Senate
Client Alert - April 13, 2021 | New York State Legalizes Online Sports Wagering
Firm News - March 16, 2021 | Mylan Denerstein and Randy Mastro Named to City & State New York’s 2021 Law Power 100
Client Alert - March 1, 2021 | Scope of Employer Liability for Discriminatory Conduct Under New York City Law Narrowed by Court of Appeals
Client Alert - February 2, 2021 | New York State Department of Financial Services Round-Up – February 2021
Client Alert - February 1, 2021 | Prepare For NY Data Privacy Law To Catch Up To Calif.
Webcasts - January 7, 2021 | Webcast: Privacy and Consumer Protection Enforcement under the Biden Administration
Client Alert - December 7, 2020 | New York Court of Appeals Round-Up & Preview
Firm News - October 16, 2020 | Benchmark Litigation US 2021 Gives Top Marks to Gibson Dunn
Firm News - October 9, 2020 | Mylan Denerstein Named 2020 Diversity & Inclusion Champion
Client Alert - August 18, 2020 | New York Attorney General’s Office 18-Month Round-Up
Webcasts - July 9, 2020 | Webcast: Recent Developments at the New York State Department of Financial Services
Client Alert - June 18, 2020 | New York State Businesses Must Adhere to Strict Compliance Requirements As They Reopen
Client Alert - June 2, 2020 | New York State Legislature Passes Relief Package for Renters and Property Owners
Firm News - June 1, 2020 | Mylan Denerstein Named to City & State New York’s 2020 Albany Power 100
Client Alert - May 7, 2020 | New York Moratorium on Residential and Commercial Evictions Extended Through August 20, 2020
Client Alert - April 27, 2020 | The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Issues Revisions to the BSA/AML Examination Manual
Client Alert - April 22, 2020 | Colorado and Georgia Plan to Relax COVID-19 Restrictions and Allow Some Businesses to Reopen
Client Alert - April 21, 2020 | The Impact of Coronavirus on the Operations of Financial Institutions: Key Guidance Issued by U.S. Financial Regulators
Client Alert - April 20, 2020 | California’s COVID-19 Executive Orders Create a Layered Patchwork of Rules That Are Sometimes Conflicting and Always Changing
Client Alert - April 18, 2020 | New York Governor v. New York City Mayor: Who Has the Last Word on New York City’s Business Shutdown?
Publications - April 16, 2020 | Trump Likely Doesn’t Have Power To Reopen Businesses
Client Alert - April 10, 2020 | New York Empire State Development Corporation Further Updates Guidance on Businesses Deemed Essential Under Governor Andrew Cuomo’s “New York State on PAUSE” Executive Order
Client Alert - April 8, 2020 | Fraud in the COVID-19 Age: Examining and Anticipating Changing Enforcement Activity
Client Alert - April 2, 2020 | What Is an “Essential Business”? New York and California Take Different Approaches
Client Alert - April 1, 2020 | The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security Updates Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce Guidance
Client Alert - March 27, 2020 | New York State Empire State Development Corporation Revises Guidance on Construction Businesses Deemed Essential Under New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s “New York State on PAUSE” Executive Order
Client Alert - March 25, 2020 | New York Department of Financial Services Emergency Regulations — Mandatory Forbearances for Residential Mortgage Loans
Client Alert - March 24, 2020 | Enforcement of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s March 20, 2020 Executive Order Restricting Non-Essential Business Activity
Client Alert - March 20, 2020 | Senate Majority Leader Introduces Emergency Stimulus Bill
Client Alert - March 20, 2020 | New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Introduces New Executive Order Restricting Non-Essential Business Activity
Firm News - March 9, 2020 | Mylan Denerstein and Randy Mastro Named to City & State New York’s 2020 Law Power 100
Client Alert - February 24, 2020 | New York State Department of Financial Services Round-Up – February 2020
Client Alert - February 4, 2020 | The Constitutionality of Mobile Sports Wagering in New York State
Client Alert - November 22, 2019 | New York State Department of Financial Services Proposes New Regulation Easing Information Sharing Between Regulated Entities and Professional Advisors
Client Alert - November 13, 2019 | New York Lengthens the Limitations Period for Public Water Suppliers to Sue for Alleged Water Contamination
Webcasts - October 17, 2019 | Webcast: Litigating Article 78 Challenges to Government Action in New York
Client Alert - September 3, 2019 | New York Court of Appeals Round-Up & Preview (September 2019)
Client Alert - August 7, 2019 | New York State Supreme Court Invalidates State Title Insurance Regulations
Publications - June 25, 2019 | New York State Enacts Sweeping Emissions Reduction Law
Client Alert - June 21, 2019 | New York State Enacts Important Changes to Harassment and Discrimination Law
Firm News - May 13, 2019 | Mylan Denerstein and Randy Mastro Named to City & State New York’s 2019 Law Power 50 List
Firm News - December 31, 2018 | Mylan Denerstein Named Among Crain’s New York Business Notable Women in Law
Client Alert - July 9, 2018 | New York State Supreme Court Annuls State Title Insurance Regulations
Webcasts - August 23, 2017 | Webcast: 2017 Mid-Year Update: The False Claims Act and Financial Services
Client Alert - November 7, 2016 | FCC Votes to Adopt New Regulations Governing Use of Customers’ Proprietary Information by Providers of Broadband Internet Access Service
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