Harshini Malli is a litigation associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn.

Harshini earned her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, where she was elected to the Order of the Barristers. During law school, she briefed and argued an immigration appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit as a member of the Ninth Circuit Practicum. She also served as a judicial extern for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, an articles editor of the California Law Review, an associate editor of the Berkeley Technology Law Journal, a member of the Samuelson Law, Technology, and Public Policy Clinic, a member of the Berkeley Law Moot Court team, and a tutor in the Legal Research and Writing Program.

Harshini earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with an additional major in Ethics, History, and Public Policy and a minor in Economics, from Carnegie Mellon University. Between college and law school, she worked as a business analyst at Capital One and co-founded and directed a virtual educational organization.

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

Farha Hanif is a litigation associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the firm’s First Amendment and Free Expression practice group.

She received her Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 2025, where she served as an executive board member of the Committee for Sports and Entertainment Law. While in law school, Farha was a student attorney in the Harvard International Human Rights Clinic, where she focused on remedies and accountability mechanisms for human rights violations in Kosovo. She served as a student attorney in the Harvard Cyberlaw Clinic, advising clients on copyright, trademark, and fair use matters, and as a student attorney for the Harvard Recording Artists Project. Farha also worked as a legal intern at Apple, Inc.

Prior to law school, Farha worked in the technology sector, helping global enterprises, including financial institutions, retailers, and media companies, modernize their IT systems using AI-driven software. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Anthropology, summa cum laude, from Oakland University in 2016.

Farha is admitted to practice in the state of New York.

James Jennings is a partner in the New York office of Gibson Dunn, where he is a member of the firm’s Tax Practice Group. James represents clients in a broad range of tax matters, including private and public M&A, joint ventures, IPOs, fund formation, GP stakes, continuation fund transactions, spin-offs, restructurings, and other significant matters. He also has substantial experience obtaining private letter rulings from the IRS, rendering opinions, and advising clients in connection with complex and/or novel tax issues.

James speaks regularly about M&A and partnership tax related topics at national tax conferences, including at the University of Chicago Federal Tax Conference, PLI’s Tax Planning for Domestic & Foreign Partnerships, NYU Institute on Federal Taxation, the USC Tax Institute, the International Fiscal Association’s USA tax conference, and the ABA’s Philadelphia tax conference. 

James received his Juris Doctor in 2015 from the University of Virginia, where he served on the editorial board of the Virginia Tax Review. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, summa cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania. James is admitted to practice in the State of New York.

Recent Representative Matters

• Andros Capital Partners in connection with its anchor investment in EnCap Investments’ $2 billion PennEnergy Resources continuation vehicle (the largest capital raise for a continuation vehicle formed to date in the upstream energy sector).
• L Catterton in numerous transactions, including the sale of PatientPoint to Advent International, its investment in Flexjet, and its joint venture with Nestle to acquire Kettle Cuisine and combine it with Nestle’s existing Freshly business.
• Sculptor Capital Management (as special tax counsel) in its sale process, culminating with a take-private acquisition by Rithm Capital Corp. 
• Numerous UP-C initial public offerings, including Stepstone Group, Viant Technologies, and Rubicon Technologies (a “SPAC UP-C”).
• Affiliates of Yankee Global Enterprises and the Dallas Cowboys in connection with a sale of a majority interest in Legends Hospitality to Sixth Street and the subsequent acquisition by Legends Hospitality of ASM Global.
• The Simplot Company in its acquisition of Belgium-based potato producer Clarebout Group.
• Koch Equity Development, the investment arm of Koch Industries, in a wide array of transactions as special tax counsel, including on window and door manufacturer MITER Brands’ acquisition of PGT Innovations, a manufacturer and supplier of premium windows, doors, and garage doors.
• Chobani Global Holdings and affiliates in its acquisition of La Colombe, a $650 million equity capital raise, an $800 million senior notes offering, and numerous other transactions.
• OceanSound Partners in a $1.15 billion single-asset continuation fund transaction with respect to portfolio company SMX Group.
• Cargill Incorporated in its joint venture with Continental Grain to acquire Sanderson Farms and combine it with Continental Grain’s Wayne Farms business.
• Phillips 66 in its realignment transaction with Enbridge Inc. with respect to its joint venture involving DCP Midstream, LLC and Gray Oak Pipeline, LLC.
• Global Music Rights and The Azoff Co. in the sale of a significant stake of Global Music Rights to affiliates of Hellman & Friedman.
• AT&T in the sale of its interest in DIRECTV to affiliates of TPG and numerous other transactions.
• RedBird Capital in numerous acquisitions and joint ventures (including its acquisition of Toulouse Football Club, leading a consortium of investors to purchase the YES Network (the Yankee’s TV network), its joint venture with Stampede Studios and noted children’s author Mo Willems, and several other media and entertainment investments).
• Berkshire Hathaway Energy in its acquisition of substantially all of Dominion Energy’s gas transmission and storage assets (and the subsequent acquisition of Dominion’s 50 percent stake in the Cove Point LNG business).
• Corrum Capital Management LLC, a leading private credit platform with approximately $1.4 billion in assets under management, on its sale to Callodine Group.
• VMware in numerous transactions, including its spin-off from Dell Technologies
• Brown Forman in its multinational collaboration with The Coca-Cola Company to produce and distribute a ready-to-drink “Jack and Coke” product.
• A West-Coast family office in connection with a spin-off by one of its healthcare-related portfolio companies.
• Dorilton Capital in numerous transactions, including its sale of MEI Rigging & Crating to Olympus Partners.
• Iconic Artists Group in connection with a strategic investment by HPS Investment Partners.
• A leading U.S.-based lender in the design and implementation of several financial products transactions with non-U.S. counterparties. 
• A leading financial services firm in its creation of a bespoke “profits interest” plan for senior executives.

