James Sullivan is an associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn where he practices in the firm’s Capital Markets Practice Group. He represents financial institutions, private equity firms, and issuers on a broad range of domestic and cross-border financing transactions, including private credit solutions, high-yield debt offerings, initial public offerings, and secondary equity offerings.

James earned his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from American University Washington College of Law in 2020, where he was selected as a member of the Order of the Coif. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Colgate University in 2017. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, he spent over four years in the New York office of a global law firm in their Capital Markets group and was previously seconded to BofA Securities, where he advised on a broad array of equity and equity-linked capital markets transactions.

Hannah Wilkens is a litigation associate in the Orange County office of Gibson Dunn.

Hannah earned her law degree from Boston College Law School, where she graduated cum laude. While at the Law School, Hannah was a Grimes Moot Court Quarter-Finalist and Negotiations Competition Semi-Finalist. Hannah earned her Bachelor of Arts degrees in History and Spanish from Hillsdale College, where she graduated magna cum laude.

Hannah is a member of the State Bar of California and is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Central District of California. 

Sofia is an associate in the Palo Alto office of Gibson Dunn. She practices in the firm’s Litigation Department and is a member of the firm’s Securities Litigation Group. 

Sofia’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation in state and federal courts, with an emphasis on securities class actions, shareholder actions alleging breaches of fiduciary duties, and government enforcement matters. She also represents companies, boards and special committees in internal and government investigations involving allegations of corporate fraud and misconduct and issues relating to financial reporting and internal controls. In addition, Sofia has experience handling a wide range of other high stakes disputes involving issues such as breach of contract, fraud, and mass torts.

Sofia’s clients have included companies, board committees and individuals in various industries, including technology, venture capital, healthcare, pharma, banking, and energy. Sofia has successfully represented companies at all stages of their lifecycle, from defending established and newly public companies against Exchange Act and Securities Act claims, to representing startups and their boards and founders in business disputes and investigations.

Sofia graduated from Columbia Law School in 2018 and was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. She received her Bachelor of Law with First Class Honours from the University of Edinburgh in 2014.

Sofia is admitted to practice law in the states of New York and California, and before the United States District Courts for the Central and Northern Districts of California, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Lauren Blas is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Gibson Dunn where her practice focuses on class actions, labor and employment litigation, and complex commercial litigation in the trial courts and on appeal.

Lauren represents clients in class actions in state and federal court, including several class action trials. She has litigated a wide range of appellate matters as well. She has special expertise in employment class actions under California law (including PAGA) and federal law (including Title VII, the Equal Pay Act, USERRA, and the ADA). She also has extensive experience litigating class actions under California’s consumer protection statutes, including the Unfair Competition Law, the False Advertising Law, and the Consumers Legal Remedies Act.

Lauren has been recognized by Benchmark Litigation as a “Future Star” and acknowledged by Lawdragon for her exceptional litigation skills, as a “Leading Litigator in America” and “Leading Corporate Employment Lawyer” with more than a decade of experience. Additionally, Lauren has also been named a “Rising Star” by Law360, recognized as “One to Watch” in Labor and Employment by The Best Lawyers in America®, and designated a “Rising Star” in Class Actions/Mass Torts and Appellate Litigation in Southern California by Super Lawyers Magazine.

Recent representative matters include:

• Defeated certification of a class of content moderators bringing claims for negligence under a joint-employment theory (Young v. Bytedance) and obtained complete defense verdict in related individual arbitration.
• Defeated certification of a class of employees bringing claims under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (Mahone v. Amazon).
• Obtained Ninth Circuit affirmance of dismissal of putative class action alleging disability discrimination against pharmacy customers (Smith v. Walgreens Boots Alliance).
• Defeated certification of a class of employees seeking reimbursement for home internet expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic (Williams v. Amazon).
• Defeated certification in full of a class of printer owners bringing claims relating to the use of color ink in printing (Cepelak v. HP Inc.).
• Secured an order denying Rule 23(b)(2) and (b)(3) certification in a putative consumer class action challenging the accuracy of ad targeting (IMB v. Facebook, Inc.).
• Obtained complete grant of summary judgment for university client in employment arbitration involving defamation and related claims.
• Obtained favorable Ninth Circuit decision on an issue of first impression regarding the scope of a California statute relating to business and professional relationships (Judd v. Weinstein).
• Core member of the appellate team in New Jersey’s successful challenge to the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act before the U.S. Supreme Court (Murphy v. NCAA).

