Jamila MacEbong is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Her practice focuses on class actions and complex commercial litigation in both trial courts and on appeal.
Before joining the firm, she served as a law clerk to Judges Dorothy W. Nelson and Richard A. Paez of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and former Chief Judge Virginia A. Phillips of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. She also worked at an AmLaw 50 law firm in Los Angeles, where she was recognized as a “Top 40 Under 40” lawyer in California by the National Black Lawyers.
Representative Matters Include:
- Representing technology companies in class action litigation arising out of alleged data security incidents.
- Defending a professional sports team in class actions relating to the collapse of FTX.
- Representing a leading consumer products retailer in a multidistrict litigation involving fourteen class actions challenging an alleged failure to disclose potential risks in connection with products.
- Obtained Ninth Circuit affirmance of dismissal of putative class action alleging disability discrimination.
- Obtained a victory following a bench trial resulting in a California trial court vacating the California Insurance Commissioner’s $173 million penalty issued under the Unfair Insurance Practices Act (the largest such penalty ever issued to date).
- Jamila also maintains an active pro bono practice, including filing amicus briefs in the California Supreme Court and representing clients in social security appeals before the Ninth Circuit.
Jamila received her law degree from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law in 2018. While in law school, she served as an Appellate Branch Director for Berkeley’s Moot Court Team, a research assistant to Distinguished Professor of Law Erwin Chemerinsky, and a judicial extern to the Honorable Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of California, Riverside in 2015 where she was a Division I basketball player.
Jamila is a member of the California Bar. She is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern, and Central Districts of California.
Capabilities
Credentials
Education:
- University of California, Berkeley - 2018 Juris Doctor
- University of California, Riverside - 2015 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- California Bar
Clerkships:
- US Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, Hon. Dorothy W. Nelson, 2021 - 2022
- US Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, Hon. Richard A. Paez, 2021 - 2022
- USDC, Central District of California, Hon. Virginia A. Phillips, 2020 - 2022