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Gabrielle Levin

Gabrielle
Levin

Partner

CONTACT INFO

glevin@gibsondunn.com

TEL:+1 212.351.3901

FAX:+1 212.351.5301

New York

200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166-0193 USA

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PRACTICE

Labor and Employment Class Actions Litigation Media, Entertainment and Technology Securities Litigation

BIOGRAPHY

Gabrielle Levin is a litigation partner in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.  Her practice focuses on representing corporate clients in employment and complex commercial litigation matters.

Ms. Levin is recognized as a leader in the field of labor and employment.  Benchmark Litigation recognizes her as a “Labor & Employment Star” and has also named her to its “Under 40 Hot List,” which honors the achievements of the nation’s most accomplished legal partners of the age of forty or younger.  In addition, Ms. Levin has been named as a “Next Generation” lawyer by The Legal 500 US and a Law360 “Rising Star.”

Ms. Levin’s practice includes the defense of employers in Sarbanes-Oxley and other whistleblower protection litigation, discrimination and retaliation claims, executive compensation disputes, restrictive covenant and trade secret litigation, and wage and hour class actions. She has first-chaired jury trials in federal court and led the defense of employers in arbitrations.

Recent representative matters include:

  • Won motion to dismiss putative class action asserting reverse citizenship discrimination claims against Meta Platforms, Inc.
  • Led trial team in overturning whistleblower retaliation verdict on appeal for UBS (Trevor Murray v. UBS Securities (S.D.N.Y. and 2d Cir.)).
  • Won unanimous jury verdict for HSBC in retaliation case brought by senior executive under Title VII, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law (Picarella v. HSBC (S.D.N.Y.)).
  • Defended UBS in litigation of Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower retaliation case. First-chaired defense team at trial in federal court  (Murray v. UBS (S.D.N.Y.)).
  • Defeated compensation claim brought by former executive of large financial institution after a 5-day arbitration (FINRA).
  • Obtained victory for large financial institution after 10-day arbitration proceeding with former employee who asserted claims for breach of contract, Dodd-Frank whistleblowing, and defamation (JAMS).
  • Won summary judgment for UBS in whistleblower retaliation suit brought by former financial advisor (Price v. UBS Financial Services (D.N.J.)).
  • Won motion to dismiss drug testing class action, in first of its kind decision interpreting New York City’s marijuana testing statute (Thomas v. Amazon (E.D.N.Y.)).
  • Won motion to dismiss racial discrimination class action (Smalls v. Amazon (S.D.N.Y.)).
  • Defeated attempts by large public company to obtain preliminary injunction prohibiting former employees from working for competitor based on alleged theft of trade secrets and alleged violations of restrictive covenants.
  • On behalf of audit committee of publicly-traded company, conducted internal investigation of employee complaints of gender discrimination and hostile work environment.

Ms. Levin also has significant experience representing public companies in class actions.  She has successfully defended companies such as UBS, Eastman Kodak, Molycorp, Nevsun Resources, The First American Corporation, and Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. in obtaining dismissal of or otherwise resolving class action litigation matters.

Ms. Levin graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2006, where she was an Editor of the Law Review, and received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania in 2002.

Ms. Levin is admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, and the States of New York and Connecticut.  She serves on the board of directors of The HOPE Program, a non-profit focused on empowering New Yorkers to overcome poverty though skills training, jobs, and career advancement.

EDUCATION

University of Pennsylvania - 2006 Juris Doctor

University of Pennsylvania - 2002 Bachelor of Arts

ADMISSIONS

Connecticut Bar

New York Bar

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Client Alert - December 9, 2022 | Biden Signs “Speak Out Act” Limiting the Enforceability of Non-Disclosure and Non-Disparagement Clauses in Sexual Harassment Cases
Firm News - August 5, 2022 | Twelve Gibson Dunn Partners Named Among Benchmark’s Top Women in Litigation and 40 & Under 2022
Client Alert - May 2, 2022 | City Council Amends New York City Pay Transparency Law
Client Alert - March 28, 2022 | New York Enacts New Employment Laws and Others May Be on the Horizon
Client Alert - February 11, 2022 | Congress Implements Restrictions on Employment Agreements That Require Arbitration of Sexual Assault or Harassment Claims
Client Alert - January 21, 2022 | New York City Enacts Pay Transparency Law Requiring Salary Ranges in Job Postings
Client Alert - December 27, 2021 | New York City Enacts Law Restricting Use of Artificial Intelligence in Employment Decisions
Client Alert - November 3, 2021 | New York Expands Whistleblower Law
Firm News - July 22, 2021 | Gabrielle Levin and Heather Richardson Named to Benchmark Litigation’s 40 & Under Hotlist
Firm News - June 29, 2021 | Gibson Dunn Ranked in 2021 U.S. Legal 500
Client Alert - April 7, 2021 | New York State Legalizes Recreational Marijuana, Places Limits on Employers’ Ability to Take Drug Use Into Account When Making Employment Decisions
Client Alert - September 30, 2020 | New York State’s New Paid Sick Leave Law Takes Effect on September 30, 2020
Firm News - August 4, 2020 | Benchmark Litigation Names Five Partners to 40 & Under Hotlist
Firm News - July 6, 2020 | Gibson Dunn Ranked in 2020 U.S. Legal 500
Client Alert - May 4, 2020 | Employer Liability and Defenses from Suit for COVID-19-Related Exposures in the Workplace
Client Alert - April 6, 2020 | Important Considerations in Implementing Workforce Furloughs
Firm News - August 13, 2019 | Benchmark Litigation Names Three Partners to 40 & Under Hotlist
Firm News - July 11, 2019 | Gibson Dunn Ranked in 2019 U.S. Legal 500
Client Alert - June 21, 2019 | New York State Enacts Important Changes to Harassment and Discrimination Law
Client Alert - May 1, 2019 | New York Amends Election Law to Provide Three Hours of Paid Time Off to Employees
Webcasts - March 11, 2019 | Webcast: Shareholder Litigation Developments and Trends (2019)
Firm News - July 10, 2018 | Benchmark Litigation Recognizes Gibson Dunn Partners
Firm News - June 18, 2018 | Gibson Dunn Ranked in 2018 U.S. Legal 500
Webcasts - February 6, 2018 | Webcast: Shareholder Litigation Developments and Trends (2018)
Article - May 12, 2017 | A Potentially Far-Reaching Impact For New NYC Freelance Law
Article - February 14, 2017 | Effect of Director Relationships on Director Independence
Article - February 29, 2016 | Employer Tips For New York Equal Pay Compliance
Article - January 19, 2016 | What To Know About NY’s New Pregnancy Accommodation Law
Webcasts - December 17, 2015 | Webcast – Recent Developments in Equal Pay Laws – What Employers Need to Know
Article - April 3, 2015 | Lawson v. FMR LLC: One Year Later
Webcasts - April 3, 2014 | Webcast – Whistleblower Protections Extended in Lawson v. FMR LLC – What Should Employers Expect Next?
Client Alert - March 5, 2014 | Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Claims After Lawson v. FMR LLC
Client Alert - January 21, 2014 | 2013 Year-End Securities Litigation Update
Client Alert - May 21, 2009 | SEC Enforcement Action Focuses on Investment Adviser’s Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures
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