Jeremy Ochsenbein is Of Counsel in the Denver office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He is a member of the firm’s Litigation Department as well as its Government Contracts Practice Group, Environmental Litigation and Mass Tort Practice Group, Law Firm Defense Practice Group, Labor and Employment Practice Group, and the White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice Group. Prior to joining the Denver office, Jeremy worked in the firm’s Los Angeles office.

Jeremy has significant experience preparing dispositive motions and handling complex discovery and motion practice in state and federal courts. He has assisted clients with federal and California False Claims Act and whistleblower claims, with particular focus on qui tam actions filed against educational institutions. Additionally, Jeremy has defended clients in a range of environmental matters. He also has significant experience representing national law firms in liability actions.

Representative matters in which Jeremy has served as a key member include:

• Representing a for-profit educational institution against False Claims Act allegations in related actions brought by two former employees, resulting in a dismissal of all claims by after the Southern District of Florida granted Gibson Dunn’s motions for summary judgment. Both summary judgment orders were subsequently affirmed on appeal by the Eleventh Circuit.
• Representing a for-profit educational institution against False Claims Act allegations premised on “phantom student” allegations, resulting in a dismissal of all claims after the District of Nevada granted Gibson Dunn’s motion for summary judgment. The district court’s grant of summary judgment was subsequently affirmed on appeal by the Ninth Circuit.
• Representing a for-profit educational institution against retaliation claims brought by a former employee brought pursuant to the California False Claims Act, with the court dismissing all claims based on Gibson Dunn’s demurrer, a decision which was subsequently affirmed by a California Court of Appeal.
• Represented a Fortune 500 corporation and its subsidiaries in a mass tort suit brought by approximately 1,500 property owners and other individuals alleging property damages and personal injury claims based on allegations of vapor intrusion of petroleum hydrocarbons in housing development in Carson, California, including conducting discovery on individual plaintiffs and assisting with summary judgment motions and motions to exclude plaintiffs’ experts. The case ultimately resulted in a favorable settlement after the exclusion of one of the plaintiffs’ key experts.
• Representing an AmLaw 100 law firm against malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty claims brought by the third-party beneficiary of a trust, including preparing and arguing a demurrer in Los Angeles Superior Court that resulted in the dismissal of all claims.
• Representing an AmLaw 100 law firm against claims of malpractice, California False Claims Act violations, breach of contract, and equitable indemnity stemming from one of the largest municipal corruption scandals in California history, obtaining a voluntary dismissal of all claims with prejudice and a costs award prior to the close of discovery.
• Representing a former government defense contractor in a cost recovery action involving trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchlorate contamination.
• Representing a major hotel-casino operator in an action for breach of contract and other claims arising out of a promotional agreement related to a major poker tournament, resulting in a settlement prior to the close of discovery.
• Representing a non-profit entity engaged in a public-private partnership with the State of California against First Amendment and California constitutional claims stemming from a contract dispute.
• Representing an international environmental advocacy group in a quiet title action involving a dispute over a property boundary defined by a river, including serving as first chair for a two-day bench trial in the Routt County (CO) District Court, resulting in a victory that secured the client’s property interests and an award of costs and expert fees.
• Representing a medical products company in an investigation by the Department of Justice regarding allegations of improper marketing of products.
• Representing a Fortune 500 technology company in an investigation involving the Federal Trade Commission.

Jeremy earned a Juris Doctor in 2009 from the Duke University School of Law, where he served on the Editorial Board of the Duke Law Journal. He was a Trustee Scholar at the University of Southern California, graduating magna cum laude with a major in Environmental Studies and earning Phi Beta Kappa honors. Jeremy also received a Master of Planning and Master of Public Administration from the University of Southern California. Prior to attending law school, Jeremy worked as a planner for cities in the Southern California area.

Jeremy is admitted to practice law in the states of Colorado and California, and has also been admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Central and Southern Districts of California and the District of Colorado.

Katie Magallanes is Of Counsel in the Orange County office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She currently practices in the firm’s Labor and Employment, Class Actions, and Litigation Practice Groups.

