Alexa Yarnell is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She currently practices in the firm’s Litigation Department.

Alexa graduated from Georgetown University Law Center, where she was on the Dean’s List. While in law school, she served as a Judicial Extern to the Honorable Stanley Blumenfeld Jr., United States District Judge for the Central District of California and the Honorable Martin R. Barash, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Central District of California. Alexa was also a research assistant, served as a member of the Georgetown Immigration Journal, and was in the Federal Legislation Clinic.

Alexa received her M.S.W. and B.S.W in Social Work from New York University.

Alexa is admitted to practice in the State of California.

Julia Kohl is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She practices in the firm’s Real Estate Department.

Julia earned her law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2022, where she served as the Production Editor for the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law. While in law school, Julia also served as Student Leader of the Second Chance Project and volunteered with the Democracy Law Project. She was awarded Pro Bono Student of the Year and graduated with pro bono distinctions.  Additionally, Julia received a Certificate in Business Management from the Wharton School.

Prior to law school, she earned her Bachelor of Science in Communications from the University of Miami. Julia double majored in Public Relations and Journalism and minored in sociology, graduating magna cum laude.

She is admitted to practice in the State of California.

Chase Weidner is a litigation associate in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.

He served as a law clerk to the Honorable Patty Shwartz of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit from 2021 to 2022, and to the Honorable Diane Gujarati of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York from 2020 to 2021.

Chase received his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, in 2019 from New York University School of Law. He served as a managing editor of the Annual Survey of American Law where he published a note on agency guidance documents. Chase was elected to the Order of the Coif.

Prior to law school, he taught science in Houston, Texas, as a Teach for America corps member, and received his Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from Dartmouth College where he was a letterman on the lightweight rowing team.

Chase is admitted to practice in the State of New York and before the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Maya Halthore is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She currently practices in the firm’s Litigation Department.

Maya earned her Juris Doctor from New York University School of Law, where she received the Arthur T. Vanderbilt Medal for outstanding service, leadership, and vision during her time in law school. During law school, Maya served as a Managing Editor for the Annual Survey of American Law, President of NYU’s South Asian Law Student Association, a member of the Juvenile Defender Clinic, and a teaching assistant in Corporations and Civil Procedure. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from University of California, Santa Barbara.

Maya is admitted to practice in the State of California.

Aliya Crochetiere is an associate in the San Francisco office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She currently practices in the firm’s Litigation Department.

Aliya earned her J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School where she graduated cum laude.  During her time in law school, she served as the Managing Editor of the Michigan Technology Law Review and as a senior supervisor for the Environmental Crimes Project. Aliya was also a member of the Worker’s Rights Clinic, the Environmental Law and Sustainability Clinic, and the Henry M. Campbell Moot Court Competition. The University of Michigan Law School granted her the Pro Bono Award for her commitment to pro bono work during law school. She was also the recipient of the Stephen and Faith Brown Scholarship and the Dean’s Merit Scholarship. Prior to law school, Aliya graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with High Distinction with both a B.A. in Society & Environment and a B.S. in Geography.

She is admitted to practice in the State of California.

Kristen Durkan is an associate in the Orange County office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She currently practices in the firm’s Litigation Department.

She graduated magna cum laude from Loyola Law School of Los Angeles, where she was a Sayre MacNeil Scholar, a member of the St. Thomas More Law Honor Society, and elected to the Order of the Coif. While in law school, Kristen was a member of the Juvenile Innocence and Fair Sentencing Clinic and served as a Developments Editor for the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review. Prior to law school, she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from California State University, Long Beach, where she graduated magna cum laude.

Kristen is admitted to practice in the State of California.

Rameez Anwar is a litigation associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.

He received his Juris Doctor in 2022 from Columbia Law School, where he was named a James Kent Scholar and served as an editor for Columbia Journal of Law and the Arts. Rameez also served as an extern with Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts and as a research assistant for Jane Ginsburg, focusing on recent developments in Copyright law. He received his Bachelor of Arts in English and Pre-Med, cum laude, from Rice University in Houston, Texas, in 2010.

Rameez is admitted to practice in the State of California.

Jenna Bernard is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She currently practices in the firm’s Litigation Department.