Lauren also maintains an active pro bono practice, including filing amicus briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court and representing immigration clients in removal proceedings both in the immigration courts and on appeal. She also served as co-lead counsel in securing a six-figure damages award after a weeklong jury trial for a young man wounded by a rubber bullet while peacefully protesting in Los Angeles (Jones v. City of Los Angeles). For that work, The Daily Journal honored Lauren as a 2024 “California Lawyer of the Year.”

Before joining the firm, Lauren served as a law clerk to the Honorable Sandra S. Ikuta of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Lauren graduated from Yale Law School and holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in Economics and History from Yale, where she graduated with honors and distinction in both majors. While in law school, she served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Richard J. Sullivan, now of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Lauren serves on the Firm’s Hiring, Well-Being, and Professional Development committees. She also serves on the Board of Directors for the Barnsdall Art Park Foundation, the ABA’s Judicial Intern Opportunity Program in Los Angeles, USC/Gould’s Institute for Corporate Counsel, the Los Angeles chapter of the Federal Bar Association, and as a member of the amicus panel for the Civil Justice Association of California.

Wesley Juels is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He practices in the firm’s Corporate Department.

Wesley earned his Juris Doctor from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law with a specialization in Media, Entertainment, Technology & Sports. While in law school, he served as a Submissions Editor for the UCLA Entertainment Law Review.

Wesley graduated With Distinction from the University of Colorado, Boulder with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre and a Minor in Business. Before law school, Wesley worked as a Character Performer at the Walt Disney World Resort.

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

Teddy Rube is an associate in Gibson Dunn’s Washington, D.C. office. He practices in the firm’s Litigation Department. 

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Teddy served as a law clerk to the Honorable Carolyn N. Lerner of the United States Court of Federal Claims. 

Teddy received his J.D. cum laude from New York University School of Law in 2023, where he served as the Senior Online Editor of the NYU Journal of Legislation and Public Policy. While in law school, he interned at the White House National Economic Council, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and the Brennan Center for Justice. Teddy graduated summa cum laude from Bates College in 2016 with a B.A. in Classical and Medieval Studies. 

Teddy is a member of the bar of the District of Columbia and is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Federal Claims.

Michael Svedman is a corporate associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson Dunn, where he practices in the firm’s Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance Practice Group.

Michael earned his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Harvard Law School. While in law school, he served as Executive Articles Editor for the Harvard Law & Policy Review. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a Master of Arts degree in English and from Loyola University Chicago, summa cum laude, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Art History.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Michael practiced with another New York law firm as a member of the corporate department.

Justine Drohan is a litigation associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn.

She served as a law clerk to the Honorable Patty Shwartz of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the Honorable Margo K. Brodie of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. 

Justine received her Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2021, where she served as the online executive editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review and chair of the Edwin R. Keedy Cup moot court board, and taught first-year legal writing.

Prior to law school, Justine worked as a financial services consultant focused on market risk, regulatory implementation, and derivatives valuation. Justine received a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University.

Justine is a member of the New York State bar. She is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Nicole Heller is an associate in the San Francisco office of Gibson Dunn. She is a member of the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group.

Nicole received her Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago Law School, where she was member of the Chicago Journal of International Law. Nicole graduated with honors from the University of California, Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies and a minor in Global Studies. Prior to law school, Nicole worked in sales and revenue management for a global hospitality company.

Nicole has represented some of the largest technology companies in the world, including OpenAI in 2024 on the largest lease in San Francisco since 2018 and the largest lease in San Francisco for that year, and Salesforce, Meta, and LinkedIn on four of the top ten real estate deals in San Francisco of 2023.

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

Harry Moran is an associate in Gibson Dunn’s Washington, D.C. office, where he practices in the firm’s Litigation group, with a focus on antitrust and competition, and white collar defense and investigations.

Harry earned his Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School, where he was a James Kent Scholar, a Harlan Fisk Stone Scholar, and a Hamilton Fellow. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, magna cum laude, from Georgetown University.

During law school, Harry interned with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, the New York State Attorney General’s Office, and the Fraud Section in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division. Prior to law school, Harry was a paralegal at the Federal Trade Commission.

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

Nick Gilvear is an associate in the London office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He is a member of the Business Restructuring and Reorganization, and Finance Practice Groups.

Nick has a broad restructuring and finance practice and has advised multinational corporations, financial institutions, financial sponsors, directors, and insolvency practitioners on a variety of complex cross-border restructuring and finance transactions across Europe, Asia, and Australia.

Nick was awarded a Bachelor of Business (Economics) (BBus) and Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the University of Technology Sydney. He is admitted to practice in New South Wales, Australia.

Prior to joining Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Nick was an associate in the London office of another major law firm.