Her practice focuses on employment and class action litigation in California. She has represented employers in class actions, representative actions under the California Private Attorneys General Act, and individual actions in state and federal court alleging wage and hour violations, discrimination, retaliation, harassment, and employment misclassification. Katie has also represented clients in complex business litigation, including complex high-stakes contract disputes and shareholder derivative lawsuits. She has supported clients in defeating class certification, obtaining summary judgment, and compelling representative actions to arbitration. She has also obtained favorable settlements in multiple actions, including after securing voluntarily dismissal of all class and representative claims.

Katie has been recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for Litigation – Securities (2024-2025).

Katie has extensive experience advising employers regarding personnel policies, employee handbooks, termination issues, and other employment-related matters, and has represented clients in connection with workplace investigations and compliance audits. She has represented clients in a wide variety of industries, including technology, retail, and transportation.

She earned her law degree magna cum laude in 2014 from the University of San Diego School of Law where she served as research editor of the San Diego Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif. During law school, Katie served as a judicial extern for the Honorable William Q. Hayes in the Southern District of California and interned in the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office. She earned a bachelor’s degree in History in 2006 from the University of Southern California, graduating with Departmental Honors. Before law school, she served as an academic advisor at U.C. San Diego.

Katie is a member of the State Bar of California.

Zach Kady is of counsel in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and a member of Gibson Dunn’s Litigation and International Arbitration Practice Groups.

Zach has extensive experience in domestic and international commercial arbitrations as well as investor-state arbitrations. He has represented clients before the American Arbitration Association (AAA), International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), JAMS, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) and the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC). Zach has particular experience in complex contract disputes as well as cases relating to valuations, supply agreements, licensing agreements, and mining and energy projects.

In addition to arbitration work, Zach has handled several domestic litigation disputes where he represents clients from various industries, including insurance, energy, technology, media, and music/entertainment. He has significant experience in state and federal court litigation seeking relief in aid of arbitration, disputes regarding arbitrability, the enforcement of arbitration agreements, and the pursuit of complex, creative, multi-jurisdictional strategies for the enforcement of arbitral awards.

Zach also devotes significant time to pro bono projects working on behalf of aggrieved inmates and immigrants seeking asylum or other protections from removal.

Zach earned his Juris Doctor, cum laude, in 2014 from the Georgetown University Law Center where he was also a member of the Immigration Law Journal and the Barrister’s Council Moot Court Team. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in International Affairs from The George Washington University in 2010.

Zach was recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for Commercial Litigation (2024).

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

Allison K. Kostecka is a partner in the Denver office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She practices in the firm’s Litigation Department, where she focuses on securities litigation, antitrust investigations and litigation, other complex commercial litigation, and data privacy. Since 2016, Allison has been recognized by Super Lawyers as a Colorado “Rising Star.” She is recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for Antitrust Law, Litigation-Antitrust, and Commercial Litigation and has been listed in the publication since 2021.

Allison represents companies in a range of complex, civil litigation matters. She has defended multiple companies in derivative lawsuits and securities class actions before federal and state courts. In addition, Allison has represented clients in a variety of antitrust and consumer protection matters before administrative bodies and federal courts. For over 10 years, she represented a large energy company in multiple federal court actions that exposed a fraudulently obtained, multi-billion dollar judgment against the company. In addition to working on extensive discovery, preliminary injunction actions, and both pre-and post-judgment motions practice related to this transnational matter, Allison was on both the trial and appellate teams for this matter.

Representative Securities Litigation and Derivative Matters:

