Cameron Pritchett is a senior litigation associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson Dunn. Cameron is a member of the firm’s Labor and Employment, Appellate and Constitutional Law, and Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Groups. 

Before joining the firm, Cameron served as a law clerk to Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh of the Supreme Court of the United States, Judge Harry T. Edwards of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, and Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

He earned his J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School in 2018. While at Harvard, Cameron was elected as a Class Marshal, and received the Dean’s Award for Community Leadership. Cameron was a member of the Board of Student Advisers, a member of the Black Law Students Association, and served on the executive board for the Federalist Society. Prior to law school, Cameron graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science from the SC Johnson College of Business, where he was on the Dean’s List.

Recent Representation Highlights:

  • Montgomery v. Caribe Transport (U.S. Supreme Court): Represented C.H. Robinson in the U.S. Supreme Court defending a Seventh Circuit decision concluding that state tort actions against transportation brokers are preempted by the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act.  Second chair for presentation of oral argument.
  • Zimmer Radio of Mid-Missouri Inc. v. FCC, — F. 4th —, 2025 WL 2056854 (8th Cir. July 23, 2025): Obtained a unanimous decision vacating a Federal Communications Commission rule, first adopted in 1999, that prohibited broadcasters from owning more than one top-four-rated television station in any geographical market.
  • Vakeaton Wafer v. National Basketball Players Association (N.D. Fla.): Secured dismissal of discrimination and National Labor Relations Act claims brought by former player against the NBPA.
  • Lacy v. Federal Election Commission: Secured dismissal of Federal Election Commission complaint alleging that National Public Radio violated FEC laws and regulations. 
  • Secured complete victory in a complex construction defect and lease dispute in JAMS arbitration in Washington, D.C. Conducted directed and cross examinations at trial.
  • Successfully represented consulting services firm in dispute regarding non-compete and non-solicitation obligations.
  • Obtained preliminary injunction on behalf of technology company in lawsuit establishing violations of non-compete, non-solicitation, and confidentiality obligations.
  • Defended Amazon in lawsuit brought by OSHA and adjudicated in the OSHRC; Conducted and defended multiple depositions. 

Pro Bono Representation Highlights:

  • United States Conference of Catholic Bishops v. O’Connell (U.S. Supreme Court): Filed amicus brief on behalf of law and religion scholars arguing in favor of interlocutory review of the church autonomy defense.
  • Bazan-Juarez v. Bondi, No. 24-3290 (9th Cir. 2025): Persuaded the federal government to dismiss action seeking removal of undocumented immigrant due to erroneous application of the categorical approach.   

Recent Speaking Engagements:

Cameron has discussed the Supreme Court’s docket as a guest lecturer with multiple organizations and at various colleges and law schools, including:

  • Columbia University Law School
  • Georgetown University
  • Washington and Lee University School of Law
  • Portland, Oregon Federalist Society
  • George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School
  • Liberty University School of Law
  • Florida International University College of Law

Most recently, Best Lawyers in America© recognized Cameron as “One to Watch” in Administrative – Regulatory Practice for 2026.

Immediately prior to clerking on the Supreme Court, Cameron practiced for two years at a nationally-recognized litigation boutique in Washington, D.C.

Cameron is admitted to practice law in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia, as well as the U.S. Supreme Court, multiple courts of appeals, and other federal courts.

Noam I. Haberman is a partner in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and a member of Gibson Dunn’s Real Estate Practice Group.

Noam’s practice is focused on commercial real estate finance. He represents banks and funds as lenders on the structuring and origination and purchase and sale of balance sheet loans and other financing instruments across all real estate asset classes. He has extensive experience in structuring and negotiating complex financing arrangements for loans that present underwriting challenges. In addition, Noam has significant experience working out individual loans and entire capital structures for both lenders and borrowers as well as exercising remedies on behalf of lenders and counseling borrowers through insolvency proceedings.

Noam is ranked as a leading lawyer for real estate in New York by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Chambers describes Noam as a “tremendous” and “phenomenally intelligent and thoughtful lawyer” and notes “his negotiation skills are second to none” and “he has a great sense of the market and a deep understanding of distressed lending situations.” He is ranked as a leading lawyer in The Legal 500 US for Real Estate Finance, by GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum as one of its 50 Under 40 in the commercial real estate industry, by Lawdragon in its 500 Leading Global Real Estate Lawyers list, and by Crain’s New York as a “Rising Star in Real Estate.”

Noam received his Juris Doctor in 2008 from New York University, where he served as an Articles Editor of the Journal of Legislation and Public Policy. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, in Political Science in 2005 from New York University. He is fluent in Hebrew.

Amalia Reiss is an associate in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Washington, D.C. office. She is a member of the firm’s Litigation and Labor & Employment Departments and serves on the Hiring Committee of the D.C. Office.

Mollie has represented clients in a wide range of employment litigation matters, including cases involving allegations of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, whistleblowing, and wage-and-hour violations.  Mollie has significant experience defending against employment-related class and collective actions.  She has represented employers in federal district and appellate courts across the country, as well as in arbitration and mediation, and before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.  Mollie also advises clients on employment-related issues, including sensitive personnel decisions, drafting employee contracts, and investigating employment-related claims pre-litigation.     

Recent representative matters include:

  • Obtaining favorable jury verdict on former employee’s pregnancy discrimination claims for law firm in the Southern District of New York
  • Representing and advising major technology and life sciences companies in connection with novel regular rate of pay theories relating to employee equity
  • Securing dismissal of opt-in wage-and-hour claims against major car rental company in nationwide overtime class and collective action, then secured affirmance in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  • Advising companies and non-profit organizations on DEI best practices and policies
  • Securing a complete defense victory on a former employee’s allegations of whistleblower retaliation and gender discrimination following a four-day arbitration in Washington, D.C.

In addition to her employment expertise, Mollie also handles a range of other civil and commercial disputes for her corporate clients, and has significant experience on a range of antitrust and constitutional matters.  She also maintains an active pro bono practice, with a particular focus on constitutional challenges and appellate representation.

Mollie has been recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for Administrative/Regulatory Law, Appellate Practice, and Commercial Litigation.  

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Mollie served as a law clerk to the Honorable Edith Brown Clement of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the Honorable Andrew P. Gordon of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.  Mollie received her J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School in 2017, where she served as the Coordination & Outreach Chair for the Harvard Law Review. She graduated magna cum laude in 2012 from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Politics.

Mollie is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the First, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Ninth and D.C. Circuits, as well as the U.S. District Courts for the District of Columbia and the Eastern District of Michigan. 

Luman Yu is an associate in the Beijing office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. She is a member of the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Practice Groups. Luman advises corporates and investment funds on high-value, complex transactions, including cross-border M&A, buyouts, divestitures, joint ventures, and strategic and minority investments. Her practice also includes advising on shareholder activism and takeover defense matters.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Luman practiced in the Washington, D.C. and Beijing offices of several leading U.S. law firms, where she advised on a broad range of cross-border transactions.

Luman received her Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, graduating cum laude. She also received her Master of Laws from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, with distinction. She earned her Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Peking University.

