Vikram Vivek is a corporate associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn, specializing in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and venture capital transactions.

He earned his Juris Doctor in 2020 from the University of Virginia School of Law. Vikram graduated in 2014 from the University of Miami, where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in International Finance and Marketing with a minor in Psychology. Prior to his legal career, he worked in the hedge fund, real estate, and film industries.

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

Uyen Tu is a corporate associate in the Dallas office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Practice Groups.

Prior to joining the firm, Uyen was an associate in the capital markets and mergers and acquisitions groups at a law firm in New York.

She earned her law degree in 2021 from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where she served as an Executive Editor of the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law. While in law school, she earned the Wharton Certificate of Study in Business Economics and Public Policy and the Exceptional Pro Bono Service Award. She graduated in 2017 from Wellesley College with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Chinese Language and Culture.

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

Willow N. Stowe is an associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn, where her practice focuses on corporate transactional matters.

Willow received her Juris Doctor in 2021 from St. John’s University School of Law, where she received the Daniel A. Furlong commencement award for leadership. While in law school, Ms. Stowe served as the President of the Women’s Law Society, a Senior Articles Editor of the St. John’s Law Review and conducted clinical work for the St. Vincent de Paul Securities Arbitration Clinic. Willow was a senior teaching assistant for contracts and a Ronald H. Brown Scholar. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy and German Studies, with honors, from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2017.

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

Andrew Steele is a partner at Gibson Dunn and a member of the Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity Practice Groups.

He has worked in the Middle East for over a decade, during which time he has advised on some of the most high-profile transactions in the region. Andrew’s practice encompasses public and private mergers, acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures, private equity and sovereign wealth fund investments, securities issues and related regulatory advice. He has particular expertise in the banking, financial services, oil & gas and energy/natural resources sectors.

Andrew is ranked as a rising star by IFLR1000  for M&A.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Andrew worked at another US law firm and a magic circle firm.

Andrew received his law degree from the University of Bristol, and he is admitted to practice in England and Wales.

Joseph I. Herman is a corporate associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn. He is a member of the firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group, with a practice focused on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital transactions, and a wide range of corporate governance matters. Joseph represents both public and private companies in connection with all aspects of their domestic and cross-border transactional activities, including mergers, acquisitions, asset purchases, joint ventures, and equity and debt financings.

He earned his Juris Doctor in 2017 from Duke University School of Law, where he served as a Staff Editor for the Duke Journal of Constitutional Law & Public Policy and, as a student attorney for the Duke Law Community Enterprise Clinic, provided business and legal advice to various community-driven nonprofit organizations. Joseph earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy in 2014.

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

Ann-Marie Harrelson is an associate in the Washington D.C. office of Gibson Dunn.

She practices in the firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Ann-Marie was a corporate associate at another international law firm.

Ann-Marie received her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center and her Masters of Philosophy in Criminology from the University of Cambridge. She received her undergraduate degree from Princeton University where she was Phi Beta Kappa and graduated summa cum laude. Ann-Marie is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and State of New York.

Carlos M. Soto is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Gibson Dunn. He is a member of the firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity, and Real Estate Practice Groups.

Carlos’s practice focuses on complex mergers and acquisitions transactions and joint venture and partnership arrangements.

Carlos has significant experience advising investors and sponsors on the acquisition, disposition and governance of control, minority and preferred investments, including with respect to the structuring of complex waterfalls and the design of bespoke governance and exit arrangements.

Carlos also frequently handles secondary transactions, recapitalizations, “GP Stakes” transactions, seed investments and continuation fund transactions and regularly counsels clients with respect to general corporate and internal governance matters, including incentive equity arrangements.

Carlos regularly represents clients in the commercial real estate, asset management, private equity and media and entertainment industries and has developed expertise on issues unique to such industries.

Carlos received his law degree from the University of Chicago Law School in 2009 and his Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics from Princeton University in 2005. He is admitted to practice in the States of New York and California.