Charlotte Brown is a New Zealand qualified Of Counsel in the London office of Gibson Dunn. She is a member of the firm’s Dispute Resolution Group.

Charlotte specialises in commercial litigation and arbitration. She has significant trial and appellate experience and has practised in a broad range of fields, including financial services, oil and gas, telecoms, insurance, and human rights law.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Charlotte practised at a major New Zealand firm. She has also practised at the New Zealand Crown Law Office, as Assistant to the Solicitor-General of New Zealand, and clerked for a Judge at the New Zealand Court of Appeal. Charlotte was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand in August 2005.

Christian Conway is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson Dunn. He practices in the firm’s Litigation Department.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Christian served as a law clerk to Judge Allison Jones Rushing on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Christian graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School, where he was an Articles Editor for the Harvard Law Review. He graduated cum laude from Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts in History.

Between college and law school, Christian worked in the Office of General Counsel at the Knights of Columbus.

Christian is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia.

Lara Kakish is an associate in the Dallas office of Gibson Dunn. Lara a trial lawyer with a strong commercial litigation practice, representing clients in complex, high-profile business disputes through all phrases of litigation. Lara represents clients in state and federal court proceedings, and her practice spans several industries, including energy, technology, telecommunications, healthcare, retail, banking, and insurance. 

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Lara was an associate at a Chambers-ranked leading global law firm in Dallas and worked for a human rights nonprofit organization on cases related to violence against women and political asylum.

Select Representative Matters

• Secured $667 million jury verdict for Energy Transfer LP and Dakota Access LLC against Greenpeace USA and Greenpeace International for the defendants’ interference with and defamation related to the Dakota Access Pipeline.
• Achieved a complete defense verdict on behalf of an energy company in a jury trial seeking millions of dollars on numerous tort claims.
• Obtained a directed verdict on behalf of a private telecommunications company in a bench trial concerning a statutory issue of first impression.
• Member of trial team that secured a highly favorable settlement for a national healthcare system in a qui tam action.
• Member of trial team in multi-billion dollar private inheritance dispute. 

Lara received her Juris Doctor, with honors, from Southern Methodist University, where she served as the Associate Managing Editor for the SMU Law Review, the Vice President of the Student Bar Association, and as a Teaching Assistant for the law school’s legal research and writing program. She earned her B.A. from The University of Texas at Austin.

Lara is a member of the State Bar of Texas. She is also admitted to practice before the Northern District of Texas.

Richard Sen is of counsel in the London office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.  He is a member of the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group.

Richard’s practice covers all aspects of commercial real estate, with a particular focus on corporate domestic and cross-border portfolio acquisitions and disposals, joint venture and equity investments, build-to-suit leasing and sale and leaseback transactions across asset types.  Richard has had an emphasis on investments in ground-up development projects since 2013, including forward funding and forward purchase acquisitions.  He regularly acts on high value, complex, structured real estate deals.  He represents U.S. and European financial investors (primarily opportunity and private equity funds) together with public companies, REITs, sovereign wealth funds and various other clients. 

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Richard practiced at a leading City of London law firm.

Selected experience:

• KKR on its equity arrangements with European hospitality partner Amante Capital.
• KKR on its equity arrangements with living specialist partner Inhabeo.
• KKR on its equity arrangements with logistics and industrial partner Mirastar.
• KKR on its equity arrangements with logistics and industrial partner Palm Capital.
• PIF on the proposed development, leasing and joint venture arrangements between its wholly owned subsidiary, the Renewable Energy Localization Company (RELC), Vision Industries Company and JinkoSolar Middle East DMCC to manufacture solar cells and modules in the KSA.
• PIF on the proposed development, leasing, and joint venture arrangements between RELC, Vision Industries Company and Lumetech S.A. PTE. Ltd to manufacture solar ingots and wafers in the KSA.
• PIF on the development, leasing and joint venture arrangements with Hyundai Motors Company to establish a world class automotive manufacturing facility in King Abdullah Economic City.
• PIF’s wholly owned subsidiary, TASARU Mobility Investment, on the development and leasing arrangements to establish the King Salman Automotive Cluster in King Abdullah Economic City.
• Welltower Inc. on its acquisition from Bridgepoint Advisors of Care UK (a senior residential and nursing business made of over 140 care homes across the UK) and care service arrangements with management.
• Brookfield Asset Management Ltd on the development, acquisition and joint venture arrangements in relation to a portfolio of 19 student housing facilities across numerous cities in Spain and Portugal.
• Oaktree Capital Management (UK), LLP on a number of real estate private equity transactions and joint ventures for properties in the UK and across Europe.
• Centerbridge Partners, L.P. on establishing a European industrial outdoor storage joint venture with M7.
• Centerbridge Partners, L.P. on the acquisition of a portfolio of logistics assets in Germany, UK, Switzerland, Poland and Hungary.
• Ares Management Corporation on its acquisition from M&G of a designer outlet in Wales.
• Apollo Global Management, Inc. on the take private of Atlantic Leaf, a South African and Mauritian dual listed company, owning an extensive portfolio of UK industrial real estate assets.

