Janiel Myers is an associate in the Houston office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP where she currently practices in the firm’s Litigation and Privacy, Cybersecurity and Data Innovation practice groups. Janiel also has an extensive pro bono practice and has represented individuals in guardianship matters and asylum proceedings, small businesses in commercial disputes and organizational restructurings, and non-profit organizations regarding privacy and reproductive justice issues.
Janiel earned her Juris Doctor in 2018 from Emory University School of Law. She received her Bachelor of Arts in General Theatre from the University of Florida in 2014. While at Emory, she served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Emory Law Journal (Vol. 67). Janiel is also an IAPP Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US).
Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Janiel also worked in the New York and Houston offices of another major law firm in their restructuring practice group. Janiel also served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Deborah J. Saltzman of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California.
Janiel is a member of the bar of the State of New York and the State of Texas.
Capabilities
- Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Data Innovation
- Artificial Intelligence
- Litigation
- Tech and Innovation
- Technology Litigation
- Trials
Credentials
Education:
- Emory University - 2018 Juris Doctor
- University of Florida - 2014 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- New York Bar
- Texas Bar
Clerkships:
- US Bankruptcy Court, California Central District, Hon. Deborah J. Saltzman, 2018 - 2019