Some of Carlos’s recent representative transactions include:

M&A Transactions and JV Arrangements

  • Hackman Capital Partners. $1.85 billion acquisition of CBS Studio Center complex in Studio City related TV and motion picture production studio operations.
  • Candle Media. Formation of next generation media company backed by Kevin Mayer, Thomas Staggs and Blackstone and various corporate matters relating to subsequent acquisitions of companies such as Hello Sunshine and Moonbug Entertainment.
  • Constellation Wealth Capital. Strategic minority investments in (i) Lido Advisors, a wealth management firm with over $19 billion in assets under management and (ii) AlphaCore Wealth Advisory, an independent wealth advisory firm with national operations and over $2.5 billion assets under management.
  • Juniper Capital. Acquisition of a stalled 1,027-acre mixed-use luxury resort development site situated in an opportunity zone in Puerto Rico. Once developed, the site will include a luxury 5-star hotel, an 18-hole designed championship golf course, and approximately 300 branded residential condos and homes.
  • Hudson Pacific Properties. Acquisition of Bentall Centre, a 1.45 million square feet office and retail complex in Vancouver, Canada, and formation of joint venture with Blackstone Property Partners for the management thereof.
  • Welltower. Formation of a joint venture with Invesco in connection with the sale to Invesco of an 85% interest in over 30 properties with a value in excess of $600 million.
  • WndrCo. Represented WndrCo on various matters relating to Aura, a technology company specializing in digital security, including (i) initial investment and various subsequent equity financing rounds and (ii) Aura’s acquisition of Pango, a privacy and security technology company with a suite of products, including VPN and password management services, and the related spin-off of Pango assets undertaken in connection therewith.
  • Platinum Equity and Verra Mobility Corporation. $2.4 billon reverse merger of Verra Mobility Corporation with and into a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by The Gores Group.
  • NTWRK. Represented NTWRK in connection with Universal Music Group’s investment into, and strategic partnership with, NTWRK.
  • The Chernin Group. Acquisition of Goldin Auctions, a leading auction house specializing in sports memorabilia and collectibles, and in its subsequent divestiture to Collectors Holding.
  • The Chernin Group. Divestiture of a 36% stake in Barstool Sports to Penn National Gaming in a transaction with an implied valuation of approximately $450 million.
  • Kildare Partners. Represented Kildare Partners in connection with (i) the formation of a joint venture to manage a portfolio of 9 shopping centers in Puerto Rico acquired for $550 million and (ii) a confidential real estate acquisition.
  • Platinum Equity. Acquisition of Cosmic Pet, a leading innovator in pet toys, chews and treats.
  • Platinum Equity. Acquisition of Euro Parking Collection, a company specializing in the identification, notification and collection of unpaid traffic and public transport fees across Europe.
  • Platinum Equity. Divestiture of NILCO, a wood-based products supply company, to U.S. Lumber Group.

Secondary and GP Stakes Transactions

  • OceanSound Partners. $1.15 billion single-asset continuation fund transaction in connection with Apollo S3’s investment in SMX Group, LLC.
  • Wafra. Strategic minority investment by Capital Constellation, a fund managed by Wafra, in Greenbelt Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on investments related to the long-term changes in the production and consumption of energy, and related matters.
  • Blackstone Strategic Partners. Confidential real estate secondaries transactions.
  • IPI Partners. Confidential real estate secondaries transactions.
  • PCCP. Sale of minority stake to AMP Capital.

Pro Bono Matters

Corporate and transactional advice to various non-profit organizations, including Acumen Fund, the Center Theatre Group and the Corporation for Supportive Housing.  

Sarah Sperling is a corporate associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn.

She received her Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2020, where she served as an Executive Editor for the Journal of Business Law. Sarah received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the George Washington University in 2017.

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

Brian Smith is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson Dunn where he currently practices in the firm’s Corporate Department.