Luman is admitted to practice in New York. She is native in Mandarin and fluent in English.

Representative Matters*

  • HollySys Automation Technologies, a leading industrial automation and control systems company, on its USD1.66 billion contested take-private transaction by Ascendent Capital Partners. Awarded “Most Innovative Deals and Best Structured Finance Deal” at the FinanceAsia Achievement Awards, and “Deal of the Year” by China Business Law Journal.
  • TPG on its KRW733 billion sale of Samhwa Co., Ltd., a leading Korean cosmetics-packaging manufacturer, to KKR. Shortlisted for “Exit of the Year – Mid Cap” at the AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards.
  • Sirio Pharma, a leading Chinese nutraceutical CDMO, on its acquisition of 71.41% of the interests in Best Formulations Inc., a California-based nutritional supplement manufacturer. Shortlisted for “M&A Deal of the Year” at The Asian Legal Business’ Hong Kong Law Awards.
  • Standard Industries Inc., a global industrial company with businesses in building materials and specialty chemicals, on its CAD229.9 million acquisition of FT Synthetics, Inc., a manufacturer of premium synthetic roofing underlayments, and its Chinese affiliate Qingdao Inno Tech Polymer Co., Ltd.
  • Fusion Pharmaceuticals Inc., a U.S. clinical-stage oncology radiopharmaceutical company, on its acquisition of the intellectual property and assets related to the IPN-1087 radiopharmaceutical from Ipsen Pharma SAS, a global biopharmaceutical company headquartered in France, for consideration including an upfront equity payment and up to EUR417.5 million in potential milestone payments.
  • Merck & Co., Inc., a leading global biopharmaceutical company on:
    • The acquisition of OncoImmune, a clinical-stage immunotherapy company, for a USD425 million upfront payment plus additional milestone payments.
    • The divestiture of The StayWell Company, a provider of health engagement and patient education solutions, to WebMD Health Corp.
    • The divestiture of Aptus Health, Inc., a global digital health-engagement company, to WebMD Health Corp.
    • The EUR2.1 billion acquisition of Antelliq Corporation, a French global leader in animal health and monitoring technologies.
  • Simmons First National Corporation, a U.S. regional bank, on its USD435 million acquisition of The Landrum Company, a community bank headquartered in Missouri.

* Includes matters handled prior to joining Gibson Dunn.

Brad Hubbard is an experienced appellate advocate and trusted advisor. He represents clients in their most complex, high-stakes, time-sensitive matters before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Texas Supreme Court, and state and federal courts of appeals throughout the country. Brad has presented more than 20 oral arguments in state and federal courts nationwide, including the North Dakota Supreme Court, and state and federal appellate courts in Texas, Louisiana, Virginia, Ohio, New Jersey, and Colorado. He has also successfully briefed and argued issues throughout the lifecycle of a case, from removal and remand to supersedeas—and everything in between.

Numerous legal publications recognize Brad as one of the nation’s most promising legal minds, including Law360, which named him a 2023 “Rising Star,” an honor highlighting “attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.” Brad has also been named a “Future Star” by Benchmark Litigation; one of Lawdragon’s “500 X – The Next Generation”; a D Magazine “Best Lawyers in Dallas”; a Super Lawyers appellate “Rising Star”; and a Best Lawyers “One to Watch” in appellate practice.

Brad advises clients on—and has successfully litigated several cases involving—Texas’s recent pro-growth corporate-law reforms. He represented the Texas Business Law Foundation in defending the constitutionality of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals, which has exclusive jurisdiction over appeals from Texas’s Business Court. In re Dallas County, 697 S.W.3d 142 (Tex. 2024). He also helped secure “an early validation of one of the major changes in the Texas Business Organizations Code” (Texas Lawbook), on behalf of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Texas Association of Business in the first case challenging Texas SB29, which permits Texas corporations to bar derivative actions by de minimis shareholders. Gusinsky v. Reynolds, No. 3:25-cv-1816-K (N.D. Tex. 2026).

Brad has successfully litigated cases involving partnership, limited liability company, and fiduciary-duty disputes; arbitration; deceptive trade practices; personal jurisdiction; products liability; the First Amendment; contracts; the False Claims Act; RICO; and state and federal criminal law.

Some of his most significant victories include reversing the largest judgment in the history of the False Claims Act in the Fifth Circuit; prevailing in the Texas Supreme Court in a case of first impression about the scope of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act; slashing a record-breaking $125 million verdict to less than $2 million in the Texas Supreme Court and Corpus Christi Court of Appeals; reversing a half-billion-dollar jury verdict in the San Antonio Court of Appeals and preserving that win in the Texas Supreme Court; reversing a seven-figure verdict in the Texas Supreme Court; reversing an eight-figure verdict in the Dallas Court of Appeals; and prevailing in several eight-figure arbitration cases in the Fifth Circuit. Brad has also helped clients preserve significant wins in the U.S. Supreme Court, the Texas Supreme Court, and the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Circuits.

Brad maintains an active pro bono practice, primarily focusing on religious liberty and crime victims’ rights, for which he received the firm’s 2021 Frank Wheat Memorial Award. His pro bono victories include persuading a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate Mary Anne Sause’s religious-liberty claims against two Kansas police officers; defeating an Establishment Clause challenge to a justice of the peace’s volunteer chaplaincy program in the Fifth Circuit; protecting the First Amendment rights of the Kountze ISD cheerleaders in the Texas Supreme Court; and giving voice to crime victims and their families before the U.S. Supreme Court. He is also an Adjunct Lecturer in Southern Methodist University’s Department of Political Science, where he teaches Constitutional Law.

Recent Representative Matters:

  • Secured complete appellate victory in $1.2 billion Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act suit against leading Texas manufacturer of highway safety products.  Commonwealth ex rel. Harman v. Trinity Industries, Inc., No. 1264-24-2 (Va. Ct. App. 2026) [argued].
  • Achieved across-the-board win for leading Texas manufacturer in nine-figure New Jersey False Claims Act suit.  State ex rel. Harman v. Trinity Industries, Inc., No. A-3788-21 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2024) [argued].
  • Secured emergency stay pending appeal, reversal of preliminary injunction, and ultimate victory on the merits rejecting a city’s attempt to shutter church’s 24/7 Rest and Refresh in the Lord ministry.  Pool v. Dad’s Place, No. MW-24-020, 2025-Ohio-5262 (6th Dist.) [argued].
  • Reversed MDL court’s refusal to compel 22 independent pharmacies to arbitrate their claims against leading provider, ensuring they comply with their contractual commitment to arbitrate.  OptumRx, Inc. v. Advant-Edge Pharmacy, No. 14-23-00236-cv, 713 S.W.3d 460, 465 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2025, no pet.).
  • Prevailed in a “landmark decision” (Texas Lawbook) reversing $663 million judgment, “the largest in the history of the False Claims Act,” on behalf of a leading Texas manufacturer in a “legal war for its financial life and its reputation” (Dallas Morning News). U.S. ex rel. Harman v. Trinity Industries, Inc., No. 15-41172, 872 F.3d 645 (5th Cir. 2017), cert. denied No. 17-1149, 139 S. Ct. 784 (2019). Successfully obtained dismissal of over a dozen related state-law suits filed by same relator.
  • Secured emergency stay pending appeal and, in one of the “biggest Texas rulings of 2021” (Law360), ultimately persuaded the Texas Supreme Court to dismiss plaintiffs’ common-law claims in a ground-breaking case of first impression about the scope of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996; defeated plaintiffs’ attempt to secure U.S. Supreme Court review, despite support from 25-state coalition. In re Facebook, No. 20-0434, 625 S.W.3d 80 (Tex. 2021), cert. denied 21-549, 142 S. Ct. 1087 (U.S. 2022).
  • Slashed a $125 million verdict by 99 percent (to under $2 million) and eliminated the largest emotional-distress award in Texas history ($63 million). Signature Industrial Services, LLC v. International Paper Co., No. 20-0396, 638 S.W.3d 179 (Tex. 2022), aff’g in part and rev’g in part, No. 13-18-00186-cv, 628 S.W.3d 541 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2021).
  • Secured emergency order blocking court-appointed receiver from unilaterally executing multi-year lease, selling assets, or winding up the partnership pending appeal in eight-figure dispute arising out of the privatization of the National Helium Reserve.  Air Products Helium, Inc. v. Cliffside Refiners L.P., No. 07-24-00358-cv (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2024).
  • Defeated multiple attempts to displace a court-appointed receiver who was put in place to protect nearly $50 million in partnership assets, including by obtaining an emergency order staying the Court of Appeals’ own order—entered one business day earlier—temporarily removing the receiver.  Wiley Bros. Management Corp. v. Tatton, No. 05-23-00678-cv (Tex. App.—Dallas 2023).
  • Secured emergency stay pending appeal, avoiding preliminary hearing and ending a deposition mid-stream, in arbitration case.  Juniper Capital II, LP v. MLB Oil & Gas Management LLC, No. 01-23-00126-cv (Tex. App.—Houston [1st] 2023).
  • Eliminated “record-setting $740 million trade secrets theft and fraud judgment” (Law360), for leading title insurance provider, and successfully preserved that victory in the Texas Supreme Court. Title Source, Inc. v. HouseCanary, Inc., No. 04-19-00044-cv, 612 S.W.3d 517 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2020), denied No. 20-0683 (Tex. 2022).
  • Obtained complete victory for leading provider of credit-monitoring services by securing reversal of decision refusing to send claims under federal Credit Repair Organizations Act—brought as a putative, eight-figure class action—to arbitration. Forby v. One Technologies, L.P., No. 20-10088, 13 F.4th 460 (5th Cir. 2021) [argued].
  • Won preliminary injunctive relief from emergency arbitrator and secured judicial confirmation of that injunction; then prevailed on the merits of every issue in a nine-figure, eight-day arbitration about an exclusive distribution agreement between energy-drink supplier and leading beverage distributor; and finally prevailed on every issue before AAA appellate panel.  Vital Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. PepsiCo, Inc., No. 0:20-cv-62415 (S.D. Fla.); PepsiCo, Inc. v. Vital Pharmaceuticals, Inc., No. 0:22-cv-60805 (S.D. Fla.); Quash Seltzer, LLC v. PepsiCo, Inc., No. 0:21-cv-60191 (S.D. Fla.).
  • Secured emergency stay pending appeal in high-profile First Amendment case against Texas Justice of the Peace Wayne Mack, permitting him to continue allowing volunteer chaplains to perform brief, optional, and interfaith opening ceremonies before court sessions while the Fifth Circuit adjudicated the merits of his appeal. Vindicated that stay by persuading the Fifth Circuit to render judgment in favor of Judge Mack, which ensured that he can continue to honor the volunteer chaplains. Freedom from Religion Foundation, Inc. v. Mack, No. 21-20279, 4 F.4th 306 (5th Cir. 2021) (stay pending appeal), 49 F.4th 941 (5th Cir. 2022) (merits), 54 F.4th 320 (5th Cir. 2022) (denying rehearing en banc) [argued].
  • Overturned a $7.25 million verdict on statute-of-frauds grounds in one of the “biggest Texas Supreme Court rulings of 2018” (Law360). Hill v. Shamoun & Norman, LLP, No. 16-0107, 544 S.W.3d 724 (Tex. 2018). After the district court compelled plainly overbroad and improper discovery on remand, persuaded the Fifth Court to stay the discovery order pending resolution of our mandamus petition—also persuaded the State to file an amicus brief in support of our mandamus petition. In re Albert G. Hill, No. 05-19-00394-cv (Tex. App.—Dallas 2019).
  • Persuaded a unanimous Supreme Court to reinstate pro se plaintiff’s religious-liberty claims against police officers who forced her to stop praying in her own home; garnered amicus support from the State of Texas and numerous former federal prosecutors. Sause v. Bauer, No. 17-742 (U.S.). Argued Ms. Sause’s case in the Tenth Circuit and drew a strong concurrence from Chief Judge Tymkovich, which set the stage for the Supreme Court victory. Sause v. Bauer, No. 16-3231 (10th Cir.) [argued].
  • Represented the Texas Public Policy Foundation before the en banc Fifth Circuit, which cited our brief by name and dedicated a paragraph to our arguments in favor of permitting separation-of-powers challenges to the SEC’s ALJ to be brought in district courts in the first instance.  Cochran v. SEC, No. 19-10396 20 F.4th 194, 212 (5th Cir. 2021) (en banc), aff’d 598 U.S. 175 (2023).  Received New Civil Liberties Alliance’s 2022 George Washington Award for Best Amicus Brief.
  • Represented the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Texas Association of Business, and the Washington Legal Foundation in three path-breaking class-certification and personal-jurisdiction cases before the Texas Supreme Court.  Frisco Medical Center, LLP v. Chestnut, No. 23-0039, 694 S.W.3d 226 (Tex. 2024); American Campus Communities, Inc. v. Berry, No. 21-0874, 667 S.W.3d 227 (Tex. 2023); Luciano v. SprayFoamPolymers.com, LLC, No. 18-350, 625 S.W.3d 1 (Tex. 2021)
  • Prevailed on high school cheerleaders’ First Amendment free-speech claim against their school district, which included persuading the Texas Supreme Court to revive their claims after the Court of Appeals had ruled them moot. Matthews v. Kountze Independent School District, No. 14-0453, 484 S.W.3d 416 (Tex. 2016), No. 09-13-00251-cv (Tex. App.—Beaumont).