Attila Borsos is a partner at Gibson Dunn based in the Brussels office, and a member of the firm’s Antitrust and Competition and International Trade practice groups. He is the Head of Cross-Border Merger Control and Foreign Investment.

Attila was recognized as one of the leading competition lawyers of his generation in the 2020 edition of Global Competition Review‘s prestigious “40 Under 40.” He has been consistently named a Future Leader in Competition by Lexology (formerly Who’s Who Legal) since 2017. He is also recommended in the Competition sections of The Legal 500 EMEA 2022 for Belgium and The Legal 500 UK 2024 for EU and Competition Law. Most recently, he was included in Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Antitrust and Competition Lawyers for 2025 and 2026.

Attila advises on a wide range of antitrust issues, including merger control, vertical arrangements, and cartel investigations, both before the European Commission and national competition authorities. He regularly advises international companies on their global merger control strategy and co-ordinates merger control and other regulatory filing approvals in order to get the deal through and meet clients’ strategic objectives. He has particular experience in advising companies in the IT, consumer goods, construction materials, and chemical industries sectors.

Attila has significant experience in State aid proceedings before the European Commission and subsequent litigation before the European Courts. He has successfully advised investors on the State aid aspects of the privatization a flag carrier airline of one of the EU member states and subsequently represented that airline with State aid complaints regarding Alitalia, Croatian Airlines, and Air Serbia. He has particular expertise in the application of the market economy investor principle, rescue and restructuring aid, the rules regarding direct business taxation, the guidelines on regional aid, and the sale of public property.

In the field of international trade, Attila represents both complainants and importers in anti-dumping and anti-subsidy proceedings before the European Commission. He regularly advises importers, exporters and downstream users on the implications of trade defence measures, the impact of Brexit on customs tariffs and trade defence instruments, tackling technical barriers to trade in third countries and on the EU sanctions regime.

Attila received his law degree, summa cum laude, from the Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest. He earned his master’s degree in WTO Law and International Trade Law at the University of Rennes 1, which he attended with the scholarship of the French Government. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Attila trained and practiced as an associate in the competition group of a Magic Circle firm in Brussels. He completed internships at the European Commission (DG Trade), the General Court of the European Union and the Hungarian Competition Authority.

Attila taught EU competition law and EU State aid law at the Pázmány Péter University in Budapest and EU competition law and international trade law at the University Paris Dauphine in Paris. Since 2019, he has been a guest lecturer on EU State aid law for LLM students at the University of Toulouse.

Attila is qualified in Belgium and is also a member of the “EK” list of the Budapest Bar in Hungary. A native Hungarian speaker, he is fluent in English and French and proficient in German.

S. Stephanie Hahn is a litigation associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn. She is a member of the firm’s Litigation and White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice Groups.