Brian received his law degree from UCLA School of Law, where he served as Managing Editor of the UCLA Law Review and advised filmmakers as part of the Documentary Film Legal Clinic. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Tufts University. Prior to law school, Brian worked as a producer of Broadway shows, winning a Tony Award in 2013, and also as a writer and producer of independent films.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, he was an associate in the Corporate Department of a global law firm with a focus on mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures involving entertainment companies and talent representation across film, television, theater and music.

Representative Experience:

  • RedBird Capital Partners, with respect to entertainment matters, in a number of significant transactions, including:
    • RedBird IMI’s $1.45 billion acquisition of All3Media, the largest independent television production company in the UK.
    • RedBird IMI’s investment in scripted production studio Media Res.
    • RedBird Capital Partners investment in Hidden Pigeon Company, a joint venture with children’s book author Mo Willems and Stampede Ventures.
  • *HYBE (formerly Big Hit Entertainment) in its reported $1 billion acquisition of Ithaca Holdings, a diversified media company founded by Scooter Braun.
  • *Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global in their sale of a majority stake in the The CW broadcast network to Nexstar Media Group.
  • *Fox Entertainment in its acquisition of MarVista Entertainment, a leading independent producer and worldwide distributor of television movies for over $100 million.
  • Universal Pictures in its investments and partnerships with Amblin Partners.
  • Main Street Advisors and its portfolio company NTWRK, a digital media and commerce company, in several transactions including NTWRK’s acquisition of the media company Complex Networks from Buzzfeed and Universal Music Group’s investment in NTWRK.
  • SC Holdings in the merger of the Major League Pickleball and the Pickleball Professional Association Tour and SC’s concurrent investment in the combined company.  
  • *The Agency, a California-based global luxury real estate brokerage, in its acquisition of Triplemint, a New York-based online real estate brokerage.
  • An international film studio in a talent profit participation dispute and settlement relating to a film produced by the studio that earned over $100 million in box office receipts. 
  • Veritas Capital and its portfolio company Frontgrade Technologies in Frontgrade’s acquisition of Aethercomm, an aerospace and defense designer and manufacturer.
  • *The controlling stockholder of Dole Food Company in the merger of Dole with Europe’s largest fresh produce company, Total Produce, and concurrent initial public offering of the combined company with an approximate value of $2 billion on the New York Stock Exchange.

* Representations prior to Brian’s association with Gibson Dunn.

Bansaree Shah is an English qualified associate in the London office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the firm’s Corporate Transactional and Real Estate Practice Groups.

She has a range of transactional experience, with a primary focus on mergers and acquisitions for corporate and private equity clients. Bansaree also has experience working on corporate and commercial real estate matters, including real estate SPV acquisitions and commercial leasing.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Bansaree trained and practised in the London office of a major international law firm. She read Economics at the London School of Economics.

Brian Scrivani is a partner in the New York office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Practice Groups.

Brian’s practice focuses on advising private equity firms and public and private clients on a wide range of corporate transactions including leveraged buyouts and other private equity transactions, public company acquisitions, sales and divestitures and mergers-of-equals. He also advises board of directors and special committees on corporate and securities law, fiduciary matters and corporate governance matters including unsolicited offers, proxy contests and other activist defense matters.

Brian was named a “Rising Star” in M&A by The Deal and The Legal 500 has recognized him as a recommended practitioner in private equity buyouts.  

