Evan Kratzer is an associate in the Palo Alto office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.  He currently practices in the firm’s Litigation Department, focusing on intellectual property disputes and data privacy.

Mr. Kratzer previously served as a law clerk for the Honorable Tiffany P. Cunningham of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit from 2021 to 2022.  He clerked for the Honorable James V. Selna of the United States District Court for the Central District of California from 2020 to 2021.

Mr. Kratzer earned his J.D. in 2020 from Stanford Law School, graduating with high pro bono distinction.  While in law school, Mr. Kratzer was the Online Projects Editor of the Stanford Law Review, the Lead Articles Editor of the Stanford Law and Policy Review, and a member of the Juelsgaard Intellectual Property and Innovation Clinic.  He was awarded the 2020 Jay M. Spears Award, given annually to a third-year student for outstanding service to the Stanford Law Review.

Prior to law school, Mr. Kratzer earned an A.B. in Public and International Affairs from Princeton University, from which he graduated summa cum laude and as a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

Mr. Kratzer is admitted to practice law in the state of California and before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.