Stephanie returned to the firm in 2026 after serving as a law clerk to the Honorable Michael A. Shipp of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey and the Honorable Timothy M. Tymkovich of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. She previously served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Patricia A. Millett of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and the Honorable Robert W. Lehrburger of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Stephanie received her Juris Doctor in 2022 from The George Washington University Law School, where she was named a member of The Order of the Coif, a George Washington Scholar, and served as the first Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Editor-in-Chief of The George Washington Law Review. She received her undergraduate degree in 2012 from Bryn Mawr College.

Prior to attending law school, Stephanie worked in South Korea, China, and New York City in various strategic communication consultancy roles, including at the United Nations Development Programme.

Stephanie is admitted to practice in the State of New York and the State of New Jersey, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and the U.S. District Courts for the Southern District of New York, the Eastern District of New York, and the District of New Jersey.

Najla S. Al-Gadi is a partner in the Riyadh office of Gibson Dunn and is member of the firm’s Capital Markets practice group.

Najla constantly advises clients on complex capital markets matters across a broad range of industries.

With dual qualifications in New York and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Najla brings deep transactional expertise in the KSA market to counsel issuers, investment banks, boards of directors, and capital markets institutions across a wide spectrum of capital markets transactions. Her practice spans initial public offerings (IPOs), secondary equity offerings, and other securities issuances. Najla has represented clients across a diverse range of sectors, including oil and gas, information technology, telecommunications, manufacturing, healthcare, real estate, and financial services.

Najla is also a trusted adviser to boards of directors and senior management on corporate governance matters. Her advisory work includes the design and enhancement of governance frameworks, board and committee structures, directors’ duties and fiduciary obligations, disclosure and compliance requirements, shareholder engagement, and regulatory interactions. She also advises on governance considerations in the context of IPOs, M&A transactions, and ongoing public company operations in Saudi Arabia.

In addition to her practice, Najla is a visiting lecturer at Prince Sultan University, College of Law, where she teaches a capital markets course.