His recent experience includes the following representations: *

  • Apollo Global Management and its portfolio companies in various matters, including:
    • in its $5.2 billion take-private acquisition of Arconic Corporation
    • in its majority acquisition of ABC Technologies Holdings Inc. from ABC Group Canada
    • ABC Technologies Holdings Inc. in its acquisition of WMG Technologies, $130 million acquisition of Plastikon Industries’ automotive business and, alongside funds managed by affiliates of Apollo, in ABC Technologies’ $255 million acquisition of dlhBOWLES, Inc. from MPE Flow House, Inc.
    • its acquisition of a majority interest in Cox Media Group’s broadcast television stations, including the company’s radio, newspaper and TV properties in Ohio, from Cox Enterprises Inc.
    • Diamond Resorts International, a portfolio company of Apollo Global Management, in the $1.4 billion sale of Diamond Resorts to Hilton Grand Vacations
    • alongside Hudson Executive Capital in the proposed $2.3 billion acquisition of Cardtronics plc
    • West Technology Group, a portfolio company of Apollo, in the $2.4 billion sale of West Technology Group’s safety business to Stonepeak
    • in its acquisition of Kem One Group
    • in its $338 million take-private acquisition of The New Home Company
    • Pinnacle Agriculture Holdings, a former portfolio company of Apollo, in Pinnacle’s sale to The J.R. Simplot Company
    • Rackspace Technology in various transactions and refinancings
  • E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company in its merger of equals with Dow Chemical Company, its proxy contest by Trian Partners, its spin-off of The Chemours Company (DuPont’s performance chemicals business), its sale of DuPont Performance Coatings (k/n/a Axalta, Inc.) to The Carlyle Group, and its acquisition of Danisco A/S by tender offer
  • Express Scripts in its acquisition of WellPoint’s NextRx subsidiaries
  • Gamut Capital Management and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation in their investment in PS Logistics
  • Gilead Sciences in its acquisition of Pharmasset
  • Honeywell in the activist campaign by Third Point
  • Kate Spade & Company in its acquisition by Coach, Inc.
  • The Kraft Heinz Company in its proposed acquisition of Unilever
  • News Corporation in its acquisition of Move, Inc.
  • The special committee of the Pilgrim’s Pride board of directors in its acquisition of Moy Park from JBS
  • Qualcomm Incorporated in connection with its successful defense against the unsolicited offer and proxy fight from Broadcom and in the proposed acquisition of NXP Semiconductors
  • Searchlight Capital Partners and its portfolio companies in various matters, including:
    • alongside Rêv Worldwide, Inc., in their $1 billion acquisition of the consumer business of Netspend from Global Payments
    • Octave Group in its sale of PlayNetwork to Mood Media
    • TouchTunes in its sale to TA Associates
  • Twenty-First Century Fox in the spin-off of News Corporation, its media, entertainment and publishing businesses

Brian has also advised private companies in their initial public offerings including: *

  • Clear Secure, Inc., in its $470 million initial public offering of Class A common stock, lead managed by Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Allen & Co and Wells Fargo Securities
  • Rackspace Technology in its initial public offering of approximately $700 million of common stock, lead managed by Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and J.P. Morgan

Before joining Gibson Dunn, Brian was a partner at an international law firm. Brian received a B.A. in English and History, with distinction, from the University of Virginia in 2002. He then received a J.D., with distinction, from the University of Texas School of Law in 2007, where he was the Chief Articles Editor of the Texas Law Review. Brian is admitted to practice in the state of New York.

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

Suji Han is an associate in the Century City office of Gibson Dunn. She currently practices in the firm’s Transactional Department and is a member of the Mergers and Acquisitions and the Private Equity Practice Groups.

Suji has a broad-based practice encompassing public and private company mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, equity investments, restructuring transactions, and general corporate governance matters.* Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Suji was an associate in the Corporate and Securities Department of a multinational law firm in New York.

Suji earned her Juris Doctor in 2017 from Columbia Law School, where she was named a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, and served as an Executive Production Editor for the Columbia Human Rights Law Review and Sponsorship Chair of the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association. Suji graduated magna cum laude from Brown University in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology.

Suji is currently admitted to practice law in the State of California and New York.

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

George Hang is an associate in the San Francisco office of Gibson Dunn. He currently practices in the firm’s Transactional Department. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, including leveraged buyouts, divestitures, minority investments, spin-offs, cross-border transactions, and other complex corporate transactions. He also counsels companies on royalty financing transactions, corporate governance, fiduciary duties, and general corporate matters. In addition, George has significant experience in private investment funds and capital markets transactions. 