Jenna earned her law degree in 2022 from the UCLA School of Law, where she was elected to the Order of the Coif. While at UCLA, she served as the Co-Chief Comments Editor of the Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs, a writing advisor to first year law students, and the events chair for the Food Law Society. Jenna was also a member of the Moot Court Honors Board, earning the Top Advocate award in the 2021 fall competition. Additionally, she served as an extern for the Honorable Otis D. Wright II of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Prior to law school, Jenna taught first grade in Chicago Public Schools as a Teach for America Corps member and helped non-profits run large-scale fundraising campaigns as a philanthropy consultant. She graduated from the University of Southern California in 2012 and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and a minor in Spanish.

Jenna is licensed to practice law in California.

Philip Lee is an associate in the Orange County office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where he practices in the firm’s Corporate Department.

He earned his law degree from Columbia Law School, where he was named a James Kent Scholar. Philip earned his MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated with honors and was named on the Director’s List. He completed his undergraduate degree in finance and accounting from the University of New South Wales, where he graduated with merit and was awarded the Australasian Institute of Banking & Finance Prize.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Philip worked as a management consultant at Boston Consulting Group in the Technology, Media, and Telecommunications practice. He also headed the U.S. operations of an international edtech company.

Philip is admitted to practice in the State of California.

Irvin De La O is a litigation associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. In addition to working on complex litigation matters, he also maintains an active pro bono practice.

Irvin earned his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center. While at Georgetown, he was a member of the Latin American Law Students Association, served as a research assistant at the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, and participated in the Center for Applied Legal Studies Clinic, where he successfully represented his client in immigration court resulting in their approval of asylum. Irvin also received an award for best brief in his Legal Research and Writing class.

He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with honors.

Prior to law school, Irvin worked as an aide to then Congressmember Xavier Becerra and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. In those capacities, he worked on a number of issues related to international affairs, immigration, the environment, education, and military service academy nominations.

Irvin is admitted to practice law in the State of California and before the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Kate (Shinhae) Oh is an associate in the Orange County office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She currently practices in the firm’s Litigation Department.

Kate earned her law degree cum laude in 2022 from University of California, Irvine, School of Law, where she received the Faculty Award for the highest grade in Lawyering Skills, Advanced Legal Research, International Anti-Corruption Seminar, International Justice Clinic, and the Dean’s Award for the second-highest grade in Evidence. While in law school, she served as a judicial extern to Justice Raymond J. Ikola of California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division Three, and was an associate editor in UC Irvine Law Review and UC Irvine Journal of International, Transnational, and Comparative Law.

Prior to attending law school, she worked as a reporter at a national daily newspaper in South Korea, where she covered South Korea and U.S. politics, among others. Kate earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Diplomacy from Yonsei University, South Korea, in 2014.

Kate is admitted to practice in the State of California.

Aaron Cheung is an associate in the San Francisco office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.

He earned his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif. Aaron served as a Senior Publishing Editor for the California Law Review and as an Editor-in-Chief and a Senior Publishing Editor for the Berkeley Journal of International Law. He was an active member of Berkeley Law’s First Generation Professionals Group and the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association. The Berkeley Center for Business Law awarded him a Business Law Certificate for his legal course work. Aaron received the Pro Bono Honors award for his work with the Berkeley Law Digital Rights Project. He served as a spring law clerk for the Antitrust Law Section of the California Department of Justice.

Prior to law school, Aaron earned his Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Government and Honors in the College of Social Studies.

He is admitted to practice in the State of California.

Sarah Kwon is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and is a member of the firm’s Real Estate Group.

She earned her Juris Doctor from Loyola University Chicago in 2017.  While in law school, Sarah served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Susan E. Cox of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. She also represented entrepreneurs and not-for-profit organizations as a student clinician in the Loyola Business Law Clinic.

Sarah earned her undergraduate degrees in Economics and Art History/Criticism from the University of California, San Diego.

Prior to joining Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, she practiced as a real estate associate attorney with another major law firm.

Sarah is admitted to practice law in California and Illinois.

Kurtis Michael is a litigation associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Mr. Michael served as a law clerk to the Honorable Jennifer W. Elrod of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Mr. Michael received his law degree from the University of Chicago Law School, where he served on the Legal Forum. He received undergraduate degrees in Finance and Political Science from the Pennsylvania State University.