Representative Experience*

• Haji Abdullah Alireza Co. on the sale of a minority stake in the Arabian Petroleum Supply Company to The Arab Energy Fund.
• Vision invest on the sale of 10% of its stake on Miahona to multiple investors through private transactions on Tadawul.
• The underwriters on Saudi Aramco’s SAR 96 billion IPO on Tadawul — the world largest IPO to date.
• The joint bookrunners on Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco)’s SAR 42.1 billion secondary public offering.
• The underwriters on Saudi Aramco’s establishment of a global medium term note program and debut issuance of US$ 12 billion notes thereunder.
• The underwriters on Saudi Aramco Base Oil Company (Luberef)’s SAR 4.95 billion IPO on Tadawul.
• PIF on the SAR 7.5 billion acquisition of 54% of MBC Group’s shares from Istedamah Holding Company.
• PIF on the SAR 3.86 billion accelerated bookbuild offering of a portion of its shares in stc.
• PIF on the SAR 2.3 billion accelerated bookbuild offering of a portion of its shares in Saudi Tadawul Group.
• PIF on the SAR 491.19 million sale of its 10.92% stake in the National Gas and Industrialization Co. (GASCO) to Jadwa on behalf of its managed investment funds and client portfolios.
• The underwriters on Savola Group’s SAR 6 billion rights issue and offering on Tadawul.
• Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) on its SAR 5.6 billion rights issue.
• Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) on the SAR 4.59 billion sale of its shares in SABIC Agri-Nutrients Investment Company (SANIC) to the Saudi Arabian Fertilizer Company (SAFCO) in exchange for newly issued shares in SAFCO.
• Flynas on its SAR 4.1 billion IPO on Tadawul.
• solutions by stc on its SAR 3.624 billion IPO and listing on Tadawul, which GFC Media Group named its Equity Capital Markets Deal of the Year in 2022.
• Elm on its SAR 3.072 billion IPO on Tadawul.
• Emaar, The Economic City (EEC), on its SAR 2.8 billion capital increase by way of debt conversion and issuing new shares to PIF.
• Al-Futtaim on the SAR 2.5 billion acquisition of 49.95% of Cenomi Retail.
• The National Agricultural Development Company (NADEC) on its SAR 2 billion rights issue and offering on Tadawul.
• Umm Al Qura for Development and Construction on its SAR 1.96 billion IPO on Tadawul.
• Al-Dawaa Medical Services Company on its SAR 1.861 billion IPO on Tadawul.
• Middle East Healthcare Company on its SAR 1.8 billion IPO on Tadawul.
• Almoosa Health Company on its SAR 1.69 billion IPO on Tadawul.
• Jahez on its SAR 1.6 billion IPO on Tadawul’s Parallel Market, Nomu.
• The underwriter on Retal Urban Development Company’s SAR 1.44 billion IPO on Tadawul.
• The joint lead managers on the Saudi Electricity Company’s inaugural US$ 1.3 billion green sukuk.
• Alamar Foods Company on its SAR 1.22 billion IPO on Tadawul.
• Alsaif Gallery on its SAR 1.2 billion IPO on Tadawul.
• The underwriters on Nayifat Finance Company’s SAR 1.19 billion IPO on Tadawul.
• The underwriters on Modern Mills Company’s SAR 1.178 billion IPO on Tadawul.
• The underwriter on Lumi Rental Company’s SAR 1.089 billion IPO on Tadawul.
• The underwriter on First Milling Company’s SAR 999 million IPO on Tadawul.
• Impact46 on the SAR 918 million accelerated bookbuild offering of its funds stake in Rasan Information Technology Company.
• Takween Advanced Industries on its SAR 910 million acquisition of Savola Packaging.
• Rasan Information Technology Company on its SAR 831.3 million IPO on Tadawul.
• The underwriters on MBC Group’s SAR 831.2 million IPO on Tadawul.
• The joint lead managers on the Arab National Bank’s US$ 750 million tier II sukuk.
• Maharah Human Resources Company on its SAR 776 million IPO on Tadawul.
• The managers on the SAR 750 million accelerated bookbuild offering of shares in the Saudi British Bank (SABB).
• The underwriter on Saudi Home Loans’ SAR 600 million IPO on Tadawul.
• Al-Yamamah Steel Industries Company on its SAR 556 million IPO on Tadawul.
• Miahona on its SAR 555.1 million IPO on Tadawul.
• East Pipes Integrated Company on its SAR 504 million IPO on Tadawul.
• Alandalus Real Estate Company on its SAR 380 million IPO on Tadawul.
• The underwriter on Ataa Educational Company’s SAR 348 million IPO on Tadawul.
• Jahez International on its transition from the Tadawul’s Parallel Market, Nomu to the Main Market.
• HSBC, as financial advisor to Qassim Cement Company, on Qassim’s merger with Hail Cement Company.
• HSBC, as financial advisor to Dur Hospitality Company, on Dur’s merger with Taiba Investments Company.
• HSBC, as financial advisor to the Saudi International Petrochemical Company (SIPCHEM), on SIPCHEM’s merger with Sahara Petrochemicals Company.
• The Capital Market Authority on drafting the Mergers & Acquisitions Regulations.
• Several publicly listed companies and shareholders on attempted sales and acquisitions of listed shares.
• Several international and local investors on incorporation of companies and corporate restructurings in Saudi Arabia.
• International and local clients on various corporate, commercial and employment matters relating to Saudi Arabian law.

Aisling Murray is a New York-qualified associate in the London office of Gibson Dunn, practising in the firm’s Dispute Resolution Group. She is currently on secondment.

Aisling has broad commercial litigation experience (including competition litigation) and focuses her practice on the technology sector.

Erik Hays is an associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice Group.

Erik’s practice focuses on executive compensation and employee benefits. He advises public and private companies, boards of directors, investment funds, and management teams on the tax, ERISA, corporate, governance, accounting, and securities law aspects of equity and other incentive compensation plans, qualified and nonqualified retirement and deferred compensation arrangements, and executive employment and severance agreements, including in connection with complex domestic and international business transactions.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Erik was an associate in the Compensation and Benefits practice group of an international law firm in New York and a manager in the People Advisory Services group of a Big Four accounting firm. Erik received his J.D. from The Ohio State University in 2016 and his B.S. in Business Administration from The Ohio State University in 2013.

He is admitted to practice in New York and Ohio.

Christian Riis-Madsen is Co-Chair of the firm’s Antitrust and Competition Practice Group and Partner in Charge of the Brussels office. Christian typically represents large multinationals with complex antitrust issues before the European Commission.

Christian’s practice focuses on a broad spectrum of EU competition and regulatory law, including merger control and antitrust investigations (abuse of dominance and cartels). He has significant experience in the tech sector where he is representing some of the largest companies in the world on high profile European Commission and cross-border investigations. Christian also advises on the DMA, DSA, and P2b Regulations. He often acts as a strategic team-leader, coordinating several counsel in order to adopt an eagle-eye, comprehensive approach to his clients’ most sophisticated issues.