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, he was an associate in the Hong Kong office of another major international law firm.

George earned his Juris Doctor from New York University School of Law and his Bachelor of Arts with Honors from Swarthmore College.

He is admitted to practice law in the States of California and New York.

Brennan Halloran is a corporate associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn. He is a member of the firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity Practice Groups.

Brennan represents both public and private companies and financial sponsors in connection with mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, minority investments, restructurings, and other complex corporate transactions. He also advises clients with respect to governance and general corporate matters.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Brennan was a corporate associate at an international law firm in New York. He earned his Juris Doctor in 2017 from Harvard Law School, where he served as an Article Editor for the Harvard Journal of Law & Technology and, as a student attorney for the Harvard Law Entrepreneurship Project, provided pro bono legal research and analysis to entrepreneurs at Harvard and MIT. Brennan earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Rice University in 2014.

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

Yoo Jung Hah is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson Dunn. She currently practices with the firm’s Transactional Department.

Yoo Jung earned her Juris Doctor and a Master of Laws (LLM) in Law and Entrepreneurship from Duke University School of Law in 2023. While in law school, she served as an editor on the Duke Law Journal, a Hardt Cup coordinator on the Moot Court, a Co-President of Asian Pacific American Law Students Association, and a member on the Dean’s Advisory Council.

She graduated from the University of Chicago in 2019 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and a Master of Arts in Social Sciences.

Yoo Jung is admitted to practice in the state of California.

Kelsey Anne Green is an associate in the Denver office of Gibson Dunn, where she practices in the firm’s Transactional Department. Kelsey’s practice is focused on business transactions and corporate law, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, and corporate governance matters. She has received a Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America recognition for Energy Law and Oil and Gas Law since 2021, and in 2024 for her work in Mergers and Acquisitions Law.

Kelsey’s experience involves the representation of financial and strategic buyers and sellers in public and private M&A, as well as complex corporate transactions, including investments and joint ventures, reorganizations, venture capital investments, and divestitures. Kelsey has advised domestic and foreign clients in a wide variety of industries, including energy, oil and gas, technology, healthcare, biotech, telecommunications, real estate, and gaming.

Kelsey graduated cum laude from the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law with senior research honors in 2014 and received her Bachelor of Arts with high honors from the College of William & Mary in 2008.

Kelsey is a member of the Colorado bar.

Representative Transactions:

Mergers & Acquisitions

  • Represented a real estate investment trust in the US$4.5 billion acquisition and reorganization of a multi-national entity with hundreds of subsidiaries, including CFIUS approval.
  • Represented a Japanese multinational conglomerate in the US$160 million cross-border acquisition of a robotics company, including CFIUS approval and the establishment of a voting trust.
  • Represented a start-up in a US$130 million auction and stock sale.
  • Represented a Colorado-based telecommunications company in the US$100 million patent acquisition with complex cash and stock initial payment and ongoing milestone structure.
  • Represented a healthcare company in over a half dozen mergers and acquisitions, ranging in value from US$25 million to US$275 million.
  • Represented a Colorado-based entrepreneur in a US$42 million private equity exit.
  • Represented a software company in the acquisition of intellectual property and talent from a university system.
  • Represented a hardware company in an intellectual property asset sale.
  • Represented a semiconductor company in a cross-border asset sale, including CFIUS approval.

Fund Formations

  • Advised principals in the formation of funds in the food and beverage, technology, and media industries, including one multinational fund.

General Business Transactions

  • Represented a renewable energy portfolio in over a dozen joint venture transactions and asset sales and managed the ongoing corporate governance for its 100+ subsidiaries.
  • Advised a private healthcare group in a multi-national reorganization of its investment holdings.
  • Advised a pharmaceutical start-up on the recapitalization of its common and preferred shares, including addressing improperly issued shares and shareholder communications, and the implementation of a stock grant program.
  • Advised an investment fund on its recapitalization and the formation of a joint venture.
  • Advised an investment fund on the dissolution and liquidation of multiple subsidiaries.
  • Conducted an internal investigation of an international gaming corporation (Spanish documents).

