Sam Harris is an associate in the Orange County office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where he practices in the firm’s Corporate Department. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, and his experience includes representation of both public and private equity clients in general corporate governance matters and complex business transactions.

Sam earned his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 2021, where he competed with, and sat on the board of, the Alternative Dispute Resolution team. While in law school, Sam served as Managing Editor for the Georgetown Environmental Law Review, and as an editor on the Annual Review of Criminal Procedure. Sam served as a legal extern for United States District Court for the Southern District of California Judge Janis L. Sammartino, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Enforcement, and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance. Sam earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology, and his Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of California Los Angeles in 2017.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Sam practiced with Kirkland & Ellis LLP as a member of the private equity and debt finance practice groups. Sam is admitted to practice in both the State of California and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.