• Immunomedics, Inc.: Representing Immunomedics, Inc. and certain of its officers and directors in their defense of a securities class action based on alleged misstatements and omissions regarding a data integrity breach. Discovery in this matter is ongoing.
• ViewRay, Inc.: Represented ViewRay, Inc. and certain of its officers in their defense of securities class action allegations based on statements regarding the company’s backlog. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss the putative class action complaint with prejudice.
• Trinity Industries, Inc.: Represented Trinity Industries, Inc. and certain of its officers in their defense of securities class action allegations based on an overturned jury verdict in a False Claims Act case. This case ultimately settled.
• Patriarch Partners and Lynn Tilton: Represented Ms. Tilton and her companies in a variety of federal and state court actions regarding ownership and control of multiple portfolio companies.
• Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc.:Defended Thompson Creek Metals Company and its officers and directors against an individual shareholder’s lawsuit alleging securities fraud and common law claims. The U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment, the Tenth Circuit affirmed, and the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari.
• Molycorp, Inc.: Defended Molycorp, Inc. and its outside Board members in connection with two different securities class actions filed in federal district courts in Colorado and New York, a consolidated derivative action filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery, a consolidated derivative action filed in federal court in Colorado; and related shareholder demands. In the securities class actions, both the federal courts in Colorado and New York granted the defendants’ motions to dismiss before the actions were ultimately settled. The related Delaware derivative action was dismissed on the pleadings.
• Gold Resources Corp.: Successfully defended Gold Resources Corp. and its directors and officers in derivative litigation and a parallel securities class action filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. The claims in both matters arose out of alleged misrepresentations and a minor restatement of financial results. After the securities class action was dismissed on the pleadings, and the dismissal was affirmed by the Tenth Circuit, the plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed the derivative action.
• FTV Capital: Defended individuals and FTV Capital private equity limited partners and general partner on LLC receiver’s breach of fiduciary duty claims. The case was dismissed by a Colorado state court on the defendants’ motion and the dismissal was affirmed on appeal, with review denied by Colorado Supreme Court.
• SM Energy: Defended officers of SM Energy in a shareholder derivative action asserting claims of breach of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment. The lawsuit, which was filed in Colorado state court, was dismissed on the pleadings and no appeal was filed.
• Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc.: Defended Advanced Emissions and its officers in securities class actions filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado after the company announced a restatement of its financial statements, and in related shareholder derivative lawsuits. While a motion to dismiss the securities class action was pending, the parties agreed to settle the lawsuits.

Other Representative Commercial Litigation Matters:

• Johns Manville Corporation: Representing Johns Manville Corporation in its defense of antitrust claims brought by a competitor in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. After the plaintiff’s initial complaint was dismissed on the pleadings, the plaintiff was granted leave to file an amended complaint and discovery ensued. After nearly two years of discovery, the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado granted Johns Manville’s motion for summary judgment, and dismissed the matter in its entirety.
• Chevron Corporation: Represented Chevron Corporation in its successful RICO suit against the purveyors of what The Wall Street Journal called the legal “fraud of the century.” Since 2010, Allison was an active member of the team pursuing claims against the U.S. lawyer who masterminded an extortion scheme against Chevron. Gibson Dunn obtained a trial verdict in favor of Chevron in 2014. Allison was a member of the Gibson Dunn team that subsequently obtained Second Circuit affirmance of that trial verdict and persuaded the U.S. Supreme Court to deny review. Allison continues to represent Chevron in post-judgment proceedings during which Chevron secured a finding of willful contempt from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the U.S. lawyer for his violation of multiple court orders.
• Ingram Micro: Defended Ingram Micro in three antitrust cases filed against the company, among others. The U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss the antitrust claims, but allowed discovery to proceed on state law tort claims. Ingram Micro settled the claims against it in 2018.
• Eclipse Aviation Corporation: Defended former employees of Eclipse Aviation Corporation on claims of negligent misrepresentation and alleged violations of New Mexico Unfair Practices Act in three cases in state court in New Mexico. These cases ultimately settled.

Allison is registered to practice law in the State of Colorado, as well as in the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Sixth, Tenth, and Eleventh Circuits and the U.S. District Courts for the District of Colorado and the Northern District of Ohio.

Dana Lynn Craig is a partner in the San Francisco office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and a member of the firm’s Litigation Department. Her practice focuses on leading high-stakes, complex litigation. Dana has established a reputation for her skillful handling of the most consequential e-discovery challenges our clients face. She is considered an authority at successfully guiding clients through their most complex discovery issues, sweeping across jurisdictions both national and international. Clients rely on her to effectively and efficiently navigate them through massive discovery, with Dana leading all stages of the process including setting strategy to drafting discovery motions to argument.

She further represents clients in both federal and state courts and has extensive experience at all stages of litigation, including trial work, senior case management, motion practice, depositions, witness preparation, and working with experts.  In addition, she has published on subjects ranging from arbitration to environmental topics, including cost recovery and Proposition 65.

