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Virinchi Sindhwani is a corporate associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the firm’s Investment Funds Practice Group.

Virinchi advises on and assists with the formation and operation of U.S. private investment funds across a range of investment strategies, including real estate funds, private equity funds and credit funds. He also has experience with co-investments, regulatory matters, non-U.S. funds and continuation vehicles. In addition, Virinchi maintains an active pro bono practice.

Virinchi graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he served as Senior Editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review and President of the South Asian Law Students Association. Upon graduation, Virinchi received the Distinguished Pro Bono Award. He also earned a Certificate in Management from the Wharton School.

Virinchi received his bachelor’s degree cum laude and with College Honors from the University of Southern California, where he was a Trustee Scholar.

Virinchi is admitted to practice in the State of California.

Tom Rossidis is a corporate associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn and a member of Gibson Dunn’s Investment Funds Practice Group.

He counsels sponsors in the formation, marketing and operation of open- and closed-end private investment funds across a range of investment strategies, including debt and equity real estate funds and buyout funds. Tom also advises on a variety of matters related to private funds, including co-investments, internal sponsor arrangements, secondary transactions, separate accounts and joint ventures.

His relevant experience includes advising:

Berkshire Residential on its closed- and open-end multifamily equity real estate funds, closed-end debt funds, bridge loan funds, separate accounts and joint ventures.
Oak Street Real Estate Capital on its open- and closed-end net lease property funds, including its $2.5 billion flagship real estate fund, and its real estate funds of funds and separate accounts.
Fairfield Residential on its open- and closed-end multifamily debt and equity funds and separate accounts.
Argonaut Private Capital on its $500 million flagship buy-out fund in the diversified industrials sectors.
Related Fund Management on a $300 million real estate joint venture with a large confidential equity investor.
Sponsor on the fundraising of an opportunistic credit fund.
Various investors, including Mercer, Cambridge Associates, First American and Xylem on investments in private equity, venture capital, real estate funds and managed accounts.

Tom received his Juris Doctor cum laude from St. John’s University School of Law, where he served as the Managing Editor of the St. John’s Law Review. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, he was an associate of an international law firm, where he was a member of the Private Funds Group in New York.

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

Jack Rogers is a corporate associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the firm’s Investment Funds Practice Group.

Jack received his Juris Doctor in 2022 from New York University School of Law, where he served as a Developments Editor for the NYU Journal of International Law and Politics. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Political Economy from Fordham University.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, he was an associate of another international law firm, where he was a member of the Investment Funds Group in New York.

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

Christopher Reszczynski is a corporate associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn where he currently practices in the firm’s Investment Funds Practice Group.

His practice focuses on the formation, structuring, offering and management of private equity funds (both domestic and offshore) as well as a variety of corporate transactional matters, including co-investments, separately managed accounts and secondary transactions.

Chris received his Juris Doctor cum laude from Harvard Law School. He graduated cum laude and with University Honors from American University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations.

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

Tiffany Mickel is a corporate associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson Dunn.

She received her Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia and graduated with Honors from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. At the University of Virginia School of Law, Tiffany served as Editor-in-Chief of the Virginia Law Review and Articles Editor for the Virginia Sports & Entertainment Law Journal. As a law student, she interned at the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Tiffany was also the recipient of the James C. Slaughter Honor Award, one of four graduation honors awarded by a full vote of the law faculty to an outstanding member of the graduating class.

Prior to law school, Tiffany was a consultant within the Strategy and Consulting division of Accenture Federal Services, where she provided technology, business strategy, and management consulting services. After law school, she clerked for the Honorable Carl E. Stewart of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

She is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia.

Ryan Nash is an associate in the Dubai office of Gibson Dunn, where he practices in the firm’s Investment Funds Practice Group.