Brad’s extensive pro bono work on behalf of crime victims—ensuring the voiceless are given a voice in the U.S. Supreme Court—includes representing Debra Ricketts-Holder in a case about whether the men who murdered her 17-year-old son for his car stereo were properly ordered to pay her $14,895.78 in restitution, the amount she paid to bury her son, Ellingburg v. United States, No. 24-482 (U.S.); Neilly v. Michigan, No. 24-395 (U.S.); Coles Whalen, an independent singer-songwriter, in a case about whether her stalker’s life-altering, years’ long campaign of threats, stalking, and harassment was protected by the First Amendment, Counterman v. Colorado, No. 22-138, 600 U.S. 66 (U.S.), which was covered by the Washington Post; Lisa Hart, in a case about whether Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner was properly ordered to apologize after he lied to the court about whether he told  Lisa and her family that his office wouldn’t be seeking the death penalty when retrying the man who murdered her parents in cold blood, turned off the heat in the house, and left seven-month-old Lisa to die—even though two separate juries had previously imposed a death sentence, Wharton v. Superintendent Graterford SCI, No. 22-2839, 95 F.4th 140 (3d Cir. 2024), which was covered by the Philadelphia Inquirer; and Pablo Castro’s children in his murderer’s challenge to Texas’s enforcement of his capital sentence—Justice Kavanaugh quoted our brief from the bench during oral argument, and Justice Thomas relied extensively on our brief in his dissenting opinion. Ramirez v. Collier, No. 21-5592, 142 S. Ct. 1264 (U.S. 2022). Brad also represented victims’ families in Bucklew v. Precythe, No. 17-8151, 139 S. Ct. 1222 (U.S. 2019) (method of execution), and Kahler v. Kansas, No. 18-6135, 140 S. Ct. 1021 (U.S. 2020) (Kansas’s insanity test), a bipartisan coalition of members of Congress in United States v. Briggs, No. 19-108, 141 S. Ct. 467 (U.S. 2020) (statute of limitations for rape under Uniform Code of Military Justice), and prominent victims’ rights organizations in Kansas v. Boettger, No. 19-1051 (U.S.) (state statute proscribing violent threats), and Arizona v. Goodman, No. 18-391 (U.S.) and Arizona v. Martinez, No. 16-1489 (U.S.) (denial of bail to sex offenders).

Finally, Brad represented Senators Dianne Feinstein, Jon Kyl, and Orrin Hatch—the drafters and co-sponsors of the Crime Victims’ Rights Act—before the U.S. Supreme Court and the full Eleventh Circuit in a case brought by Courtney Wild, who was victimized by Jeffrey Epstein. Ms. Wild, represented by prominent victims’ rights advocate Judge Paul Cassell, alleged that federal prosecutors violated her right to confer with and be treated fairly by prosecutors by secretly negotiating Epstein’s 2007 non-prosecution agreement. Eleventh Circuit Judge Hull dedicated two pages of her dissenting opinion to the arguments presented in our brief. Wild v. U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, No. 21-351 (U.S.); In re Courtney Wild, No. 19-13843, 994 F.3d 1244 (11th Cir. 2021) (en banc).

Brad served as one of the inaugural law clerks to the Honorable James C. Ho of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. And, before joining the firm, Brad served as a law clerk to the Honorable Steven M. Colloton of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

Brad graduated with Honors from the University of Chicago Law School in 2013, where he served as Managing Editor of The University of Chicago Law Review. He was a Kirkland & Ellis Scholar and a member of the Order of the Coif. While at the Law School, he was a John M. Olin Fellow in Law and Economics and received the Chicago Bar Association Federal Tax Section’s Award for Academic Achievement in Taxation. Brad received his Bachelor’s and Master’s in Accountancy, summa cum laude, from the University of Missouri, where he was a four-year letter winner and captain of the nationally ranked men’s swim team.

He is a member of the Texas bar and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Third, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth, Tenth, and Eleventh Circuits, and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas.

Cody Johnson is a trial lawyer in Gibson Dunn’s Dallas office whose practice focuses on representing both plaintiffs and defendants in high-stakes commercial disputes. Cody has extensive trial, hearing, and deposition experience and represents clients across a variety of subject areas, including oil and gas, antitrust, trade secrets, and law firm defense.

Representative Cases

  • Trial counsel for Energy Transfer LP and Dakota Access LLC in a landmark trespass and defamation action against Greenpeace that culminated in a $667 million jury verdict—the largest in North Dakota history. The American Lawyer recognized the trial team in its “Litigator of the Week” honors in March 2025.
  • Trial counsel to a Fortune 100 midstream company in high-stakes litigation over the governance of a multi-million-dollar gas processing plant. Successfully briefed and secured a rare plaintiff’s side summary judgment on liability, delivering a decisive advantage in the dispute.
  • Member of trial team representing a leading insurance carrier in the widely publicized, month-long confirmation trial of the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy plan—one of the most closely watched Chapter 11 proceedings in recent years.
  • Represented a Fortune 100 company defending against claims of patent infringement, fraud, and breach of contract involving a cutting-edge medical device. Case reached favorable settlement soon after trial began.
  • Represented a major law firm in legal malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty action filed in Dallas County District Court. Successfully defeated all claims on summary judgment.

From 2022 to 2023, Cody served as a law clerk to the Honorable Chief Judge Amos L. Mazzant III of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

Cody received his J.D. with high honors from the University of Texas School of Law, where he was named a Chancellor-at-Large in recognition of having one of the highest GPAs in his class after two years. While at Texas Law, Cody was Chief Articles Editor of the Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law and a Teaching Quizmaster in the legal writing program. Cody won first place in the national round of the Giles S. Rich Moot Court competition and was elected to the Order of Barristers.

Cody is a member of the State Bar of Texas and is admitted to practice law before the United States District Courts for the Northern District of Texas and the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

Fang Xue is the Partner in Charge of the Singapore office. Fang previously served as the Partner in Charge of Gibson Dunn’s Beijing office for more than a decade. She is a member of the firm’s Corporate and its Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity, International Trade, and National Security Practice Groups. Fang has broad-based corporate and commercial experience. She has represented corporations and private equity funds in cross-border acquisitions, private equity transactions, stock and asset transactions, joint ventures, going private transactions, tender offers and venture capital transactions, including many landmark deals among those. She also advises clients on corporate, compliance, export control and international trade related matters.

Fang is regularly recognized as a leading lawyer and notable practitioner by publications, such as Chambers Asia Pacific, Chambers Greater China Region, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, IFLR1000, Best Lawyers, Asian Legal Business and China Business Law Journal. Clients say, “she makes difficult transactions seemingly easy and makes the impossible possible!” and describe her as “very experienced in cross-border deals and a very good communicator who is very concise and therefore very good at working with in-house counsel.” Legal 500 ranks her as a “Leading Partner” for corporate and M&A in China. Clients note that “Xue Fang is a highly commercial and technically strong senior partner who brings a hands-on approach to every matter. She combines firm judgment with practical insight, offering clear, strategic advice that aligns with clients’ business goals. Her responsiveness and deep engagement throughout the process reflect her commitment to delivering exceptional client service.” Another client commented that “[her] leadership and expertise make her a standout advisor in complex and high-stakes transactions.”

