Joel Kagan is an Associate in the Litigation Department at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where he focuses on general commercial litigation, media and entertainment, and antitrust matters. He has experience on teams handling a range of complex disputes and investigations across a wide variety of industries, including consumer product goods, private equity and financial institutions, media and entertainment, pharmaceuticals, and transportation and logistics. Joel also maintains an active pro bono practice, including in immigration and asylum matters, and veteran’s benefits appeals.
Before joining Gibson Dunn, Joel received his B.A., magna cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied Philosophy, Politics & Economics (PPE). During college, he was a member of the Men’s Division-I Varsity Heavyweight Rowing team, and during the summers competed for New York Athletic Club, winning national championship medals for both teams. Before attending law school at New York University School of Law, Joel worked as a paralegal in the Appeals Bureau of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. During law school, Joel was an Executive Editor on the New York University Law Review and was a judicial intern to the Honorable Richard J. Sullivan on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He also worked as a Research Assistant for Professor Helen Hershkoff, preparing the annual supplementation to Section 3655 of the Wright & Miller treatise on Federal Practice and Procedure, concerning actions against federal agencies and officers.
Outside of work, Joel enjoys long-distance running, hiking, biking, weight-lifting, cooking, reading celebrity chef biographies, and learning to play the guitar.
Joel is admitted to practice in New York State.
Capabilities
- Litigation
- Antitrust and Competition
- Appellate and Constitutional Law
- Class Actions
- International Arbitration
- Judgment and Arbitral Award Enforcement
Credentials
Education:
- New York University - 2023 Juris Doctor
- University of Pennsylvania - 2018 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- New York Bar