Ryan primarily advises fund sponsors on the structuring, formation, and operation of private investment funds across asset classes, including private equity, venture capital, credit, real estate, and infrastructure. His practice focuses, in particular, on the establishment of funds in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), as well as cross-border structures for sponsors with a presence in other jurisdictions, including the U.S., Europe, and Asia. He has acted for both emerging managers and global asset managers, advising on fund structuring, sponsor economics (including carried interest and co-investment arrangements), and the regulatory and operational frameworks governing asset managers.

Ryan also represents institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, and family offices, on their fund investments, co-investments, fund-of-one vehicles, separately managed accounts, investment management agreements, and other bespoke investment arrangements across a range of strategies and jurisdictions.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Ryan practiced in the investment funds teams of other leading international law firms in the UAE, London, and Sydney.

He is admitted to practice in England and Wales, Australia (NSW), and is a registered legal consultant with the Dubai Legal Affairs Department.

Aidan McNamara is an associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn and is a member of the firm’s Investment Funds Practice Group.

Aidan earned his Juris Doctor magna cum laude from Brooklyn Law School, where he served as a Notes Editor for the Brooklyn Law Review. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Finance from Fordham University.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Aidan was an associate at an international law firm where he was a member of the Investment Funds practice group in New York.

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

Emma Khairallah is an associate in the London office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the firm’s Investment Funds Practice Group. She is dual-qualified in England & Wales and New York.

Emma’s practice is focused on advising sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, funds of funds, and other institutional investors on their global investments into private funds across a range of asset classes, including credit, private equity, real estate, and infrastructure. Her experience spans primary commitments, co-investments, and secondary market transactions. She also provides clients with ongoing advice in connection with their investments, including transfers of interests, most-favoured-nation processes, and custodian transitions.

Emma also advises asset managers and fund sponsors on a broad range of private fund matters, including the structuring, formation, fundraising, and operation of private investment funds.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Emma worked at another leading international law firm. Prior to that, she worked in-house at a specialist alternative asset manager in London, and in the private equities team of a large Abu Dhabi-based sovereign wealth fund.

Trevor Herden is a corporate associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn, where his practice focuses on Investment Funds matters.

He received his Juris Doctor cum laude in 2021 from Georgetown University Law Center, where he served as Executive Editor for the Georgetown Environmental Law Review. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations from Franklin University Switzerland.

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

Eimi Harris is a corporate associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the firm’s Investment Funds Practice Group.

Eimi advises on, and regularly assists with, the formation and operation of open- and closed-end U.S. private investment funds across a range of investment strategies, including real estate funds, private equity funds and debt funds. Eimi also has experience with non-U.S. funds, co-investments, separately managed accounts, regulatory matters, and internal sponsor arrangements. The clients she works on range from first-time fund sponsors to experienced multi-strategy fund managers.

Eimi received her Juris Doctor in 2020 from Cornell Law School, where she served as Managing Editor of the Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy. She received her Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, Economics and Cinema Studies from the University of Toronto in 2017.

Eimi is admitted to practice law in the State of New York.

Colin Edwards is a corporate associate in the Washington D.C. office of Gibson Dunn. He is a member of the firm’s Investment Funds Practice Group.

Colin’s practice focuses on counseling sponsors on the organization and operation of open- and closed-end private investment funds, across various strategies including private equity, real estate, infrastructure and natural resources. In addition, he advises on a variety of matters including co-investments, joint ventures, secondary transactions, and separately managed accounts. Colin received both his Juris Doctor and Masters of Laws from Duke University School of Law, where he was the Articles Editor on the Duke Law Journal of Comparative & International Law. He graduated with honors from Vassar College and was a Fulbright Scholar in Germany.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Colin practiced with a global law firm. Colin is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, the State of Colorado, and the State of Texas.

Tull Florey is a member of the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions, Oil & Gas, and Energy & Infrastructure practice groups. He is a premier lawyer in mergers and acquisitions, including public company mergers, entity and asset acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures, tender offers, and material dispositions. He has particular experience with clients engaged in oilfield service, oil and gas exploration and production, oilfield equipment manufacturing and midstream activities. He also assists clients on an ongoing basis with securities and corporate governance matters.