Fang’s experience includes advising:

  • Diginex Limited (Nasdaq: DGNX), a leading provider of sustainability RegTech solutions, in its US$1.5 billion all‑share acquisition of Resulticks Global Companies Pte. Limited, an AI‑driven customer intelligence platform based in Singapore
  • A leading U.S. public REIT company in divestitures
  • A major French agricultural company in establishing a joint venture in China
  • AGIC Capital, a European Asian private equity firm, in its sale of Fotona, a European medical laser company, to Vitruvian Partners
  • CPE in the US$4.8 billion take private transaction of China Biologic Products Holdings
  • The Special Committee of Sina Corporation in the company’s US$2.6 billion going private transaction
  • CITIC Capital, Hua Capital and Goldstone Investment Co., Ltd. in the acquisition of OmniVision Technologies for US$1.9 billion
  • Ningbo Joyson Electronic Corp. in the acquisition of Key Safety Systems, Inc. for US$920 million
  • Shanghai Pudong Science and Technology Investment Co. (PDSTI) in transaction, litigation and regulatory matters related to its investment in ICON Aircraft, Inc.

Fang has worked in New York, Hong Kong, Beijing and Singapore, and was educated in China and the U.S. Leveraging her worldly perspective and a deep understanding of commercial and cultural nuances, she is able to provide invaluable insights and recommendations to her clients.

Fang received her Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Duke University School of Law, where she served as Research Editor of the Law and Contemporary Problems and was also a member of the Order of the Coif. She was also the recipient of 2003 Faculty Award for Outstanding Achievement in Business Organization and Finance. She is admitted to practice in the State of New York and is qualified to practice in China. She is fluent in English and a native speaker of Mandarin.

Joe Orien is a partner in the Dallas office of Gibson Dunn. His practice focuses on complex business transactions for leading private equity firms, family offices and high-net-worth investors, including domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, minority investments and structured capital, growth and venture investments, leveraged acquisitions, exits, strategic and commercial agreements, operating agreements, equity incentive structures and general corporate matters. He leads middle-market deals as well as multi-billion-dollar private and public transactions.

Joe is a go-to lawyer for private equity firms and family offices, which value his judgment, commercial focus and credibility as an extension of the deal team. Clients note that he is “practical, super responsive and someone trusted to get the transaction done the right way.” Another client noted that “Joe quickly becomes a trusted member of the deal team, bringing sound judgment and steady execution to complex transactions.”

“Joe becomes a trusted member of the deal team, bringing sound judgment
and steady execution.”

Previously, Joe served as General Counsel of Integrity Marketing Group, where he advised on legal, business and regulatory matters, including acquisitions and strategic investments. His in-house experience gives him a practical perspective that resonates with sponsors, founders and investors. He has experience across a broad range of industries, including infrastructure, financial services, marketing, professional services, retail and consumer products, food and beverage, entertainment and technology.

Joe earned his law degree summa cum laude from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Brigham Young University Law Review. He also earned Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Accounting from Brigham Young University. Prior to joining the firm, Joe clerked for the Honorable Jennifer Walker Elrod of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Joe is also an adjunct professor at SMU Dedman School of Law, where he teaches private equity law and transactional practice.

Representative Transactions

  • Counsel to Keystone Group, a privately held investment firm, in numerous investments
  • Counsel to Arcosa, Inc. in the disposition of its international storage tanks business
  • Counsel to Trive Capital and its OWL Services business in several acquisitions
  • Counsel to CenterOak Partners LLC in its acquisition and divestitures of numerous businesses
  • Counsel to American Airlines in its partnership with JetSMART, an ultra-low-cost carrier operating in South America
  • Counsel to Callaway Golf Company in its strategic investment in Five Iron Golf
  • Counsel to Topgolf International, Inc. in strategic investments
  • Counsel to D.R. Horton in its acquisition of a controlling interest in publicly-traded Forestar Group, Inc.
  • Counsel to Sony Pictures Television Networks in its agreement to acquire a substantial majority stake in Japanese anime distributor Funimation Productions, Ltd.
  • Counsel to Atmos Energy in its acquisition of a natural gas pipeline and related assets from EnLink Midstream and its disposition of its energy marketing subsidiary to CenterPoint Energy
  • Counsel to Edge Natural Resources, LLC in its formation of a joint venture focused on small-cap upstream oil and gas investments
  • Counsel to FAM AB, owned by the three largest Wallenberg Foundations, in connection with its investment in Swedish packaging manufacturer Nefab
  • Counsel to French pharmaceutical company Virbac SA in its acquisition of assets from Eli Lilly
  • Counsel to Brazos Private Equity Partners in connection with acquisitions of multiple portfolio companies

Giuliana Carozza Cipollone is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson Dunn. She practices in the firm’s Litigation Department and is a member of the firm’s Appellate and Constitutional Law and Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Groups.

Giuliana served as a law clerk to Justice Amy Coney Barrett of the Supreme Court of the United States and Judge Daniel Bress of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She earned her J.D. in 2021 from Stanford Law School, where she was an Articles Editor for the Stanford Law Review. In 2016, Giuliana graduated magna cum laude from the University of Notre Dame with a B.A. in Economics and Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics. Prior to attending law school, Giuliana worked at the Boston Consulting Group. 

She is a member of the bars of California and the District of Columbia, and she is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth, Fifth, Eighth, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Patrick Perrier is a corporate associate in Gibson Dunn’s Houston office where he is a member of the firm’s Finance, Liability Management and Special Situations and Business Restructuring and Reorganization Practice Groups. Patrick regularly plays a crucial role in advising ad hoc groups and other credit stakeholders in connection with the domestic and global markets’ most cutting edge and complex liability management, special situation and other debt financing transactions. He frequently counsels clients on financing and intercreditor matters and negotiates credit documentation in connection with debtor-in-possession, rescue, exit and other distressed financings, debt exchanges, workouts and restructurings. Additionally, he regularly represents borrowers (including sponsors and their portfolio companies) and lenders in connection with transactions involving acquisition financing, asset-based lending (including reserve-based lending for oil and gas transactions), cash-flow based lending, investment-grade lending, preferred equity investments, bridge financing, mezzanine financing and subordinated debt financing.

Patrick earned his Juris Doctor from Vanderbilt University Law School in 2021, where he served as the Managing Authorities Editor for the Vanderbilt Law Review and was selected as a member of the Order of the Coif. He also was a recipient of Vanderbilt’s Law and Business Certificate and a member of the Commodore cross country program. Patrick earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Energy Resources Engineering from Stanford University in 2018, where he was a member of the Cardinal cross country and track and field programs.

