Ariel Fishman is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson Dunn, where she practices with the firm’s Litigation Department and specializes in intellectual property.
Ariel’s practice includes litigating complex trademark and copyright matters. Representative matters include:
- Key member of the trial team defending a beverage company’s use of its trademark, pursuing extensive fact and expert discovery before the case was successfully resolved;
- Briefed novel copyright and fair use issues in a bench trial representing a leading enterprise resource planning software support company;
- Key member of the trial team in a private arbitral trial, including taking direct examination of two fact witnesses;
- Advised media client on potential First Amendment exposure and defenses;
- Secured asylum award for individual who fled El Salvador while a minor to escape persecution.
Ariel clerked for Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. She received her J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School, where she served as Executive Editor for the Harvard Law Review. Ariel received her undergraduate degree with general honors in art history and English literature from the University of Chicago.
She is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia.
Publications
- Note, Textualism’s Mistake, 135 Harv. L. Rev. 890 (2022)
- Recent Case, Save America’s Clocks v. City of New York, 133 Harv. L. Rev. 1790 (2020)
- Free Speech and Advertising Regulation (Missouri Broadcasters Association v. Schmidt), 2019 Jus Vini: J. Wine & Spirits L. 47 (coauthored)
Capabilities
- Litigation
- Appellate and Constitutional Law
- Consumer and Retail
- Intellectual Property
- Media, Entertainment, and Technology
- Real Estate Disputes
Credentials
Education:
- Harvard University - 2021 Juris Doctor
- University of Chicago - 2014 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- District of Columbia Bar
Clerkships:
- US Court of Appeals, DC Circuit, Hon. Karen L. Henderson, 2023 - 2024