Tull has been widely recognized, including Chambers Global, Chambers USA, The Legal 500 U.S., The Best Lawyers in America, Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America and Texas Super Lawyer. Tull’s peers recently selected him as 2025 Lawyer of The Year for Houston Corporate Law.

Representative Matters*

Mergers and Acquisitions

Coterra Energy – proposed $58 billion merger with Devon Energy and $3.95 billion acquisition of assets of Franklin Mountain Energy and Avant Natural Resources
Pioneer Natural Resources – $65 billion merger with Exxon Mobil Corporation and $8 billion acquisition of Parsley Energy
Aris Water Solutions – $2 billion acquisition by Western Midstream Partners
SilverBow Resources – $2 billion acquisition by Crescent Energy Company
Expro Group – $3 billion combination transaction with Frank’s International
Valaris Limited – $12 billion combination transaction of Ensco and Rowan Companies, investment by affiliates of John Fredriksen and sale of drilling rigs Valaris 113 and Valaris 114
Patterson-UTI Energy – $5.4 billion combination transaction with NexTier Oilfield Solutions, acquisition of Ulterra Drilling Technologies, acquisition of Pioneer Energy Services Corp., sale of well servicing rig business and wireline business and acquisition of Multi-Shot
Atwood Oceanics – $2 billion acquisition by Ensco
Technip Energies – $556 million acquisition of Ecovyst’s Advanced Materials & Catalysts business
Diversified Energy – redomicile transaction from the U.K. to Delaware and $1.3 billion acquisition of Maverick Natural Resources
KBR – $737 million acquisition of LinQuest Corporation
Western Midstream Partners – $885 million acquisition of Meritage Midstream Services
Forum Energy Technologies – acquisitions of Variperm Holdings, Houston Global Heat Transfer, Syntech Technology, Wireline Solutions, Dynacon, and Merrimac Manufacturing and formation of joint venture with Quantum Energy Partners to acquire Global Tubing
Ovintiv – $2.7 billion acquisition of NuVista Energy Ltd., $2.4 billion acquisition of certain Montney assets from Paramount Resources Ltd. and $4.3 billion acquisition of all leasehold interest and related assets of Black Swan Oil & Gas, PetroLegacy Energy and Piedra Resources
Civeo Corporation – acquisition of Noralta Lodge, acquisition of 400 room accommodations facility from Lakeland and redomicile transaction from Delaware to British Columbia, Canada
John Wood Group – formation of joint venture with Siemens AG, $2.8 billion sale of Well Support Division to General Electric Company and acquisitions of the Infinity Group, Mitchell’s Oil Field Services and Duval
Pride International – $8.6 billion acquisition by Ensco, $1 billion divestiture of its Latin America land operations, $95 million divestiture of its Eastern Hemisphere land operations and $2 billion merger with Marine Drilling Companies
Marathon Oil Corporation – $15 billion spin-off of Marathon Petroleum Corporation, $3.7 billion acquisition of the remaining interest in Marathon Ashland Petroleum owned by Ashland and $300 million acquisition of Khanty Mansiysk Oil Corporation
East Resources (privately held Marcellus shale company) – $4.7 billion acquisition by Shell Oil Company
Contango Oil & Gas Company – acquisition of Mid-Con Energy Partners and acquisition of assets of Will Energy Corporation
American Midstream Partners – proposed acquisition of Southcross Energy Partners and substantially all of the assets of Southcross Holdings, sale of propane marketing and services business to SHV Energy and acquisition of the assets of Panther Asset Management
Arkoma Drilling and Williston Drilling – sale of Bakken shale oil and gas assets to Comstock Resources
ESCO Corporation – sale of Ulterra Drilling Technologies and acquisitions of Stabiltec Downhole Tools and Ulterra Drilling Technologies
Concho Resources – $9.5 billion acquisition of RSP Permian
Penn Virginia Corporation – proposed $1.7 billion acquisition by Denbury Resources
Schlumberger Limited – $14.8 billion acquisition of Cameron International Corporation and $11 billion acquisition of Smith International
Conflicts Committee of Holly Energy Partners – take private by HF Sinclair Corporation
Conflicts Committee of Green Plains Partners – take private by Green Plains
Conflicts Committee of Shell Midstream Partners – take private by Shell plc
Conflicts Committee of BP Midstream Partners – take private by BP plc
Conflicts Committee of Rattler Midstream – take private by Diamondback Energy
Conflicts Committee of Landmark Infrastructure Partners – take private by DigitalBridge
Conflicts Committee of Williams Partners – $11.4 billion financial repositioning transaction with The Williams Companies, proposed $13.8 billion acquisition by The Williams Companies and $50 billion merger of Williams Partners with Access Midstream Partners
Conflicts Committee of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (KMP) and Special Committee of Kinder Morgan Management (KMR) – $70 billion purchase of KMP, KMR and El Paso Pipeline Partners by Kinder Morgan and $6.2 billion dropdown from Kinder Morgan of 100% of Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C. and a 50% interest in El Paso Natural Gas Company

