Trevor Gopnik is a litigation associate in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where he currently practices in the firm’s Litigation, White Collar Defense and Investigations, and Business Restructuring & Reorganization Practice Groups. Trevor’s practice focuses on complex and high-stakes litigation disputes, with a particular focus on white collar crime, bankruptcy-related litigation, and securities enforcement.
Trevor maintains an active pro bono practice working primarily on criminal justice matters including capital defense, wrongful convictions, criminal appeals, and more. Through this work Trevor has partnered with organizations such as the Innocence Project, the Southern Center for Human Rights, the Equal Justice Initiative, and the Brooklyn Defender Services, among others. In addition to his work on criminal justice matters, Trevor was a key member of the Gibson Dunn team that was awarded the Richard D. Ogers Pro Bono Partner Award by the Giffords Law Center in recognition for, among other things, its work drafting numerous Supreme Court amicus briefs in consequential Second Amendment cases, including a powerful brief signed by over 100 members of the US House of Representatives in N.Y. State Rifle & Pistol Association v. City of New York, as well as a brief on behalf of members of the business community in N.Y. State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen. Trevor currently serves on the pro bono advisory board for Legal Services NYC, the largest provider of civil legal services in the country.
Trevor received his Juris Doctor in 2018 from Columbia Law School, where he was recognized as a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and was a recipient of the Parker School Certificate of Achievement in International Law. He also holds a Master of Laws degree in International Criminal Law, cum laude, from the University of Amsterdam School of Law. From 2019 to 2020, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Helen Gillmor of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii.
Trevor is admitted to practice in the State of New York and before the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.
Capabilities
- Litigation
- Appellate and Constitutional Law
- Business Restructuring and Reorganization
- Media, Entertainment, and Technology
- Securities Enforcement
- Securities Litigation
- White Collar Defense and Investigations
Credentials
Education:
- University of Amsterdam - 2018 Master of Laws (LL.M.)
- Columbia University - 2018 Juris Doctor
- University of Virginia - 2013 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- New York Bar
Clerkships:
- USDC, Hawaii, Helen Gillmor, 2019 - 2020