Patrick’s representative matters and clients include:*

Liability Management, Workouts and Bankruptcy Representations:

An ad hoc group of first lien lenders to Maker’s Pride (f/k/a Hearthside Food Solutions)

  • An ad hoc group of first lien and second lien lenders to AccentCare
  • An ad hoc crossholder group of lenders and noteholders to Ardagh
  • An ad hoc group of first lien lenders to Ascend
  • An ad hoc crossholder group of lenders and noteholders to Astound
  • An ad hoc group of first lien lenders to Audacy
  • An ad hoc group of first lien lenders to City Brewing
  • An ad hoc crossholder group of lenders and noteholders to CommScope
  • An ad hoc group of first lien and second lien lenders to Confluence Technologies
  • An ad hoc group of first lien lenders to Dynata
  • An ad hoc group of first lien lenders to Heubach
  • An ad hoc group of first lien and convertible noteholders to Innovate Corp
  • An ad hoc crossholder group of lenders and noteholders to Invited (f/k/a ClubCorp)
  • An ad hoc crossholder group of lenders and noteholders to Klockner Pentaplast
  • An ad hoc of second lien noteholders to LivePerson
  • Loyalty Ventures Inc.
  • An ad hoc group of first lien lenders to Mallinckrodt
  • An ad hoc group of first lien lenders to Quest Software
  • An ad hoc crossholder group of lenders and noteholders to Rackspace Technologies
  • An ad hoc crossholder group of lenders and noteholders to Radiology Partners
  • An ad hoc group of first lien lenders to Resolute Investment Managers
  • An ad hoc group of first lien lenders to STG Logistics
  • An ad hoc group of first lien lenders to Talen Energy
  • An ad hoc group of first lien lenders to Thrasio
  • An ad hoc crossholder group of lenders and noteholders to Venator Materials
  • An ad hoc group of first lien lenders to Xplore

Borrower-Side Representations

  • Represented one of the nation’s leading pool services companies in connection with an approximately $80 million term loan and delayed-draw term loan facility from a private credit lender.
  • Represented a leading rail transport service operator in connection with its $50 million revolving credit facility.
  • Represented Pan American Energy in its $300 million A/B loan from the Andean Development Corporation (Corporacion Andina de Fomento), the Latin American multilateral bank.
  • Represented a renewable energy private equity fund in connection with an approximately $10 million solar project financing facility.
  • Represented Genesis Energy, L.P. in its $500 million public offering of 8.875% senior unsecured notes due 2030 and concurrent tender offer for its outstanding 5.625% senior unsecured notes due 2024.
  • Represented a private equity sponsor in connection with obtaining a $200 million revolving credit facility for an oil and gas exploration and development portfolio company.
  • Represented a private equity sponsor in connection with obtaining a $150 million revolving credit facility in connection with the acquisition of oil producing assets in the Permian basin.
  • Represented a private equity sponsor in connection with obtaining $35 million of term financing to acquire a collection of landfill service companies.
  • Represented an oil and gas exploration and development portfolio company in connection with its $950 million revolving credit facility.
  • Represented an oil and gas exploration and development sponsor in connection with the issuance of $170 million in senior secured first lien notes and $25 million revolving credit facility for one of its portfolio companies.
  • Represented a private equity sponsor in connection with an approximately $210 million secured credit facility consisting of term loans, delayed draw term loans and revolving commitments for a portfolio of debt collection companies.

Lender-Side Private Credit Representations

  • Represented Francisco Partners in connection with a $60 million term loan financing to RiskOptics Inc. (f/k/a Reciprocity Inc.).
  • Represented Vista Credit Partners in connection with a $125 million term loan financing to Fivetran, Inc.
  • Represented a private credit fund in connection with a $200 million term loan financing to a leading motion picture equipment provider.
  • Represented a leading private credit provider in connection with term loans to a leading powersports dealer, fertilizer company and online retail brand developer.
  • Represented a private credit fund in connection with a $75 million term loan financing to a Southeastern chain of restaurants.

Patrick is admitted to practice law in the State of Texas.

*Includes representations prior to Patrick’s association with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

Jack Reed is an associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He practices in the firm’s Litigation Department.

Jack clerked for Judge Jerry E. Smith of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and Judge Carl J. Nichols of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.  He received his law degree from Yale Law School and graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University with a degree in history.  At Princeton, he was also elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

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

Ina Kosova is an associate in the San Francisco office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP where she currently practices in the firm’s Intellectual Property and Litigation Practice Groups. Ina has represented a wide array of clients in industries including consumer electronics, technology, investments and banking, and energy.  Ina has experience litigating patent cases and antitrust cases from complaint to pre-trial, including managing discovery, taking and defending fact and expert depositions, drafting expert reports, and drafting dispositive motions. She also has experience defending financial institutions, corporations, and individuals in investigations conducted by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice.   

Ina received her Juris Doctorate from the New York University School of Law in 2021. At NYU Law, Ina interned at the Civil Division of DOJ-EDNY where she worked on mortgage-backed securities litigation and in the NY Attorney General’s office where she worked on antitrust review of pending mergers. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Peace, War, and Defense from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a Morehead-Cain Scholar in 2016. 

Ina is admitted to practice law in the States of California and New York, as well as before the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Aly Cox is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson Dunn. She practices in the firm’s Litigation Department and is a member of the Appellate and Constitutional Law, Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice, Environmental Litigation and Mass Tort, and Litigation Practice Groups. Her practice regularly includes litigation against state and federal agencies under the federal Constitution, the Administrative Procedures Act, and the Clean Air Act.

Aly graduated summa cum laude in 2021 from Notre Dame Law School, where she served as the Managing Articles Editor of the Notre Dame Law Review. Before then, she earned her Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from the University of Notre Dame in 2017.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Aly served as a law clerk for Chief Judge William H. Pryor Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and Judge Carl J. Nichols of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Aly is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Holly Alderton is an English law qualified Associate in the Dubai office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the firm’s Financial Regulatory Practice Group.

Holly advises a wide range of financial services clients, including fund managers, commercial and investment banks, and digital asset service providers, on navigating regulatory issues affecting their businesses.

Her experience also includes supporting financial services firms through interactions with regulators, including investigations, enforcement matters and supervisory engagement arising from conduct concerns, operational weaknesses or customer issues. Holly has been involved in internal investigations, regulatory correspondence and defence of clients in enforcement proceedings, and regularly assists with remediation initiatives, strengthened compliance frameworks and the coordination of regulatory risk across multiple jurisdictions.

She completed her bachelor’s degree in history at University College London in 2021 before completing her Graduate Diploma of Law and Legal Practice Course at BPP Law School in London. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Holly completed her training contract at an international law firm in London which included a six-month secondment in Dubai.

Aliya Padhani is an English law qualified Associate in the Dubai office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the firm’s Financial Regulatory Practice Group. She has experience advising governments, regulators and a broad range of financial institutions in both the UAE and UK, including investment managers, commercial and investment banks, payment service providers, FinTechs and digital asset service providers on complex regulatory issues.

Aliya also has experience advising financial services firms on regulatory investigations, enforcement actions, and supervisory inquiries arising from alleged misconduct, control failures, or customer complaints. Her work includes conducting internal investigations, responding to regulatory requests, and representing clients in enforcement proceedings. She also has experience advising on remediation, compliance enhancements, and managing cross-border regulatory risk.

She completed her bachelor’s degree in human, social, political science at the University of Cambridge in 2019 before completing her Graduate Diploma of Law and Legal Practice Course at BPP Law School in London. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Aliya completed her training contract and qualified into the financial services regulatory team at an international law firm in London.

Justine Goeke is a litigation strategist and trial lawyer. She currently serves as national legal strategy and briefing counsel for multiple global companies, representing them in their most consequential product liability and mass tort matters. She brings deep trial experience to the critical legal issues companies face in high-stakes litigation across the country.

