Lana Habib El-Farra is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She currently practices in the firm’s Litigation Department. Lana earned her law degree from UC Berkeley Law School, where she served as a Senior Diversity Editor for the California Law Review. While in law school, Lana served as a Fellow for the Academic Skills Program. She was a law clerk on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Prior to law school, Lana earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from UCLA.

Lana is admitted to practice in the State of California.

Jake Hines is an associate in the Orange County office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He currently practices in the firm’s Litigation Department. Jake earned his law degree from University of Southern California Gould School of Law, where he served on the executive board of the Hale Moot Court Honors Program.

Prior to law school, Jake earned his Bachelor of Arts in History from Amherst College. He graduated cum laude and with History Departmental Honors. While at Amherst College, Jake played on the Varsity Football Team, and was a four-time member of the NESCAC All-Academic Team. He also published a thesis entitled Sea Control: The Evolution of the Interwar U.S. Navy.

Jake is admitted to practice law in the State of California.

Erin K. Wall is an associate in the San Francisco office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and currently practices in the firm’s Litigation Department.

She received her J.D., magna cum laude, from University of Michigan Law School, where she was elected to the Order of the Coif and served as Managing Articles Editor for the Michigan Technology Law Review. In law school, Erin was awarded a Certificate of Merit Award in Music Copyright and the Award for Outstanding Service from Michigan Technology Law Review. She also served as a research assistant for James J. White, was a student attorney with the Entrepreneurship Clinic, and co-founded the California Law Students Association.

Erin earned her Bachelor of Arts in English, magna cum laude, from Texas A&M University and spent several years prior to law school working in corporate communications.

She is admitted to practice law in the State of California.

Logan Freeborn is an associate in the San Francisco office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She currently practices in the firm’s Litigation Department. Logan earned her law degree, Order of the Coif, from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, in 2021. While in law school, Logan participated in the East Bay Community Law Center Clinic and was co-president of the Fosters Education Project and Disability Rights Project. She also earned a Certificate in Business Law.

Prior to law school, Logan earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from University of California, Berkeley. She graduated with High Distinction (magna cum laude) and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.

Logan is admitted to practice in the State of California.

Stephen Berg is an associate in the Houston office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He currently practices across the firm’s Corporate group, focusing on Capital Markets, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Finance.

Stephen graduated with honors from the University of Texas School of Law, where he was a Research Assistant to Professor Angela Littwin, and a staff editor on the Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law and the Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal. He graduated with honors from Texas A&M University with a B.A. in Political Science.

Logan Billman is an associate in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Washington, DC office. He is a member of the firm’s Litigation Department, and he specializes in antitrust and competition law.

Logan received his J.D. magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, from Georgetown University Law Center, where he was Managing Editor of the Georgetown Journal of Law and Public Policy. While in law school, Logan interned for the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission.

He earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics from American University.

Logan is admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia.

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

Mr. Velenchuk earned his Juris Doctor in 2021 from the Georgetown University Law Center where he was a Bradley Fellow at the Georgetown Center for the Constitution and served as the Administrative Editor for the Georgetown Journal of Law and Public Policy.  He graduated summa cum laude with Bachelor of Arts degrees in Economics and Political Science from The Pennsylvania State University in 2018.

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

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

Brenna earned her law degree cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School, where she received the Carl Gussin Memorial Prize for her Trial Work as a member of the Michigan Innocence Clinic. While in law school, she served as a Contributing Editor for the Michigan Technology Law Review and was a quarterfinalist in the Campbell Moot Court Competition. Brenna earned her Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles.

She is admitted to practice law in the State of California.

Hayley Fritchie is a litigation associate in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher where she practices with the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice Group.

She has experience in a wide range of employment litigation matters, representing clients across various industries, including retail, financial institutions, and fitness. Hayley has experience assisting in single-plaintiff and class and collective action litigations, in both state and federal court. She also advises clients on day-to-day labor and employment issues, and conducts investigations into sensitive employment matters.