Securities Offerings

Valaris Limited – offerings of senior notes, exchangeable notes and common shares and tender and exchange offers and consent solicitations for senior notes
Expro Group – public offering of common shares
Civeo Corporation – public offering of common shares
Patterson-UTI Energy – public and private offerings of senior notes
Forum Energy Technologies – public and private offerings of senior notes and common stock
Publicly traded E&P company – tender offers for senior notes, second lien notes exchange offer and offerings of senior notes and convertible notes
Atwood Oceanics – public offerings of senior notes and common stock and tender offer for senior notes
Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation – public offering of common stock
ConocoPhillips – numerous public and private offerings of debt securities of ConocoPhillips and its subsidiaries
Conoco – numerous public and private offerings of debt securities of Conoco and its finance subsidiary and initial public offering of common stock
Pride International – numerous public and private offerings of debt and equity securities
Hercules Offshore – initial public offering of common stock and subsequent offerings of common stock and convertible debt
PostRock Energy Corporation – multiple private placements of common stock, preferred stock and warrants to White Deer Energy

Tull earned his Juris Doctor in 1995 from the University of Virginia School of Law where he was the Executive Editor of the Virginia Law Review. He graduated in 1992 with High Honors from The University of Texas at Austin, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Plan II Interdisciplinary Honors.

* Includes matters handled prior to joining Gibson Dunn

Alexa Bussmann is an associate in the Houston office of Gibson Dunn. She currently practices across the firm’s Transactional Department, focusing on Finance and Investment Funds.

Alexa received her Juris Doctor from the University of Texas at Austin School of Law, where she represented clients across four full-semester clinics, served as Director of Alumni Relations for the Texas International Law Journal, and received the Pro Bono Beacon Award. As a Pro Bono Scholar, Alexa created a pro bono program to support University of Texas at Austin students with Name, Image and Likeness matters, in addition to developing trademark, choice of entity, and corporate governance offerings for small business owners. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Vanderbilt University, where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Political Science with honors, and Spanish.

Alexa maintains an active pro bono practice supporting small businesses. She is admitted to practice in the state of Texas.

Molly Burke is an associate in the Dubai office of Gibson Dunn, where she practices in the firm’s Investment Funds Practice Group.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Molly worked in the corporate and investment funds practice of an international law firm and has experience advising private equity, venture capital, and sovereign wealth fund clients on the establishment and structuring of investments across a broad range of industries in the Middle East and North Africa.

Molly graduated from Technology University Dublin with a Bachelor of Science in Business and Law. She is admitted to practice in England and Wales, Ireland and is a registered legal consultant with the Dubai Legal Affairs Department.

David L. Perechocky is a partner in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and a member of the Real Estate Practice Group and Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Industry Group. David has a wide-ranging real estate transactional practice counseling REITs, real estate private equity sponsors, and other real estate companies and real estate-related businesses.