Christian has had significant success in defending behavioral and cartel cases having achieved the rare feat of convincing the Commission to drop its case in an Article 101/102 case and the acquittal in a cartel case – in both cases following the adoption of a Statement of Objections. In relating to merger control, he has both achieved unconditional clearance in a number of high profile cases and represented interested third parties in several mergers that were prohibited including ThyssenKrupp/Tata Steel JV and Deutsche Boerse/NYSE Euronext.

Over the years, Chambers Global and Chambers Europe have consistently distinguished Christian in its Competition: EU – Belgium category with clients praising that he “is an extremely capable, responsive and practical adviser”; “practical and extremely knowledgeable. He knows our business and is always available to provide to-the-point advice. He is a true and trusted business partner.“ Previous editions reported clients highlight his willingness to give clear, actionable guidance, noting: “He asks the right questions, challenges us to check we have the facts right and then gives us ad hoc advice on the phone.” Previous editions also highlighted that he is “smart, robust and clear in his thinking” and that he “has a good understanding of commercial issues and provides companies with pragmatic advice that is well-connected with the business realities”. The publication also described him as a “well connected, thoughtful and quick,” lawyer who impresses “clients with his pragmatic, client-focused attitude and strong attention to detail.”

The Legal 500 EMEA (2023-2026) recommends Christian as a Leading Individual in its Belgium: Competition – EU and Global category, where clients praise him as ‘”the best in the field. Always top notch advice, provided on short notice and taking into consideration the practical needs of the client.’“ Previous editions already highlighted “a practical and incredibly knowledgeable business partner [who] provides accurate, quick and relevant advice each time. Highly recommended for complex industries and transactions.” Previous editions also singled out Christian for his “keen understanding of competition law and its application to a commercial situation,” as well as his “problem-solving orientation,” and “awareness of particular hi-tech business sectors.”

Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal) calls Christian “a smart lawyer”, as he is recognized by sources as “fantastic” when it comes to competition matters relating to the tech space. Christian has previously been ranked among the “Top Young Antitrust Lawyers in the World” by Global Competition Review in its 2016 “40 Under 40” awards.

He is also consistently recognized by Best Lawyers in Belgium for European Union Law.

Admitted to practice in Denmark and Belgium, Christian earned his Master of Laws (LL.M.) in 2000 and his Bachelor of Laws in 1998 both from the University of Copenhagen.

He speaks fluent Danish, English, French, German, Norwegian, and Swedish.

Sara Jane Schlafstein is a corporate associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the firm’s Technology Transactions and Strategic Sourcing and Commercial Transactions Practice Groups.

Sara Jane advises clients on a range of commercial and corporate matters, including technology transactions, complex commercial contracts, mergers and acquisitions, and intellectual property matters. Her practice includes the negotiation and drafting of outsourcing, technology, licensing, SaaS and other complex commercial agreements. She brings both law firm and in-house experience to her practice, enabling her to provide practical, business-oriented advice to clients across industries.

Sara Jane earned her Juris Doctor from Duke University School of Law, where she served as a Staff Editor of the Duke Journal of Constitutional Law & Public Policy. She received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan.

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

Osma Rajah serves as co-partner in charge of the London office at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and co-chair of the London Disputes Group. She is a member of the firm’s Dispute Resolution Group.

She has broad-based dispute resolution experience including litigation and international arbitration.

Osma’s litigation experience has involved representing clients in Employment Tribunals, the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. In arbitration she has represented clients from a wide variety of industries, including construction and oil & gas, before arbitral tribunals including the ICC and LCIA.

Osma has been named in The Lawyer’s Hot 100 2016 list featuring “the best lawyers in the business – the cream of the crop from in-house, private practice and the Bar.” She is also recognised in the 2016 Legal Week Rising Stars in Litigation list, which profiles the up-and-coming litigation stars at UK top 50 and top international firms in London. Osma is recognised in The Legal 500 UK 2023 for International Arbitration and Commercial Litigation, in which clients note “Osma Hudda has both the intellectual clout to have a clear view of how the complex legal and factual issues feed into the litigation strategy, and the strong leadership and interpersonal skills needed to motivate the legal team and work closely with counsel, the client and witnesses in order to deliver that strategy – all with a keen eye on the client’s commercial interests as well.” Osma is also recognised in The Legal 500 UK 2025, which has previously remarked that Osma is “a very skilled, focused, organised lawyer, with a strong eye for both the big picture and detail”, for Commercial Litigation, Banking Litigation: Investment and Retail, International Arbitration and Public International Law. She is also ranked for International Arbitration and Litigation in the Lawdragon 500 Global Litigation Lawyers guide 2021.