Phoebe Rowson-Stevens is an English-qualified associate in the London office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher UK LLP and a member of the firm’s Technology,  Technology Transactions and Privacy, Cybersecurity and Data Innovation Practice Groups.

Phoebe advises clients across a wide range of sectors on data privacy compliance, technology transactions and artificial intelligence issues. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Phoebe worked at another major international law firm in London.

David C. Ware is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He is a member of the firm’s Securities Enforcement, White Collar Defense and Investigations, Accounting Firm Advisory and Defense, Anti-Money Laundering, and Securities Litigation Practice Groups.

Mr. Ware’s practice focuses on government investigations and enforcement actions, internal investigations, and litigation in the areas of auditing and accounting, securities fraud, and related aspects of federal regulatory and criminal law. He also counsels clients concerning compliance with SEC and PCAOB rules and standards. Mr. Ware serves as a member of the Auditing Standards Board, which promulgates auditing standards for private companies in the United States.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Mr. Ware spent nearly six years at the PCAOB’s Division of Enforcement and Investigations, rising to the position of Associate Director. While at the PCAOB, Mr. Ware was responsible for numerous complex and high-profile investigations, including acting as the lead attorney in some of the PCAOB’s most significant enforcement actions.

Mr. Ware received a number of honors while at the PCAOB, including the Superior Achievement Award in 2017 and the Division Director’s Award in 2014 and 2016. Prior to working at the PCAOB, Mr. Ware was an associate at another international law firm, handling securities, accounting, and FCPA matters.

Mr. Ware received his Juris Doctor cum laude from Harvard Law School and his bachelor’s degree magna cum laude from Dartmouth College. Following law school, he served as a law clerk for the Honorable Robert J. Cordy of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.

Mr. Ware is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and Massachusetts, as well as before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the First Circuit and Third Circuit.

Representative Engagements:

• Representation of large and mid-sized accounting firms in PCAOB enforcement investigations.
• Representation of engagement partners of registered firms in PCAOB enforcement investigations.
• Internal investigation into accounting practices at a global consumer goods company and representation of the company in a related SEC investigation.
• Representation of multiple companies in the health care industry in SEC investigations into disclosure and governance practices.
• Representation of companies in the crypto industry in SEC investigations.
• Representation of a large technology company in a DOJ criminal investigation of its business practices.
• Internal investigation of revenue recognition practices at a large technology company.
• Internal review of investor disclosures for a large financial services company.
• Advice to a broad range of companies regarding compliance with the Corporate Transparency Act.
• Internal review of whistleblower allegations concerning accounting and disclosure practices for a company in the real estate industry.
• Internal investigation into business and accounting practices at a large media company.
• Representation of an international financial institution in connection with a government investigation of alleged tax evasion.
• Providing counseling to large and mid-sized accounting firms concerning compliance with applicable SEC, PCAOB, and related rules and standards.

Natalie Hausknecht is a partner in the Denver office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where she practices in the firm’s litigation department. She is an experienced trial and consumer protection/privacy defense attorney with experience in high-exposure representations of major technology and fintech companies, global energy leaders, and corporate executives. Her experience also has included handling high priority state and federal government investigations involving state Attorneys General, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Natalie has continuously received recognition in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America since 2021, and Super Lawyers has named her a Rising Star in Colorado for 2024-2025.  Most recently, Law Week Colorado named Natalie to its list of 2025 Top Women Lawyers.

For two decades, Natalie has advised global government and business leaders in high-stakes situations during which she has built a reputation for sound judgment and creativity. As an attorney, she is an experienced product counselor on marketing, consumer experience, and privacy issues. She also has successfully defended clients in several important litigation, investigative, and appellate matters, including:

• High-profile worker classification disputes for gig economy companies, including defeating preliminary injunction motions seeking the reclassification of independent workers as employees and securing dismissal of multiple putative class action complaints.
• Multiple high priority Federal Trade Commission and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau investigations for large technology companies—none of which have resulted in any action or consent decree with the Commission.
• Numerous complex putative class actions and law enforcement suits in federal and state court involving consumer disclosures and privacy claims, many of which have been resolved pre-discovery.
• A broad-ranging SEC investigation into the actions of a Board of Directors and several executives that resulted in no prosecutorial action.
• An FCPA investigation concerning business contracts in Latin America.
• Multiple bench and jury trials successfully resolved in commercial litigation involving fraud or trade secret claims.
• Successful early dismissal or resolution of privacy and First Amendment claims for major technology companies and platforms, including those involving the Stored Communications Act.