David advises clients on public and private company mergers and acquisitions, strategic portfolio transactions, joint ventures, creation and acquisition of platforms, and other corporate and securities law matters, particularly for REITs, real estate private equity sponsors, and other real estate companies and real estate-related businesses. He has experience counseling real estate fund sponsors on the formation, registration, and management of non-traded REITs, private REITs, and other permanent capital vehicles in the real estate, real asset, and real estate credit sectors.

David is consistently recognized as a leading lawyer. Most recently he was named:

a “Notable Practitioner” for Corporate/M&A, Private Equity and Real Estate by IFLR1000, 2021–2024
in The Legal 500 U.S. for Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), 2021 and 2025
to Law360’s list of “Rising Stars” – Top Attorneys Under 40 list, 2023
by Lawdragon as one of “500 Leading Global Real Estate Lawyers,” 2024 and 2025

His recent experience includes:*

Brookfield in its $1.2 billion take-private acquisition of Peakstone Realty Trust.
Safehold Inc.’s Special Committee of the Board of Directors in its $6.4 billion strategic merger with its controlling shareholder iStar Inc. and related spinoff of iStar assets into a new publicly traded company.
Starwood Capital Group on its $6 billion joint acquisition, together with Blackstone Real Estate Partners, of Extended Stay America and its related 50/50 joint venture with Blackstone.
Starwood Capital Group on the spin-out of its energy infrastructure platform, Lotus Infrastructure, to the existing management team.
GLP Capital Partners on the $18.7 billion sale of its U.S. logistics business to Blackstone — the largest private real estate transaction in history (recognized in the Financial Times U.S. Innovative Lawyers report).
A Global Multi-Strategy Fund Sponsor on the formation of a real estate investment platform focused on the senior housing sector, and the launch of the platform’s first investment fund.
A Global Multi-Strategy Fund Sponsor in its strategic investment in, and subsequent acquisition of, a private residential lending platform and related mortgage “forward flow” arrangement.
Launch and ongoing representation of multiple retail-oriented, privately offered and non-traded REITs, including for Fortress Investment Group and Bridge Investment Group.
A U.S. Private Equity Firm in the recapitalization of its 13-asset mixed-use real estate joint venture portfolio and related formation of a continuation fund.
StorageMart in its acquisition of Manhattan Mini Storage, including the entirety of the company’s 18 self-storage real estate locations throughout Manhattan.
Taubman Centers’ Special Committee of the Board of Directors in its $9.8 billion merger and related joint venture with Simon Property Group.

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

Before joining Gibson Dunn, David was a partner at another leading international law firm. He also previously served as a Judicial Intern for the Honorable Martin Glenn, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York in 2011 and as Legal Extern for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority in 2011.

David received his B.A. from Wesleyan University and his J.D. from New York University School of Law where he was Staff Editor for The Journal of International Law and Politics.

He is a member of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT), Institute for Portfolio Alternatives (IPA), and Urban Land Institute (ULI).

David is admitted to practice in the states of New York and Massachusetts.

Victor Tong is an English-qualified solicitor in the London office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He is a member of the firm’s Dispute Resolution Group.

Victor has a broad practice spanning commercial litigation, regulatory investigations, and white collar crime defence. He has particular expertise in financial services disputes, having acted in large-scale banking litigation and multi-jurisdictional investigations concerning bribery and corruption, market conduct and financial crime. He also advises on contentious restructuring and insolvency matters, and on anti-bribery and corruption due diligence in M&A transactions.

Before joining Gibson Dunn, Victor practised at Freshfields, where he undertook a secondment to the litigation and investigations department at Nomura in London.