Her representative matters include:

• Representing leading technology firm in three-week bench trial in federal court in connection with state and federal antitrust claims. Dana led the discovery team, including crafting and implementing the strategy that successfully navigated the case through numerous high-stakes issues. She was a key member of the trial team, including leading and developing trial logistics throughout the high-profile in-person federal trial held during the global pandemic.
• Successfully representing a health insurer and plan administrator in a four-week jury trial in state court. The jury rendered a $37.5 million verdict, ultimately awarding the full amount sought on each cause of action by the client. Dana served as second-chair for Gibson Dunn’s trial team. During that four-week span, as well as throughout trial preparation, she also worked as the managing senior associate of the team.
• Representing major oil production company and others in a challenge to a countywide ballot initiative, in which the first phase of the case went to trial. Dana was a member of the trial team. The initiative sought to prohibit the drilling of new wells and well stimulation. It would have further imposed a sunset date for the injection or impoundment of produced water. The initiative was enjoined and the court held that two of the prongs were pre-empted by federal and state law. The client was victorious in the Court of Appeal.
• Defending major corporation in large environmental cost recovery action in federal court against the United States. Dana was lead associate in the case and served in a senior management role over the course of her engagement on this matter. She participated in numerous depositions of federal employees and employees of government consultants. During her tenure on this matter, Dana also represented the client before the District Court Judge, Magistrate Judge, and Special Master.
• Defending major U.S. accounting firm in state court. Dana was the lead associate for Gibson Dunn’s team on a matter in which she represented the client in state court hearings. During her engagement on the team, which has handled many similar cases for the client, she defended depositions and participated extensively in motion practice and complex e-discovery issues.
• Defending major corporation in highly publicized trial. Dana’s work in this massive representation included preparing witnesses for trial.
• Defending clients in both international and domestic arbitrations. Dana served in senior level roles in these matters. Her arbitration work has included conducting the direct and re-direct examination of an expert witness, motion practice, depositions, leading discovery, and preparing fact and expert witnesses. She has also published on the topic of enforcing arbitration awards in California.

Dana was named to Southern California Rising Stars by Super Lawyers  magazine in 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. She was also recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America  for Litigation – Environmental in 2024. She also served on the Executive Committee for the Los Angeles County Bar Association Environmental Law Section. She was selected for membership in the Pacific Council on International Policy, which seeks to strengthen West Coast involvement in global affairs. She is also a member of ChIPs, which aims to further the role of women in technology, law and policy. Dana formerly served on the Young Professionals Board for CollegeSpring and, during part of her tenure, held the leadership positions of chair and co-chair on that Board.

She received her law degree from Stanford Law School in 2007, where she was co-managing editor of the Stanford Law & Policy Review  and graduated with Pro Bono Distinction. Dana earned her Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University in 2004, graduating Phi Beta Kappa with University Distinction and received interdisciplinary honors in International Security Studies. During her undergraduate career, she was The Greg Peterson Fellow and recipient of the Donald B. Marron Prize for the Most Original Historical Analysis Paper from the Center for the Study of the Presidency Fellows Program. She also interned in the offices of two U.S. Senators.

Prior to joining the firm, Dana clerked for the Honorable Barry G. Silverman of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

She is a member of the California, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, United States District Court for the Central District of California, United States District Court for the Northern District of California, and the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Bars.

Jun An Chee is an associate in the Singapore office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He is a member of the firm’s Finance Practice Group.

Jun An has experience advising both borrowers and lenders on a wide range of financing transactions, including acquisition financings, real estate financings, green and sustainability-linked financings, and capital call financings.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, he was an associate with a leading Singapore law firm.

Jun An received his Bachelor of Laws with Honors from the National University of Singapore in 2019. He is an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore.

Charles Kim is a Registered Foreign Lawyer (Victoria, Australia) and an associate in the Hong Kong office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He is a member of the Finance Practice Group.

Charles has broad experience advising major financial institutions, investment funds, private equity sponsors and corporates on a wide range of financing transactions, including leveraged and acquisition financings, corporate financings, real estate financings, capital call financings and green and sustainability-linked financings. 

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Charles was an associate at another leading international law firm in Australia. He completed a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and a Bachelor of Science at The Australian National University. He is admitted to practice in Australia and is a Registered Foreign Lawyer (Victoria, Australia) in Hong Kong. He is fluent in English and has working knowledge of Korean.

