Amina Mousa is an associate in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Orange County office. She currently practices in the firm’s Litigation Department. Her practice focuses on labor and employment litigation and compliance counseling.

Amina has litigated a wide range of labor and employment matters, including defending employers in harassment, discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, and wage-and-hour claims in federal and state courts, as well as in administrative proceedings and arbitration. She also advises employers on compliance with state and federal laws in these areas.

She received her Juris Doctor degree magna cum laude in 2017 from the University of San Diego School of Law, where she served as the Articles Research Editor on the San Diego Law Review Board and was elected to the Order of the Coif. While in law school, Amina was a Research Assistant to Professor Miranda Fleischer. She also served as an Academic Success Fellow for contracts and criminal law classes, providing teaching assistance and facilitating study groups for first-year students. Amina was a Certified Legal Intern for the University of San Diego’s civil clinic, where she earned high honors. She also interned with the Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General.

In 2011, Amina graduated from California State University at Long Beach with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology.

A member of the Orange County Bar Association and the American Bar Association, she is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Central District, Eastern District, Northern District, and Southern District of California, and all California state courts. She is a member of the United Way Women’s Council. Amina is also an active pro bono attorney and serves as a member of the Public Law Center Advocates, a group of attorneys that encourages community outreach and pro bono efforts.