Prior to law school, Mr. Michael worked as a financial analyst for a multinational manufacturing corporation.

Mr. Michael is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia.

Daniel Strellman is a litigation associate in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.

He joined the firm in 2022 after serving as a law clerk to the Honorable Joe B. McDade of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois.

Daniel earned his Juris Doctor cum laude  from the University of Michigan Law School in 2021, where he served as an Executive Editor of the Michigan Journal of Environmental and Administrative Law  and was honored for exemplary performance in legal practice. While in law school, he co-authored a paper published in UCLA’s Criminal Justice Law Review  regarding the effects of court fines and fees on litigants with substance use disorder. In addition, Daniel served low-income individuals and minors through the Civil-Criminal Litigation and Juvenile Justice Clinics.

Between his undergraduate education and law school, Daniel worked in employment litigation in New York City.

In 2016, he earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and sociology from Duke University, where he received both the Mark D. MacFarlane and MacAnderson Scholarships and was repeatedly included on the Dean’s List.

Daniel is admitted to practice law in the State of New York and before the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York.

 

Austin T. Jennings is an associate in the Houston office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where he currently practices in the firm’s Real Estate Department.

His practice focuses on counseling real estate developers and investors on the formation of joint ventures, acquisitions and dispositions, and equity and debt financing of multifamily, retail and industrial assets.

Austin earned his Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School, where he served as a staff editor of the Columbia Journal of European Law, and his Bachelor of Arts degree in Government and International Relations & Global Studies from the University of Texas at Austin.

He is admitted to practice law in the State of Texas and the State of New York.

NoahLani Litwinsella is an associate in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Denver office. He is a member of the firm’s Litigation Department, and he works with the Intellectual Property Practice Group.

NoahLani earned his Juris Doctor from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif and the Order of Barristers. While in law school, NoahLani served as the Senior Technology Editor for the California Law Review. In addition, he competed for and directed Berkeley Law’s Moot Court Team. As a competitor, NoahLani won one of the top orator awards in the National Rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition, and he advanced to the International Rounds. As a director, NoahLani led Berkeley Law’s National Moot Court Competition Team (constitutional law), Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition Team (trademark law), and Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition Team (international law). He currently volunteers as a coach for the Berkeley Law Moot Court Team.

During law school, NoahLani worked for the Denver District Attorney’s Office, the East Bay Community Law Center’s Health and Welfare Clinic, and Berkeley Law’s Environmental Conservation and Outreach Student-Initiated Legal Service Project.

Prior to law school, NoahLani earned his undergraduate degree from Whitman College with majors in Biology and Art, and he spent a year as a sponsored competition rock climber. NoahLani is a licensed Emergency Medical Technician in the State of California and holds a Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician certification through the National Outdoor Leadership School.

NoahLani is admitted to practice law in California, Colorado, and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Riley Majeune is an associate in the Denver office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He currently practices with the firm’s Litigation Department.

Riley previously served as a law clerk to the Honorable Kenneth K. Lee of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

He graduated magna cum laude in 2021 from Harvard Law School. While in law school, Riley was an intern for the Honorable Christine M. Arguello of the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. He received a Bachelor of Arts, graduating Phi Beta Kappa, from Stanford University.

Riley is admitted to practice in the state of Colorado.

Lefteri J. Christos is a litigation associate in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.

Before joining the firm, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Debra Ann Livingston of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the Honorable Denise Cote of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Lefteri received his Juris Doctor in 2020 from Columbia Law School, where he was named a James Kent Scholar and a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and served as an Articles Editor of the Columbia Law Review.  He received a Bachelor of Arts with honors from the University of Texas at Austin in 2014, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

Prior to law school, he was a manager at Lionsgate Entertainment in the Motion Picture Group.

Lefteri is admitted to practice in the State of New York.

Summer Wall is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She currently practices in the firm’s litigation department.

Summer earned her law degree with pro bono distinction from Stanford Law School in 2019. She graduated summa cum laude from Loyola Marymount University, where she majored in political science.

Before joining Gibson Dunn, she clerked for the Honorable Jesus G. Bernal of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Summer is admitted to practice in California and the United States District Court for the Central District of California.