Charles is a member of the Young Leaders Committee of the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association.

Penny Madden is an English qualified King’s counsel and partner in the London office at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She is co-chair of the International Arbitration Practice Group and a member of the firm’s Transnational Litigation Practice Group.

She has a wide range of experience in all key aspects of international arbitration with particular expertise in shareholder, telecommunications, SPA, energy, international trade and insurance disputes. She represents clients across the globe in a wide variety of arbitration proceedings, including those before the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague (PCA) Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) and London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA), as well as in ad hoc proceedings. In addition to representing clients as counsel, Penny regularly sits as an arbitrator.

Her recent cases include representing two Middle Eastern oil and gas companies in multiple LCIA arbitrations arising out of a multi-billion oil and gas project in Kurdistan and disputed gas pipeline; representing a Middle Eastern oil and gas company in a multi-billion PCA administered arbitration against a state owned Middle East oil and gas company in a gas sales and pipe-line infrastructure project dispute; representing a telecommunications corporate in its US$17 billion dollar UNCITRAL investment treaty arbitration against a North African state for creeping expropriation and breach of the fair and equitable treatment standard; and representing shareholders in a major oil company with respect to multibillion dollar claims for expropriation under the Energy Charter Treaty against the Russian Federation.

She is a member of the LCIA, CIArb, the Financial Sector Arbitration Group and the editorial board of Commercial Dispute Resolution. She writes and lectures on a wide variety of arbitration issues and is the international arbitration specialist for the Diplomatic Book and Website for foreign Embassies and High Commissions. Penny is recognised for Public International Law, Oil & Gas and recommended as a leading individual for International Arbitration in The Legal 500 UK 2025. Chambers UK 2025, Chambers Global 2024 and Chambers Europe 2024 recommends Penny as a leading lawyer for International Arbitration, in which clients have recently noted: “she’s a superb practitioner and leader who is fully devoted to her cases. She is trusted by clients for her commercial vision and her impeccable advocacy skills”, “she has a presence in hearings which is impressive” and “Penny Madden is excellent to work with as co-counsel. She is responsive and respectful, and a pleasure to engage”. In previous years, clients have noted “she has a wonderful reputation and a wonderful commercial arbitration practice”, “she presents her case with depth and clarity” and “she is well respected”. She is described as “absolutely superb. She is no-nonsense, super smart and has excellent written advocacy skills”. She is also noted as a “strong advocate” who clients consider to be “extremely hard-working”. She is also noted as “very business-oriented” with “great analytical skills” and “always available for her clients”. Best Lawyers UK recommends Penny in the field of International Arbitration (2019-2025), she is listed as an expert in Arbitration in Who’s Who Legal 2020, and is also ranked as a ‘Litigation Star’ for International Arbitration by Benchmark Litigation Europe 2022. Penny’s team won Arbitration Team of the Year 2020 in the British Lawyer Awards for its representation of a mining investor in relation to an ICSID investment treaty arbitration against a sovereign state. She is also ranked for International Arbitration and Litigation in the Lawdragon 500 Global Litigation Lawyers guide 2021 and named by Expert Guides to its 2022 Guide to World’s Leading Women in Business Law.

Penny received her Bachelor of Arts in 1990 from University of Oxford, St. Hugh’s College, and her Law Society Finals in 1992 from University of Law, Guildford. She took silk in 2016.

Beau Stark is a partner in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Denver office. He has broad experience in all aspects of corporate practice, including public and private mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, public offerings, capital markets transactions, securities offerings, management participation and financing, tender offers, private fund formation and general corporate matters.

Mr. Stark is ranked as a leading corporate lawyer (Band 1) by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in Colorado Corporate/M&A and Colorado Natural Resources & Energy. Mr. Stark has been repeatedly recognized in the Denver Business Journal’s list of Who’s Who in Energy. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America® every year since 2013 for Corporate Governance Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Securities Regulation. Mr. Stark was named the 2017 and 2019 Lawyer of the Year for Corporate Governance, Denver, 2018 , 2021 and 2024 Lawyer of the Year for Mergers and Acquisitions, Denver. Mr. Stark was also featured in Legal 500’s 2024 M&A Powerlist.

Mr. Stark graduated from the University of Colorado School Of Law, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif and was an Editor on the University of Colorado Law Review. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1991.