She was admitted as a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales in 2004.

Eric R. Olson is an Associate Attorney in the New York office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the Finance Practice Group.

His representative experience includes:*

• Long Lake in its acquisition of Amex GBT.
• Artémis in the acquisition of a majority stake in CAA.*
• FEMSA in its divestiture of Envoy Solutions.*
• Doosan Bobcat in various financing transactions.*
• Synopsys Inc. in its $35 billion acquisition of Ansys and in the sale of its Software Integrity Group business to Clearlake Capital and Francisco Partners.*
• Alkermes plc in connection with its acquisition of Avadel Pharmaceuticals plc.*
• General Mills in connection with its sale of its Helper main meals and Suddenly Salad side dishes businesses to Eagle Family Foods Group.*
• Howmet Aerospace Inc. in various financing transactions, including its acquisition of Stanley Black & Decker’s Consolidated Aerospace Manufacturing business.*
• Ports America in various financing transactions.*
• The Hartford in its revolving and letter of credit facilities.*
• Liberty Mutual in its revolving credit facilities.*
• Warburg Pincus in the financing for its investments in A-LIGN, Infinite Electronics, Infoblox and Sundyne.*
• Innovate Corp. in a liability management transaction involving multiple tranches of debt, including senior secured bonds, convertible bonds, revolving debt facilities and other indebtedness.*

*Includes representations prior to Eric’s association with Gibson Dunn.

Before joining Gibson Dunn, Eric practiced at another international law firm. Eric received his Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College in 2012 and his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 2019. He is admitted to practice in the state of New York.

Daniel Quesenberry is an associate in the Houston office of Gibson Dunn, where he is a member of the firm’s Capital Markets Practice Group. He primarily represents clients in securities transactions, including public and private debt and equity offerings. He also advises clients on general corporate governance matters.

Daniel received his J.D., with honors, from The George Washington University Law School in 2024, where he served as staff editor of The American Intellectual Property Law Association Quarterly Journal. In 2021, Daniel received his B.S., magna cum laude, from Westminster University (formerly Westminster College), where he was a member of the men’s basketball team.

Samantha O. Hay is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson Dunn, where she currently practices in the firm’s Litigation department. Samantha’s practice focuses on False Claims Act investigations and litigation, appellate litigation, class actions, and other complex commercial litigation in both federal and state court. Samantha has extensive experience leveraging complex factual records to drive successful results during investigations, summary judgment, and trial. She also maintains a robust pro bono practice.

Recent Representative Matters Include:

• Representing a managed-care organization in a qui tam litigation brought under the False Claims Act regarding Medicaid payments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
• Representing a communications company in connection with an investigation by the DOJ and U.S. Attorney’s Office related to the False Claims Act concerning alleged deficiencies in cybersecurity practices, controls, and disclosures.
• Representing Joy Reid in a defamation action.
• Representing a social-media company in a class action related to ad targeting and delivery.
• Representing a managed-care organization in a consolidated class action alleging that numerous managed-care organizations and a vendor violated antitrust laws by conspiring to deflate compensation for visits to out-of-network providers.
• Represented a pharmacy chain in a qui tam litigation brought under the False Claims Act regarding the dispensing of ADHD medication and Medicaid payments, resulting in complete dismissal.
• Defended a leading technology company in connection with parallel investigations by the DOJ, U.S. Attorney’s Office, SEC, and State Attorney General’s Office relating to purported deficiencies in cybersecurity practices, controls, and disclosures for alleged violations of the False Claims Act, numerous states’ false-claim acts, and securities laws, successfully convincing authorities to close all investigations across the board.
• Secured a first-of-its-kind victory in the Ninth Circuit for an insurance company in a duty-to-defend case involving insurance coverage for the opioid crisis.
• Defended an aerospace contractor in a qui tam litigation brought under the False Claims Act related to its cybersecurity compliance representations and substantially narrowed the scope of liability for the client and then secured a favorable settlement.*
• Defended a pest repellant company in a consumer class action and prevailed at summary judgment.*
• Defended a toothpaste company in a consumer class action and secured a favorable settlement.*
• Represented a real estate developer in litigation against a utility company related to the Aliso Canyon gas leak, which resulted in a favorable settlement.*

* Representations occurred prior to Samantha joining Gibson Dunn.