Justine has served as trial counsel in numerous federal courts; taken and defended critical and apex witness depositions; and briefed and argued successful dispositive, evidentiary, and discovery motions. Justine counsels clients at every stage of litigation, from case management and discovery strategy through depositions, motion practice, trial, and appeal.

Representative Trial Experience:

  • Co-lead trial counsel for SES in a high-stakes two-week federal court bench trial against Intelsat in a breach-of-contract case. After the bankruptcy court found for Intelsat, the district court reversed on appeal, describing the record evidence adduced by SES at trial as “extensive,” “very strong,” and “perhaps outcome-determinative.”
  • Trial counsel for a Fortune 250 company in securing a complete defense verdict after a three-week jury trial in the Northern District of Ohio arising out of asset-backed financing related to an alleged “Ponzi” scheme. The verdict was affirmed on appeal.
  • Trial counsel for Nestle in consumer protection class action in the Eastern District of New York that settled on favorable terms on the eve of trial.
  • Trial counsel for global law firm in securing a complete defense verdict following a week-long arbitration brought by the firm’s former client.
  • Trial counsel for the former CEO of a publicly-traded technology company in an eight-week securities and wire fraud jury trial in the Southern District of New York. Defeated government request for a 20+ year prison sentence to secure a sentence of no time in prison.
  • Secured a sweeping preliminary injunction against a former executive of DraftKings, enforcing his restrictive covenants after an evidentiary hearing in the District of Massachusetts. Justine was part of the team that earned recognition in The American Lawyer as “Litigator of the Week Runner-Up” for this trade secrets and noncompete win.

Representative Dispositive Motion Wins:

  • Won complete dismissal at summary judgment for former PCB-manufacturer Monsanto in a high-stakes environmental mass tort case brought by the City of East St. Louis, in which the City sought hundreds of millions of dollars in damages, abatement costs, and injunctive relief.
  • Secured partial summary judgment dismissing manufacturing defect claim against Monsanto in Washington state court.
  • Secured complete dismissal of a putative class action lawsuit against Nasdaq in the High-Frequency Trading Litigation filed against U.S. stock exchanges in the Southern District of New York.
  • Won a motion to dismiss for Guardant Health and its founders in the District of Delaware in a trade secret misappropriation and inventorship lawsuit brought by Illumina.
  • Won summary judgment for a healthcare technology company and its founders in a lawsuit in the Southern District of New York filed by an early investor alleging breaches of contract and fraud.

Justine also has a winning track record on appeal. Recently, she was part of the team that secured a First Circuit affirmance of DraftKings’ preliminary injunction enforcing a nationwide non-compete against a former executive. She also successfully reversed the bench-trial decision rejecting SES’s breach-of-contract claim against Intelsat.

Justine was named to Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Litigators in America for 2026 and a “future leader of the law” in Lawdragon’s 500 X – The Next Generation guides for 2024 and 2025. Justine has been recognized as “One to Watch” by The Best Lawyers in America® for 2023 in appellate litigation.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Justine served as a law clerk to the Honorable Ann M. Donnelly in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York and to the Honorable D. Brock Hornby in the United States District Court for the District of Maine.

Justine graduated in 2013 from Harvard Law School, where she was Secretary-Treasurer for the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau, and a finalist in the National Criminal Justice Trial Advocacy Competition. Originally from Iowa, she received her Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, where she graduated magna cum laude and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

Justine maintains an active pro bono practice that includes impact litigation regarding police brutality and conditions of criminal detention. She recently secured a six-figure settlement from the New York Attorney General’s Office on behalf of an inmate for violations of his constitutional rights. She has successfully assisted New Yorkers in securing public housing repairs from the New York City Housing Authority and obtaining asylum.

Justine is admitted to practice in the State of New York, and before the United States Courts of Appeals for the First, Second, and Seventh Circuits and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

Liesel Schapira is a senior litigation associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn. Liesel’s practice focuses on high-stakes white collar defense, securities-related investigations, and complex commercial litigation across all industries. She has experience representing clients in a broad range of industries, including the financial sector, media and entertainment, life sciences, and pharmaceuticals. 

Liesel has extensive experience representing individual and corporate clients in investigations conducted by the Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, and state Attorney Generals, including first- and second-chairing witness testimony.

Highlights include obtaining a rare pretrial dismissal of a federal indictment alleging that the founder of a pharmaceutical company tipped friends and family in advance of a $3.5 billion tender offer, and obtaining a complete victory as part of a trial team representing AMC Networks in a two-week breach of contract and profit participation bench trial concerning the television series The Walking Dead.

Liesel has an active pro bono practice focused on gun safety litigation.  Liesel has represented the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence in multiple matters, including in California v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives in which Giffords prevailed on summary judgment in litigation challenging the federal government’s failure to properly regulate AR-style “ghost guns.”  Liesel argued in federal court on behalf of Giffords at the motion to dismiss stage in that case.  Liesel was an integral member of the Gibson Dunn team the Giffords Law Center honored with its 2021 Odgers Pro Bono Partner Award.  Liesel has also co-authored numerous amicus briefs in the recent seminal gun safety-related Supreme Court cases: N.Y. State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, Bondi v. VanDerStok, and United States v. Hemani. 

She received her Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law, where she was a Hardy Cross Dillard Scholar and an editor of the Virginia Journal of Criminal Law. Liesel graduated summa cum laude and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa at New York University, where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics, with a minor in the Business of Entertainment, Media, and Technology. Prior to law school, she worked at J.P. Morgan.

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

Alexander Schürmann is an of counsel in the Frankfurt office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the firm’s Class Actions, Transnational Litigation, Product Liability, and International Arbitration Practice Groups.

Alex focuses on class actions and collective redress, complex commercial litigation, and cross‑border disputes, including international arbitration. He regularly represents multinational corporations in high‑stakes matters involving novel procedural and substantive issues, often at the intersection of German, European, and U.S. law.

He is a seasoned courtroom litigator who has conducted more than 400 trial and appellate hearings before courts across Germany.

Alex is recognized as a Best Lawyer in Germany for Litigation and International Arbitration by Handelsblatt / The Best Lawyers™ 2025/2026 and is recommended by The Legal 500 Deutschland 2025 and The Legal 500 EMEA 2025 for Dispute Resolution / Commercial Litigation.

His recent experience includes advising:

  • A global tech company, successfully defending it in German litigation involving claims under the EU Digital Services Act and German anti-libel laws
  • A U.S. company in digital content litigation in Germany
  • Mercedes-Benz in climate change litigation
  • Mercedes-Benz in diesel-related litigation, including a Declaratory Model Action (“Musterfeststellungsklage”)

Alex regularly publishes on collective redress, corporate litigation, and online content disputes. He is a frequent panelist for the German‑American Lawyers Association, speaking on U.S.–European cross‑border litigation and developments in U.S. constitutional law.

He studied law at the Universities of Freiburg and Grenoble and holds an LL.M. from Duke University School of Law, where he focused on U.S. civil procedure, complex litigation, and alternative dispute resolution. He has been admitted as a German lawyer (Rechtsanwalt) since 2016.