Mr. Stark is a frequent lecturer on private equity and mergers and acquisitions topics, and author of prior publications on limited liability companies. Mr. Stark is also past Chairman of the Board for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado.

Alec A. Nadeau is an associate in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He is a member of the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group.

Alec received his Juris Doctor from New York University School of Law where he was a Moelis Fellow in Urban Law and Public Affairs. While in law school, he interned with the New York City Housing Authority, the New York City Department of City Planning, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York.

Prior to law school, Alec worked as an advisor to the Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and as a research assistant in a Washington D.C. thinktank focused on cyber and critical infrastructure security policy. He graduated from George Washington University with a Master of Public Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, summa cum laude.

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

Virginia Somaweera (formerly Smith) is an associate in the Century City office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Ginny is a member of the firm’s Litigation, Class Actions, and Environmental Litigation and Mass Tort practice groups.

Representative matters include:

• Ongoing representation of infant-formula manufacturer in class-action litigation relating to alleged consumer deception. 
• Representation of Northrop Grumman in putative class action alleging groundwater contamination from trichloroethylene (TCE) in Missouri. Ginny argued two motions to dismiss before the trial court, which significantly narrowed the claims at issue. A favorable settlement was reached as to the remaining claims. 
• Representation of The Boeing Company against claims primarily by property owners alleging damages stemming from the November 2018 Woolsey Fire in Southern California. Obtained dismissal of claims and entry of judgment in Boeing’s favor following demurrer.
• Obtained summary judgment and an award of attorneys’ fees on a quiet title action establishing that a conservation easement protected 400 acres of undeveloped property in the Santa Monica Mountains as open space in perpetuity.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Ginny served as a law clerk to the Honorable James V. Selna of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Ginny earned her law degree in 2017 from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, where she was elected to the Order of the Coif. She graduated magna cum laude from the Georgetown University School with a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service in 2012.   

Before entering law school, Ginny taught middle school English language arts in Baton Rouge, Louisiana as a Teach For America corps member.

Ginny is a member of the State Bar of California and is admitted to practice law before the United States District Court for the Central District of California and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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

Andrew earned his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he served on the Editorial Board of the Virginia Journal of International Law and argued in front of the Virginia Parole Board as a member of the Decarceration and Community Reentry Clinic. He also served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Mark A. Kearney, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Andrew received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania, graduating magna cum laude with a major in Political Science and a minor in Hispanic Studies. Before attending law school, he worked at a research consulting firm in Washington, D.C.

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

Laura Londoño Pardo is a litigation associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Yale University in 2017 and her Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 2021.

Prior to joining the firm, Laura served as a law clerk to the Honorable Eric L. Clay in the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the Honorable Edgardo Ramos in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. She is a 2017 Fulbright Scholarship grantee.

Laura is admitted to practice in the State of New York, the Southern District of New York, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

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

Karsten graduated with high honors from the George Washington University Law School, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif.  At GW Law, he was a member of the George Washington Law Review and was awarded Best Oralist in the 74th Annual Van Vleck Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition.  During law school, Karsten interned at the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Dresden, Germany.

Karsten graduated summa cum laude from Columbia University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He also graduated cum laude from the Institut d’études politiques de Paris (Sciences Po Paris), where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree with a concentration in Middle East studies. Before attending law school, Karsten managed international security and counterproliferation projects for a Washington, D.C.-area non-profit. 

Karsten speaks German and French and is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia. 

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

Blake earned his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the Georgetown University Law Center. During law school, Blake served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy and as a legal intern in the Constitutional and Specialized Tort Litigation Section of the U.S. Department of Justice. Blake was also a student attorney for the Georgetown Appellate Litigation Clinic, where he helped represent an individual before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and assisted in filing a brief as amici curiae supporting a petition for certiorari before the United States Supreme Court.

Blake received a Bachelor of Science in Business Economics from the University of Kentucky in 2020, where he graduated magna cum laude.

He is a member of the District of Columbia Bar.

Jabari Y. Julien is a litigation associate in the San Francisco office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.  He practices in the firm’s Securities Litigation, White Collar Defense and Investigations, and Labor and Employment Practice Groups.  Jabari represents individuals and major multinational corporations in complex civil litigation, as well as in criminal, regulatory, and internal investigations. 

