Raena Ferrer Calubaquib is an associate in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She practices with the firm’s Litigation Department. Raena advises clients in a variety of industries on high-stakes legal matters, including investigations, enforcement actions, and complex litigation in trial and appellate courts across the country. Raena’s pro bono practice includes voting rights, immigration, reproductive justice, and capital defense work.
Raena externed and clerked for the Honorable Gregory H. Woods of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and clerked for the Honorable Myrna Pérez of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Raena earned her law degree in 2019, with pro bono distinction, from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law. While in law school, Raena participated in Berkeley Law’s State and Local Impact Litigation Practicum, was an Articles Editor for the Berkeley Business Law Journal and the Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law & Justice, and was an executive board member of the Boalt Hall Women’s Association. She served as a law clerk for the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California and interned with the United States Commission on Civil Rights.
Raena earned her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Prior to attending law school, Raena worked for a prominent real estate technology company and the American Civil Liberties Union.
Raena is admitted to practice law in the State of California and the State of New York.
Capabilities
- Litigation
- Appellate and Constitutional Law
- Crisis Management
- Fintech and Digital Assets
- Law Firm Defense
- National Security
- Securities Enforcement
- White Collar Defense and Investigations
Credentials
Education:
- University of California, Berkeley - 2019 Juris Doctor
- University of California, Santa Cruz - 2011 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- California Bar
- New York Bar
Clerkships:
- US Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit, Hon. Myrna Pérez, 2022 - 2023
- USDC, Southern District of New York, Hon. Gregory H. Woods, 2020 - 2021