Before joining Gibson Dunn, Samantha served as a law clerk to the Honorable Karen Nelson Moore of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit from 2022 to 2023, and practiced with the firm Kirkland & Ellis as an associate in its litigation group from 2020 to 2022.

Samantha earned her J.D. from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law where she was the Executive Editor of the Southern California Interdisciplinary Journal. Samantha also served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Virginia A. Phillips of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, an extern for the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, and a research assistant focused on campaign finance law for Professor Abby Wood. Prior to law school, Samantha worked as a campaign finance analyst at the Federal Election Commission from 2015 to 2017.

Samantha is a member of the California bar and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, and the U.S. District Courts for the Central and Eastern Districts of California.

Sara Ghalandari is a partner in the San Francisco office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She is a member of the firm’s Land Use and Development Practice Group.

Ms. Ghalandari’s practice encompasses a wide-array of land use/development matters and real estate transactions, including zoning, planning, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), public private partnerships, and matters regarding construction access, underpinning and shoring. The primary focus of her practice is the processing of entitlements for major real estate development projects in the Bay Area and throughout California, supervising the preparation and approval of environmental documentation, and negotiating transactional documents associated with land use, project development, and construction, including agreements between private and public entities. Sara also advises institutional investors and lenders on land-use related matters.

Ms. Ghalandari successfully advises her clients on the complex regulatory and political issues impacting their projects to successfully achieve their goals. Such representation encompasses a wide-range of projects, including the redevelopment of large retail centers, industrial and infrastructure projects, including last mile delivery facilities, mixed-use and multi-family developments, sports venues, office developments, large master planned communities, hotels, and historic rehabilitation projects. For example, she has represented her clients in the following matters:

• Brookfield working on the entitlement of a mixed use development on the parking lots and some existing development surrounding the Stonestown Galleria Shopping Mall;
• The Oakland Athletics working on the entitlement of a new ballpark and mixed-use development on the Oakland Waterfront; and
• Build Inc. in the successful entitlement of a large mixed-use public/private development with the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department.

Additional relevant information about Sara includes:

• Ms. Ghalandari was recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™ 2024 and 2025 in Real Estate Law and Best Lawyers in America® 2026 in Land Use and Zoning Law.
• She is a board member of the Guadalupe River Park Conservancy and has an extensive pro bono practice.
• She also currently serves as a Commissioner on the San Jose Historic Landmarks Commission.
• Ms.
  Ghalandari earned her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, where she was awarded the Prosser Prize, and her B.A. in Political Science with high honors from the University of California, Davis, where she was awarded a Regents Scholarship.
• Ms.
  Ghalandari is admitted to practice law in the State of California.

Mitchell Zia is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He is a member of the firm’s Privacy, Cybersecurity and Data Innovation and Artificial Intelligence practice groups, and is currently on secondment.

Mitchell regularly advises public and private companies and financial sponsors on privacy, cybersecurity, IT and AI issues in connection with corporate transactions, including venture and private equity representations and mergers and acquisitions.