Héctor González Medina is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson Dunn. He currently practices in the firm’s Transactional Department and is a member of the Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity and Finance Practice Groups.

Representative Experience:

  • Platinum Equity in its carve out acquisition of Rehlko (formerly known as Kohler Energy), a global leader in distributed energy solutions, from Kohler Co.
  • IPI Partners in its sale of its business to Blue Owl Capital Inc., a leading alternative asset manager.
  • Aurora Capital Partners in its acquisition of First Legal, the largest independent provider of outsourced litigation support services across the United States.
  • Wafra in its strategic investment in Citation Capital, a private equity firm specializing in partnering with founder- and family-led businesses. 
  • BMO Capital Markets, BofA Securities, Credit Agricole Securities, HSBC Securities and J.P. Morgan Securities, as underwriters’ counsel in connection with Vale Overseas Limited’s and Vale S.A.’s registered note offering.
  • Oncoclínicas do Brasil Serviços Médicos S.A., as U.S. counsel in its offer and sale of shares of common stock to qualified institutional buyers in the United States.
  • Asset-based, subscription-based, hybrid credit facilities and other investment fund leverage for investment fund clients, including Leonard Green & Partners, Madison International Realty and Stockdale Capital Partners.

Héctor also maintains an active pro bono practice focused on education and immigration matters. He recently won a lawsuit against the California Department of Education for unlawfully denying hundreds of thousands of dollars appropriated by the California Legislature to a school in Los Angeles that serves high-needs young women facing challenges like homelessness, poverty, teen pregnancy, abuse and trauma.

Héctor earned his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School and his Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, with a minor in Portuguese, from Stanford University.

 

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

Robert Dixon is a partner in the London office of Gibson Dunn. He is a member of the Private Equity, Mergers and Acquisitions and Capital Markets Practice Groups. He advises private equity and corporate clients on M&A, joint ventures, equity investments and commercial contracts.

He has extensive experience in cross-border M&A, with a particular emphasis on digital infrastructure and other TMT transactions. Robert is recognised by The Legal 500 UK 2024 for: Private Equity: Transactions – High-Value Deals (£250million+); Infrastructure: M&A and Acquisition Financing; and IT and Telecoms.

Client commentary in Legal 500 describes him as “exceptional…completely committed, always responsive, solution-orientated…” and notes in particular that he “brings legal firepower combined with commercial sensibilities”.

His recent experience includes advising:

  • KKR on the acquisition of a 30% equity stake in the fibre unit of Telenor ASA, a telecommunications operator in Norway
  • Helios Towers plc on its acquisitions of telecom tower portfolios and on related master services, build-to-suit and equity investment agreements
  • KKR on the sale of European Locomotive Leasing, a leading pan-European provider of electric locomotive leasing solutions, to AXA Investment Managers – Real Assets and Crédit Agricole Assurances.

Kira Dennis is associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn.

Kira graduated magna cum laude from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where she was elected to the Order of the Coif. During her time at Cardozo, she interned at the New York State Attorney General and the New York City Law Department. She was also a member of the Cardozo International and Comparative Law Review, in which her work is featured. Kira received her Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, in History from Barnard College in 2019.

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

Kyle Clendenon is an associate in the Houston office of Gibson Dunn. He currently practices across the firm’s transactional practice groups.

In 2022, Kyle received his J.D. with honors from The University of Texas School of Law, where he was Managing Editor of the Journal of Law and Technology and Vice President of First Generation Law Students. He also represented Texas Law at the Atlantic Council’s Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge, an international policy competition focused on global policy and cybersecurity issues.

Kyle received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration magna cum laude and his Masters of Business Administration from Tennessee Technological University. He later became a digital forensics investigator and a university educator before pursuing a career in law.

He is admitted to practice in the State of Texas.