Jabari also maintains an active pro bono practice.  He represented Mr. Jones in a historic civil rights victory over an LAPD officer in Deon Jones v. City of Los Angeles, in which a federal jury unanimously determined that the officer had violated Mr. Jones’ Fourth Amendment rights and awarded him $375,000 in compensatory and punitive damages.  Jabari has also represented clients in a variety of other pro bono matters, focusing on the areas of criminal justice and constitutional rights.

Jabari received his Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School, where he was named a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and served as an editor for the Columbia Law Review and as President of the Prison Healthcare Initiative.  While in law school, Jabari interned with the Honorable Beryl A. Howell of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and participated in New York State’s Pro Bono Scholars Program.  Jabari graduated magna cum laude from Howard University with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry.

Jabari served as a law clerk to the Honorable Margo K. Brodie of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.  Jabari is admitted to practice in the State of New York and in the State of California.

Nicholas E. Canelos is a litigation associate in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.

Nicholas served as a law clerk to the Honorable Anthony J. Scirica of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and to the Honorable Paul S. Diamond of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Nicholas graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif, and where he served as a Comments Editor on the University of Pennsylvania Law Review and as an Arthur J. Littleton Legal Writing Instructor. He received his Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania.

Nicholas is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey.

Eleonora Viotto is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She practices in the firm’s Litigation Department. She is currently on secondment.

Eleonora earned her Juris Doctor with honors from the George Washington University School of Law in 2024, where she served as a Notes Editor for The Federal Circuit Bar Journal and as a Legal Research and Writing Dean’s Fellow. As a law student, Eleonora served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Amy Berman Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, and as a legal intern with the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Fraud Division.

She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Southern California, where she graduated magna cum laude with a double major in Political Science and Communication. Eleonora was admitted to Phi Beta Kappa in 2020.

Eleonora is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia. She is a native speaker of English and Italian.

Andrew Webb is an Associate in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He is member of the firm’s Labor and Employment and Litigation Practice Groups.

Andrew assists clients in a wide range of employment law matters, including discrimination, retaliation, non-compete and trade secrets, and wage and hour. Beyond litigation, Andrew also advises employers on navigating federal and state WARN requirements and complying with leave laws.

Andrew earned his Juris Doctor from Duke University School of Law in 2022, where he served as an associate editor on the Alaska Law Review. Andrew graduated summa cum laude in 2018 from Auburn University with a Bachelor of Arts in History and English Literature.

Andrew is admitted to practice in the State of New York and the Southern District of New York.

Osman Nawaz is a litigation partner in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, and a member of the firm’s Securities Enforcement and White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice Groups. He advises clients on internal and government investigations and enforcement actions, as well as follow-on civil litigation and regulatory and compliance-related issues.    

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Os concluded a 14-year career with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC). During his time with the SEC, he worked in the agency’s New York Office, serving through multiple administrations and in roles ranging from staff attorney to Assistant Regional Director. Most recently, he was a Senior Officer in the agency’s Division of Enforcement and in national leadership where he led Enforcement’s Complex Financial Instruments Unit, a specialty group focused on complex products and trading involving sophisticated market participants’ structuring, sale, trading and valuation of derivatives, asset-backed securities, and other instruments. Os oversaw high-profile investigations and litigations and professional staff located in seven different offices including the agency’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. He was a frequent collaborator with other groups throughout the agency.  

Os’s government work provided him with a deep understanding of investigations, the markets, and complex trading and products. His work covered the entire breadth of the SEC’s subject matter and involved asset managers, broker-dealers, security-based swap dealers, credit rating agencies, issuers, and other market participants. During his time at the SEC, he was involved in numerous first-in-kind and landmark actions concerning valuation, market manipulation, regulatory issues such as net capital and Regulation SHO, internal controls, disclosure, fraud and other violations of the federal securities laws. Os also worked closely with the Department of Justice, FBI, CFTC, state and foreign regulators, and other authorities. He is a past recipient of the SEC Chair’s Award for Excellence and the Stanley Sporkin Award.

Before joining the SEC, he was an associate at an international law firm. Os received his J.D. from the University of Denver College of Law and his B.B.A. from Baylor University.