After receiving her Juris Doctor magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, from Tulane Law School in 2016, Hayley completed two federal clerkships and was an associate in the Labor & Employment department of Proskauer Rose. She graduated, cum laude, from Tulane University in 2013.

Hayley has been recognized as a “Rising Star” by New York Super Lawyers since 2020.

She is admitted to practice in the States of New York and Louisiana, and before the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

Darish Huynh is a litigation associate in the Orange County office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He practices in the firm’s Intellectual Property group with an emphasis on patent litigation. Darish has experience in all aspects of a case across a wide range of sectors and technologies.

He served as a law clerk to the Honorable Harris L Hartz of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Darish earned his law degree from the UCLA School of Law, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology from Brown University.

Before joining the firm, Darish practiced in the Litigation group of Irell & Manella LLP.

He is admitted to practice law in the State of California.

Brett Kohler is an associate in the Washington, DC office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He practices in the firm’s Litigation Department.

Brett graduated cum laude from the Georgetown University Law Center in 2021, where he was a Business Law Scholar and Institute of International Economic Law Fellow. At Georgetown Law, he was also an Executive Editor of the American Criminal Law Review. Prior to law school, Brett worked as a consultant at Baker Tilly Virchow Krause. In 2015, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Economics from the University of Maryland.

He is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia.

Amanda Sterling is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She currently practices in the firm’s Litigation Department.

She has represented individual and corporate clients across various industries in federal district and appellate courts. Her practice focuses on complex civil matters, including private antitrust actions, consumer class actions, and commercial disputes. She also maintains an active pro bono practice, in which she has represented clients asserting constitutional claims, immigration-related claims, and claims for post-conviction relief.

Amanda earned her law degree from New York University School of Law in 2016, where she was editor-in-chief of the NYU Journal of Legislation and Public Policy. Prior to law school, Amanda worked in the newsroom at a nationwide media organization. She graduated with honors from New York University in 2011, where she earned degrees in theatre and journalism.

She is admitted to practice in New York and the District of Columbia, and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado.

John Turquet Bravard is an associate in the Denver office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher where he currently practices in the firm’s litigation department.

John has represented companies and individuals in a wide range of litigation in both federal and state courts. He has assisted clients with federal and state whistleblower claims, and has defended clients in class actions across numerous substantive areas of law, including employment, securities fraud, and consumer fraud. He has experience litigating claims under a variety of federal statutes, including the False Claims Act, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Securities Exchange Act, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. John also has experience representing companies under criminal investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Representative examples of matters in which John has served as a key member include:

• RICO allegations against a consumer services business, which resulted in a jury dismissing all claims following a two-week trial.
• FCA allegations against an aerospace manufacturer and CEO, which resulted in a dismissal of all claims after the court granted a motion for summary judgment.
• FCA allegations against a multinational investment bank and financial services company, which resulted in a voluntary dismissal of all claims by the relator after the court granted a motion to dismiss.
• Multiple federal and state class action cases alleging consumer fraud against a multinational food manufacturer, which were all either dismissed or settled favorably prior to the end of discovery.
• A state class action case alleging violations of California’s employment laws against a private equity firm, which resulted in a dismissal of all claims after the court granted a motion to dismiss.
• A securities fraud class action case against a biotechnology company and certain of its officers and directors, which resulted in a favorable settlement prior to the end of discovery.
• A class action case alleging violations of the TCPA by a privately owned health care company, which resulted in a dismissal of all claims after the court granted a motion for summary judgment.
• An effort to force the sale of a tourism company following multiple breaches of a merger agreement by the buyer and third-party investors, which resulted in the sale being finalized following several lawsuits and multi-party negotiations.

John earned his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Michigan Law School and his B.A., with academic distinction, from the University of Colorado. During law school, he served as the Executive Development Editor for the Michigan Law Review and participated in the Veterans’ Legal Clinic, representing veterans in civil matters concerning family law, eviction, foreclosure, consumer fraud and employment.

John is admitted to practice law in Colorado and the District of Columbia.