Selected Experience*

Litigation, Contentious Regulatory and Contentious Restructuring and Insolvency

Acting for the defendants in Soriano v Forensic News LLC [2023] EWCA Civ 223, successfully defending an appeal against the High Court’s refusal to grant a US section 1782 discovery application. The case is the leading authority on the circumstances in which the English court will grant an anti-suit injunction to restrain foreign evidence-gathering proceedings.
Acting for Fnac Darty in Darty Holdings SAS v Carton-Kelly [2023] EWCA Civ 1135, successfully appealing the High Court’s decision on a £115 million preference claim under section 239 of the Insolvency Act 1986 arising from the sale of Comet Group.
Acting for Cargill in Cargill v Uttam Galva Steels [2019] EWHC 476 (Comm), obtaining summary judgment in the Commercial Court for repayment of a US$62 million debt and default compensation. One of the first cases to apply the UK Supreme Court’s decision on penalty clauses in Cavendish Square v Makdessi [2015] UKSC 67.
Acting for Debenhams in successfully defending a challenge to its CVA brought by multiple landlords (Discovery (Northampton) Ltd and others v Debenhams Retail Ltd [2019] EWHC 2441 (Ch)).
Advising a professional golf tour in defending a threatened claim for breach of confidence and unlawful means conspiracy concerning the protection of commercial concepts and business models as confidential information.
Acting for a global car manufacturer in defending a class action relating to alleged emissions defeat devices.
Advising a global bank on multiple threatened and issued claims for alleged mis-sale of interest rate hedging products.

Investigations, White Collar Crime Defence and Compliance

Advising a global telecommunications company in an ongoing FCPA investigation before the DOJ.
Advising a global bank on a cross-border investigation concerning alleged cum-ex trading.
Advising a global bank on its response to an FCA investigation of its anti-money laundering capabilities.
Advising a global bank on an internal investigation of a trader’s potential misconduct when trading UK government bonds.
Advising an international consumer products conglomerate on a whistleblowing investigation of multijurisdictional fraudulent behaviour in Middle East and Africa, including under the Bribery Act 2010 and Criminal Finances Act 2017.
Advising a financial institution on an FCA investigation of potential weaknesses in cybersecurity and operational effectiveness.
Advising companies on the corporate offence of failure to prevent fraud under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, including conducting fraud risk assessments.
Advising banks and private equity firms on anti-bribery and corruption due diligence on M&A transactions across EMEA.

* Includes matters handled prior to joining Gibson Dunn.

Heather Richardson is a litigation partner in Gibson Dunn’s Los Angeles office and is Co-Chair of the firm’s ERISA Litigation practice. She specializes in health care, ERISA, insurance, employee misclassification, and class actions. She has handled dozens of high-stakes matters from inception to a win. She regularly litigates against both private parties and government entities in trial courts around the country and a variety of different arbitration tribunals. In the healthcare space, Heather has represented health plans and plan sponsors on a wide range of issues including reimbursement policy, coverage determinations, quality of care, pharmacy benefits, and provider contracting. She has served as trial counsel in cases involving novel, complex issues ranging from provider compensation to gig economy worker classification.

In recognition of Heather’s achievements, Heather has been honored by Chambers USA as a leading healthcare practitioner in the State of California from 2020 through 2026. Clients call her “smart, knowledgeable, tactical, and strategically impressive,” and note that “she has a wealth of experience in the healthcare sector and is a decisive and strategic thinker.” She was also featured by The Best Lawyers in America® for her expertise in Health Care Law. The Legal 500 recognized her as a “Leading Partner” for Insurance and a “Next Generation Lawyer” in ERISA litigation. Among other accolades, Heather was named one of the “Top 40 Attorneys Under 40” in California by the Daily Journal, a “Top Attorney Under 40” by Law360, and was included on Benchmark Litigation’s “Under 40 List,” which honors the achievements of the nation’s most accomplished legal partners of the age of 40 or younger. She has also been recognized as a California “Future Litigation Star.” Heather was named a “Rising Star” and one of Southern California’s top women attorneys for multiple consecutive years by Super Lawyers.