Representative Transactions

• BVP Forge: Advised on privacy and cybersecurity matters in connection with its 100% acquisition of Bellwood Holdings, LLC (d/b/a BetterRx), provider of hospice pharmacy management software and related services.
• CenterOak Partners, LLC: Advised on AI, privacy and cybersecurity matters in connection with its majority recapitalization of NOW CFO, a leading provider of outsourced finance and accounting services.
• Discovery Energy LLC: Advised on privacy and cybersecurity matters in connection with the sale of its Curtis Instruments business to Parker Hannifin Corporation.
• Infinite Reality, Inc.: Advised on AI, privacy and cybersecurity matters in connection with its acquisition of (1) iconic online music brand Napster and (2) Touchcast, a pioneering agentic AI company.
• L Catterton: Advised on privacy and cybersecurity matters in connection with its equity investment in Flexjet, a global leader in private aviation.
• OneMagnify: Advised on AI, privacy and cybersecurity matters in connection with its acquisition, backed by private equity firm Crestview Partners, of Guidance, a premier eCommerce agency specializing in enterprise-level digital commerce.
• PAR Technology Corporation: Advised on AI, privacy and cybersecurity matters in connection with its acquisition of Delaget, LLC, a restaurant analytics software company.
• Platinum Equity: Advised on privacy and cybersecurity matters in connection with Platinum Equity’s and Butterfly Equity Partners’ acquisition of Rise Baking Company, a manufacturer and supplier of semi-finished and retail-ready baked goods.
• PLTFRM Companies, LLC: Advised on general corporate matters in connection with its acquisition of Presence Holding, LLC, and its subsidiaries, the leading natural & organic focused CPG commerce partner in the United States.
• Sammons Financial Group, Inc.: Advised on privacy and cybersecurity matters in connection with its acquisition of Wealthcare LLC, a Registered Investment Advisor firm and platform services provider, from NewSpring Holdings.
• Veritas Funds: Advised Cotiviti, a portfolio company of Veritas Capital and KKR and a leader in data-driven healthcare solutions, on AI, privacy and cybersecurity matters in connection with its acquisition of Edifecs, a portfolio company of Francisco Partners and TA Associates and a pioneer in healthcare data interoperability.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Mitchell earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago Law School in 2023, where he was a member of the university’s Innovation Clinic. He graduated cum laude from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2019 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and a minor in Film, Television, and Media Studies.

Mitchell is admitted to practice in the State of California, and is a Certified Information Privacy Professional – United States (CIPP/US).

Riley Goodell is an associate in Gibson Dunn’s Orange County office, where she currently practices in the firm’s Litigation Department.

Riley earned her law degree from Santa Clara University School of Law in 2025. While in law school, she served as Co-President of Chiefs in Intellectual Property (ChIPs): Women in Tech, Law, and Policy and as Symposium Editor of the Santa Clara Law Review. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Politics from New York University in 2018.

Prior to joining the firm, Riley served as a Field Artillery Officer in the U.S. Army.

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

Elaine Tsui is an associate in Gibson Dunn’s Los Angeles office. She currently practices in the firm’s Litigation Department.

Elaine received her law degree from Harvard Law School in 2025. While in law school, she served as Co-Editor-in-Chief of Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review and participated in the Housing Law Clinic. She also served as an extern in the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry and English from Wesleyan University, where she graduated with High Honors and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Prior to law school, Elaine also earned a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Princeton University. Her thesis work involved organic synthesis and the development of new synthetic methods.

Elaine is admitted to practice in the State of California.

Alex Dao is an associate in Gibson Dunn’s Los Angeles office. He practices in the firm’s Litigation Department, with a focus on intellectual property litigation.

Alex earned his law degree from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law in 2025, where he was a member of the Intellectual Property and Technology Law Clinic and competed on USC’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board Moot Court Team. At USC, he earned certificates in Technology and Entrepreneurship Law and Media and Entertainment Law. Prior to law school, he worked as an embedded systems software engineer on Boeing’s autonomous submarine program. He also worked as a software engineering intern at Microsoft, where he developed Microsoft Office for Apple devices. Alex received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley.

Alex is admitted to practice in the State of California and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Melina is an associate in the Munich office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the firm’s White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice Group. She is currently on secondment.

She advises clients on a broad range of white collar and regulatory compliance matters, with a particular focus on export control and sanctions compliance, anti-corruption (including FCPA-related matters), ESG-related regulatory requirements, and compliance issues in highly regulated industries such as financial services and insurance.

She supports clients in the structuring, assessment, and implementation of compliance management systems designed to ensure adherence to applicable regulatory frameworks, including EU and U.S. export control regimes such as the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). In this context, she assists with internal licensing procedures, risk assessments, internal investigations, and voluntary or directed disclosures.

Melina has worked across industries and sectors, including automotive, defense, insurance, financial services and investment, and the pharmaceutical industry. She further advises on matters at the intersection of corporate governance and white collar issues, supporting corporate bodies on compliance, governance, and risk management topics.

Melina studied law at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, where she passed her First State Examination in 2015 and at Sapienza University of Rome. After completing her Second State Examination at the Higher Regional Court of Munich in 2017, she pursued her doctoral research at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich while working at a renowned German law firm.

During her studies and her legal clerkship, she gained international experience at the Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations in Vienna, the EU Delegation to the OECD in Paris, and an NGO combating corruption in Cape Town.

In 2021 she received her LL.M. from Columbia University School of Law as a Fulbright Scholar.

In addition to her native German, she speaks English and Italian.