John P. Zens is an associate in the Orange County office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. He practices in the firm’s Litigation Department.

John earned his law degree summa cum laude in 2021 from the University of San Diego School of Law, where he served as Managing Editor for the San Diego Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif. While in law school, he served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Janis L. Sammartino of the Southern District of California. John also served as a Research Assistant to Professor Roy L. Brooks.

Prior to law school, he directed sales and service teams in the retail banking and relocation industries. He earned his bachelor’s degree in International Studies from the University of South Carolina in 2006.

John is admitted to practice in the State of California.

Jonathan Ray is an associate in the Orange County office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He currently practices in the firm’s Real Estate Department.

He earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law. Prior to law school, Jonathan graduated summa cum laude from Clemson University, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Science.

Jonathan is admitted to practice law in the State of California.

Victoria Ho is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and is a member of the firm’s Real Estate Department.

She received her J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2019. While in law school, Victoria served as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Law and Technology and as Director of Alumni Affairs of the Real Estate Law Association. She also represented independent filmmakers as a member of UCLA Law’s Documentary Film Legal Clinic. Victoria received her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley, graduating with Distinction in Psychology in 2015.

Prior to joining the firm, she was a real estate associate at Paul Hastings LLP in Los Angeles.

Victoria is admitted to practice law in California.

Tim Biché is an associate in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Los Angeles office. He is a member of the Litigation Practice Group.

Tim has extensive experience handling litigation matters in federal court at both the trial and appellate levels. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, he served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Central District of California, where he defended the United States, its agencies, and its employees in an array of civil litigation matters. As an AUSA, Tim first-chaired two bench trials in district court and successfully argued three appeals before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Prior to joining the U.S. Attorney’s Office, he was an associate at a boutique litigation firm handling commercial litigation matters. Additionally, during the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 academic years, Tim was a Lecturer in Law at USC Gould School of Law, where he taught a section of the year-long Legal Writing and Advocacy course to first year law students.

He received his Juris Doctor from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law in 2013. At USC, Tim was the Editor-in-Chief of the Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal. He graduated from New York University in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science in Media, Culture, and Communications.

Tim is a member of the California Bar and is admitted to practice before the Central District of California, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, as well as California state courts.

Victoria Granda is an associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP where she currently practices in the firm’s Litigation Department.

Before joining the firm, she served as a law clerk to the Honorable Barry W. Ashe of the Eastern District of Louisiana and the Honorable William H. Pryor Jr., Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Victoria earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law, where she served as the Notes Development Editor for the Virginia Law Review, participated in the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, and worked as a research assistant to Professor Saikrishna Prakash. She also served as Vice President of the Latin American Law Organization and performed as a violinist in the Libel Show and law school cover band.

Before attending law school, she earned a Master of Arts in European and European Legal Studies from the University of Hamburg, and she taught elementary and middle school Spanish as a Teach for America Corps Member in Cleveland. She graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Music, together with a Master of Arts in Music History, from Case Western Reserve University.

Victoria is admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia.

Meika Freeman is an Associate in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She is a member of the Firm’s Litigation Department and Labor and Employment Practice Group.

Meika assists clients in a wide range of employment law matters, including discrimination and harassment, non-compete and trade secrets, and whistleblowing and retaliation.

She earned her Juris Doctor, cum laude, in 2017 from Georgetown University Law Center where she was an Executive Editor of the Georgetown Journal of International Law. She also served as a Judicial Intern for the Honorable Marcy Friedman of the New York Supreme Court, Commercial Division. Meika graduated magna cum laude in 2013 from the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Human Rights.

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

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

Katherine previously served as a law clerk to the Honorable Marilyn L. Huff of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.

She received her law degree from Stanford Law School in 2020. While in law school, Katherine received the Judge Thelton E. Henderson Prize for Outstanding Performance in Clinical Practice and served as a member of the Stanford Technology Law Review. Prior to her legal studies, she earned her B.S. in Biology & Society from Cornell University.

Katherine is admitted to practice law in the State of California.