Hannah E. Kirshner is an associate in the San Francisco office of Gibson Dunn. She practices in the firm’s Litigation Department, focusing on complex civil litigation and law firm defense.
Hannah has represented a broad range of clients in a variety of complex commercial disputes involving claims including breach of contract, fraud, civil RICO, breach of fiduciary duty, aiding and abetting tortious conduct, and malpractice. Hannah has experience in all stages of litigation, focusing on pre-litigation assessment and strategy, through motion practice, discovery, trial preparation, and appellate proceedings. She practices in state and federal courts and arbitration forums.
Hannah also maintains an active pro bono practice. She has participated extensively in the Eastern District of New York’s alternatives to incarceration program, represented adults and minors seeking asylum and other forms of immigration relief, and has successfully represented an individual in a constitutional challenge based on inadequate prison conditions.
Hannah received her J.D. in 2016 from New York University, where she was an articles editor on the Journal of Legislation and Public Policy. While at NYU, she participated in clinics at the Brennan Center and Kings County District Attorney’s office.
Hannah graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Davis in 2011.
Hannah is admitted to practice law in the State of California and the State of New York and before the U.S. District Courts for the Southern District of New York and Eastern District of New York.
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Credentials
Education:
- New York University - 2016 Juris Doctor
- University of California, Davis - 2011 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- California Bar
- New York Bar