Natalie also maintains an active pro bono practice. In 2019, she obtained a unanimous reversal and a remand to the Board of Immigration Appeals from the Seventh Circuit in a pro bono immigration appeal: Ruderman v. Whitaker, 914 F.3d 567 (7th Cir. 2019). She also works frequently with non-profits to evaluate and investigate claims of actual innocence for incarcerated criminal defendants.

Natalie earned her law degree from Yale Law School. During law school, she served as an advocate for children in abuse and neglect proceedings, including in hearings and trials. She received the Florence M. Kelley Family Law Prize in recognition of her outstanding courtroom advocacy work.

Prior to joining the firm, Natalie clerked for the Honorable Thomas B. Griffith of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and the Honorable James E. Boasberg of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

She is also an international security and development expert with broad experience advising leaders throughout the Middle East and North Africa. Before attending law school, she worked as a senior special advisor to president of the Kurdistan Region in Iraq for almost a decade. She won a Marshall Scholarship during this time and earned her Doctorate in International Relations from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland and her Masters of Science with honors from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London.

Natalie also graduated summa cum laude from American University with a Bachelor of Arts in International Service. She was recognized as the Outstanding Academic in her class at American, where she also won several other academic and athletic awards, including a 2002 Boren National Security Scholarship.

She is a member of the State Bar of Colorado.

Michael Nadler is of counsel in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. His practice focuses on representing both plaintiffs and defendants in all manner of civil litigation before trial and appellate courts, with a particular emphasis on complex commercial disputes and securities litigation.

Michael’s recent representations include:

• Representing several institutional investors at trial concerning a billion-dollar financial restructuring transaction;
• Representing an entrepreneur in a multi-billion dollar dispute with a joint-venture partner;
• Defending an international mining company in securities litigation concerning a multi-billion dollar investment in Africa;
• Representing the purchaser in several related post-closing disputes relating to an M&A transaction, including federal court, state court, and arbitral proceedings;
• Representing the purchaser in M&A litigation relating to the seller’s refusal to close on a transaction after entering a binding agreement to do so;
• Defending pharmaceutical companies in securities fraud class actions concerning allegedly undisclosed side-effects from blockbuster pain medications;
• Defending financial institutions in securities litigations brought by both individual investors and as investor class actions relating to various investment products;
• Defending a hedge fund in litigation relating to alleged failures to comply with disclosure requirements and attempted disgorgement of short-swing profits;
• Defending a technology company in a consumer class action relating to data privacy issues and in connection with regulatory inquiries;
• Defending an investment services firm in trade secrets litigation;
• Representing a real estate investment trust as plaintiff in litigation concerning a nationwide series of construction projects;
• Representing a leading consumer products brand in contract disputes with several distributors;
• Representing a private equity firm as both plaintiff and defendant in several disputes with former business partners and investors in matters pending before bankruptcy, trial and appellate courts;
• Defending a financial services company in connection with threatened consumer mass arbitrations; and
• Representing an industry group challenging state regulations.

He has also maintained an active First Amendment practice, including his ongoing representation of New York’s historic Forest Hills Stadium in connection with several challenges to its ability to continue hosting concerts and other public events, in connection with which Michael was chosen as a litigator of the week runner-up by Law.com for defeating a preliminary injunction seeking to shut the Stadium down in April 2024.  In addition, Michael has represented journalists and authors in disputes relating to their reporting and publications.  Earlier in his career, many of his pro bono efforts related to LGBTQ rights, including his representation of plaintiff Edie Windsor in the landmark Supreme Court case of Windsor v. United States, which held that a federal law refusing to recognize same-sex marriages was unconstitutional. Michael was also awarded Sanctuary for Family’s Above and Beyond Award for “outstanding pro bono representation and advocacy” in connection with his successful efforts as first-chair trial counsel.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, he served as a clerk and counsel to Chief Judge Robert Katzmann of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, and as a clerk to Judge Paul Crotty of the Southern District of New York. Michael earned his law degree magna cum laude from New York University in 2011, where he received the Maurice Goodman Memorial Prize for Outstanding Scholarship and Character. He received his bachelor’s degree with honors from Columbia University in 2007. Michael is admitted to practice in the State of New York, the Second and Third Circuit Courts of Appeals, and the Southern and Northern Districts of New York.