In addition to his native German, Alex speaks English and French.

Silke Beiter is an of counsel in the Munich office of Gibson Dunn. She is a member of the firm’s Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance, Capital Markets, and Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Groups.

Silke focuses on corporate law matters, in particular advising public and private companies and their shareholders with regard to shareholders’ meetings, corporate governance, and corporate structural measures. She also advises on capital market law issues, in particular transparency obligations and insider law, as well as on private and public M&A transactions.

Handelsblatt / The Best Lawyers™ 2022/2023 list her among the best lawyers for Corporate Governance and Compliance in Germany. Kanzleimonitor 2020/2021 lists her among the recommended lawyers for Stock Corporation and Corporate Governance Law. The Legal 500 Deutschland 2026 and The Legal 500 EMEA 2026 recommended Silke for Corporate Law.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, she was a corporate counsel in the Munich office of a renowned UK law firm.

Silke is fluent in German and English.

Experience*

  • CENTROTEC SE on all corporate and capital markets aspects in connection with its delisting
  • CENTROTEC SE on the acquisition of all shares of PARI Group, including capital markets transparency and related party transaction rules
  • in connection with the preparation and execution of annual shareholders’ meetings, e.g. Daimler, Vonovia, Wacker Chemie, Siltronic, Kabel Deutschland, 4SC, windeln.de, Centrotec Sustainable, etc.
  • on corporate law issues, especially on corporate governance, directors’ and officers’ duties and corporate matters, e.g. Daimler, Wacker Chemie, Nestlé, 4SC, Centrotec Sustainable, windeln.de, Siltronic, Bosch Siemens Hausgeräte, SCA/Essity
  • in connection with structural measures and subsequent shareholder lawsuits/judicial review, including SCA Hygiene Products/Essity (squeeze-out); Cinven/Heidelberger Lebensversicherung (squeeze-out ); Daimler/Tognum (takeover squeeze-out, control and profit transfer agreement); UniCredit/HVB (squeeze-out); Computershare/VEM Aktienbank (domination agreement, delisting and squeeze-out)
  • on corporate law and corporate governance issues in preparation of IPOs, including Siltronic, windeln.de, Kabel Deutschland
  • on capital market law issues, such as transparency obligations and insider law, capital measures and share buyback programs, e.g. Daimler, Wacker Chemie, Centrotec Sustainable, windeln.de, 4SC and Gagfah
  • on public M&A transactions, including Daimler on the takeover of Tognum; Vonovia on the share-for-share offer for Deutsche Wohnen; MorphoSys on the investment by Celgene; AREVA on the takeover offer for REpower; Computershare on the takeover of VEM; 4SC on the takeover by Santo

* Includes experience prior to joining Gibson Dunn

Isabel Berger is a partner in the London office of Gibson Dunn. Isabel is a member of the Private Equity, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Real Estate Practice Groups.

Isabel advises private equity funds and other financial investor clients on domestic and cross-border transactions including leveraged buyouts, acquisitions and divestitures, equity growth investments, joint ventures, and co-investments and management equity plans, as well as related advisory work. She has experience advising sponsors across a broad range of industries including real estate private equity transactions. She has previously spent 12 months on secondment at KKR.

Isabel is recognised by Legal 500 UK 2023, 2024 and 2025 for Private Equity: Transactions – high-value deals and Real Estate: Commercial Property – Investment, by Legal 500 UK 2025 for Venture Capital and by Expert Guides as a Rising Star in their 2022 Guide, which recognizes the brightest and most talented practitioners under 40 in the area of business law and related practices. Isabel has been named by The Hedge Fund Journal to its 2025 list of 50 Women Leaders in Private Markets and a Private Equity Rising Star for 2023 by Law.com International: one of the top 25 private equity lawyers under 40 in the U.K. and Europe.

Isabel is admitted to practice in England and Wales and is fluent in English and German.

Selected experience:*

  • 1GT, Morgan Stanley’s Climate Private Equity strategy, on the €1 billion sale of Huel to Danone.
  • H.I.G. Capital on various transactions, including:
    • the acquisition of TIMETOACT, a software consulting business.
    • the acquisition of Spheros group, Valeo’s former bus thermal solutions business.
  • Mubadala Capital in connection with the hybrid preferred equity financing for its take-private of CI Financial Corp.
  • KKR on various transactions, including:
    • its growth investment in Premialab, an independent data and risk analytics platform used by institutional investors looking to monitor, manage, and diversify their global portfolios.
    • its growth investment in Lighthouse, a leading data analytics and commercial intelligence platform for the travel and hospitality industry.
    • its majority acquisition of Biosynth Carbosynth, a life sciences reagents and custom synthesis and manufacturing services compan y.
    • its investment in Leapwork, a Danish no-code automation platform.
    • its investment in Feedzai, a cloud-based financial risk management platform.
    • its investment and follow-on investment in music platform Artlist.
    • its investment in low code platform, Outsystems.
  • Dawn Bio on various transactions, including:
    • its investment in Adcendo.
    • its investment in Antag Therapeutics.
    • its inve stment in Adcytherix.
    • its investment in Agomab.
    • its investment in Bambusa Therapeutics.
    • its investment in Expedition Therapeutics.
  • TowerBrook Capital Partners on various transactions, including:
    • its investment in Aernnova, a Spanish company specialising in the design and manufacturing of aerostructures and component parts.
    • its acquisition of Van Dijk Educatie, a Dutch provider of learning materials.
  • Mid Europa Partners on its sale of Alpha Medical to Unilabs, an Apax Partners portfolio company.
  • KKR Real Estate on various transactions, including:
    • its equity arrangements with European hospitality partner Amante Capital.
    • its equity arrangements with European logistics partner Mirastar.
    • its equity arrangements with living specialist partner inhabeo.
    • its majority investment in Fore’s Tower Bridge office scheme, a 110,000 sq ft development next to Tower Bridge.
    • its joint venture with Apache Capital Partners to create a U.K. build-to-rent multi-family housing investment platform.
    • its joint venture with Moda Living to create a U.K. build-to-rent investment platform.
    • its acquisition of the Heal’s building.
    • its joint venture with Relentless to develop a mixed-use scheme in Manchester.
    • its acquisition of Velero, a German asset manager specialised in residential properties.
  • Sixth Street Partners on the formation of a real estate development finance platform with Maslow Capital.
  • Roundshield Partners on the formation of a real estate development finance platform with Puma Property Finance.
  • Asterion Industrial Partners on equity arrangements relating to its acquisition of data centers from Telefónica.
  • Buckthorn Partners in connection with its investment in TWMA Group Limited.
  • Inspired Entertainment, Inc., a leading supplier of gaming terminals in the UK, on the acquisition of the Gaming Technology Group of Novomatic UK Ltd.
  • Crayhill Capital Management on:
    • its financing of Heroes, a UK-based technology driven ecommerce company.
    • its financing for unybrands, an integrated platform for e-commerce businesses.

 

*Some of these representations occurred prior to Isabel’s association with Gibson Dunn.