Representative matters include:

Obtaining an eleventh-hour favorable settlement following openings and cross examination of one witness in a trial about emergency room provider reimbursement.
Serving as trial counsel in a 5-week trial against the Massachusetts Attorney General in a trial over worker classification.
Obtaining a complete victory in a confidential arbitration involving a business dispute between a medical group and MSO.
Defeating certification of a putative class of health plan members alleging improper clinical denials.
Securing a $37.4 million jury verdict against a group of surgery centers found liable for fraud, interference with contract, and unjust enrichment.
Defeating certification of a putative class of members who were denied coverage for behavioral health care they received at residential treatment centers and who challenged the health plan’s medical necessity determinations.
Obtaining the complete dismissal with prejudice of a mass action brought by a group of surgery centers challenging facility reimbursement rates against a health plan and hundreds of its plan sponsors.
Representing a managed care organization in a class action challenging the termination of network contracts with physicians, in which plaintiffs alleged causes of action for violation of the Lanham Act and California’s Unfair Competition Law (Cal Bus. & Profs. Code § 17200 et seq).
Securing complete dismissal of plaintiffs’ claims against a managed care organization for wrongful death and denial of benefits, and ultimately the dismissal of the case in its entirety at summary judgment, in a highly-publicized lawsuit in which Plaintiffs alleged that a managed care organization caused the death of their daughter by denying coverage for a liver transplant.
Securing complete victory for client in a confidential legal malpractice international arbitration.
Representing a hospital system in multiple putative class actions in which plaintiffs assert claims for breach of privacy and a novel class theory for claims arising under California’s Confidentiality of Medical Information Act.
In an antitrust suit brought by a putative class of purchasers of pulse oximetry products, defeating class certification and winning summary judgment.

Heather graduated from UCLA School of Law in 2006. She also earned a degree of Master of Public Health from UCLA in 2006, with a specialization in Health Services. Heather graduated cum laude from Yale University in 2002, with a double-major in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and History.

Heather is a member of the California bar and is admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of the United States, U.S. Courts of Appeal across the country, and all federal courts in California. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Ninth Judicial Circuit Historical Society and the Board of Directors for Bet Tzedek Legal Services. Heather is also a Lecturer at UCLA School of Law, where she teaches Health Law & Policy.

Sophie White is a litigation associate in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher where she currently practices in the firm’s Litigation Department.

She graduated cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center in 2021 were she served as an Executive Editor for the Georgetown Environmental Law Review.

Sophie received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Sociology from the University of Missouri – Kansas City in 2013. After graduation, Sophie worked as a congressional aide to United States Senator Claire McCaskill.

While attending law school, Sophie worked as a Legislative Director and advocated on Capitol Hill on a variety of policy issues including transportation and aviation policy as well as federal employee issues.

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

Yana Nebuchina is an associate in Gibson Dunn’s San Francisco office. Her practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and regulatory investigations, with a particular emphasis on intellectual property, cybersecurity, and data privacy.

Yana has helped secure favorable outcomes at every stage of litigation, from pre-trial dismissal to jury verdict. She has also guided clients through regulatory investigations by the DOJ, SEC, and state AGs. Yana maintains an active pro bono practice, representing local community members at trial in state court and advocating for domestic violence survivors in appellate court.

Yana earned her J.D., cum laude, from the University of Michigan in 2020. While in law school, she served as an editor of the Michigan Technology Law Review and as a Research Assistant to Professor Howard Bromberg. Yana earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from the College of Creative Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2013.

Ana Lopez is an associate in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She practices in the firm’s Litigation Department.

Her practice encompasses general and securities litigation. She also maintains an active pro bono practice in immigration. In 2023, Ana received Sanctuary for Families’ 2023 Excellence in Pro Bono Advocacy Award “for going ‘Above & Beyond’ by providing outstanding pro bono representation and advocacy to survivors of domestic violence, sex trafficking, and related forms of gender violence.

Ana earned her Juris Doctor in 2021 from New York University School of Law, where she was a staff editor of the Review of Law & Social Change. In 2018, she earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and American Literature and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from New York University.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Ana was a legal intern at The Door – A Center of Alternatives, doing affirmative and defensive immigration work, and an intern at Mubarak Law, doing affirmative immigration application work, country conditions research for asylum applications, and translational work. She is fluent in Spanish.

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