Farha Hanif is a litigation associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the firm’s First Amendment and Free Expression practice group.
She received her Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 2025, where she served as an executive board member of the Committee for Sports and Entertainment Law. While in law school, Farha was a student attorney in the Harvard International Human Rights Clinic, where she focused on remedies and accountability mechanisms for human rights violations in Kosovo. She served as a student attorney in the Harvard Cyberlaw Clinic, advising clients on copyright, trademark, and fair use matters, and as a student attorney for the Harvard Recording Artists Project. Farha also worked as a legal intern at Apple, Inc.
Prior to law school, Farha worked in the technology sector, helping global enterprises, including financial institutions, retailers, and media companies, modernize their IT systems using AI-driven software. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Anthropology, summa cum laude, from Oakland University in 2016.
Farha is admitted to practice in the state of New York.
Capabilities
- Media, Entertainment, and Technology
- Appellate and Constitutional Law
- Artificial Intelligence
- First Amendment and Free Expression
- Intellectual Property
- Litigation
- Sports Law
Credentials
Education:
- Harvard University - 2025 Juris Doctor
- Oakland University - 2016 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- New York Bar