Meghan Sherley is an associate in Gibson Dunn’s Orange County office, where she is a member of the firm’s Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance Practice Group. 

Meghan advises public companies in a variety of industries on ESG, compliance, and general corporate law matters. Her practice includes assisting clients with annual shareholder meetings (including the Rule 14a-8 shareholder proposal process, director and officer questionnaires, and drafting proxy statement disclosure in compliance with stock exchange, proxy advisory firm, and investor policies), financial reporting and compliance, and ESG and sustainability reporting. She writes and presents on these topics, including on trends and developments in human capital management disclosures.

Meghan’s pro bono engagements include advising nonprofit entities and small businesses on a variety of compliance, governance, and transactional matters.

Meghan earned her law degree, summa cum laude, in 2020 from the University of San Diego School of Law, where she served as Articles Research Editor for the San Diego Law Review and as Research Assistant to Professor Mark Lee. While in law school, she served as judicial extern to the Honorable Patricia D. Benke at the California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division One. Meghan graduated cum laude from Long Beach State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and a Minor in Economics.

Meghan is admitted to practice in the State of California and is a member of the Society for Corporate Governance.

 

Certifications

Sustainable Capitalism & ESG Online, Berkeley Law Executive Education

George B. Adams is of counsel in the San Francisco office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.  He is a member of the Firm’s  Securities Litigation Practice Group. 

George’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, with an emphasis on the representation of companies and their officers and directors in securities class actions, merger and acquisition disputes, and shareholder derivative litigation alleging breaches of fiduciary duties.  Outside the securities space, George has advised and advocated for individuals, corporations, technology and entertainment companies, and various financial institutions in a wide variety of business litigation, including founder disputes, breach of contract actions, antitrust actions, and other corporate law matters, and he has achieved a strong record of success for his clients in state and federal courts across the United States.

Representative Matters

  • Pinterest: Representing company and one of its co-founders in a founder dispute before the Superior Court of California. Secured dismissal of all claims against second co-founder.
  • Progenity: Defending company and senior officers in securities class action arising out of the company’s IPO. Secured dismissal of all claims before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.
  • Fluor: Representing company in shareholder class action before the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon alleging breach of contract and quasi-contract claims.
  • Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings: Represented four members of the company’s board of directors in securities action before the Delaware Court of Chancery arising from a proxy contest initiated by the company’s executive chairman. Gibson Dunn secured dismissal of all claims and our clients prevailed in the proxy contest.
  • Defended technology company in purported securities class action asserting misrepresentations and omissions in connection with initial public offering.
  • Defended global banks including Bank of America, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley in securities class actions brought on behalf of investors in companies such as Alibaba Group and Ooma Inc.
  • Defended a large financial institution in several mortgage-backed securities cases.
  • Secured dismissal of all claims against former director & CEO of private company in purported negligent misrepresentation action.
  • Successfully defended global bank against purported fraudulent concealment claims arising from the collapse of a prominent bitcoin exchange.
  • Represented global bank in antitrust civil actions related to foreign exchange trading.
  • Represented entertainment company in Antitrust Division regulatory review of telecom merger.
  • Secured dismissal of all claims against global architecture firm in purported negligence action.

George also has an active pro bono practice. Among other matters, he played a lead role in prosecuting a prisoner-rights class action on behalf of more than thirty-thousand individuals for unconstitutional conditions of confinement at two local jails.

Before joining Gibson Dunn, he was a litigation associate in the New York and San Francisco offices of Shearman & Sterling LLP. Previously, George served as a law clerk to the Honorable John F. Keenan of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

George received his Juris Doctor, with honors, from Fordham University School of Law in 2013, where he served as the Managing Editor of the Fordham Law Review and as an Associate Editor of the Fordham Moot Court Board. He received his undergraduate degree, with honors, from Vassar College in 2010.

He is admitted to practice in California and New York, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the United States District Courts for the Northern District of California and the Southern District of New York.

Speaking Engagements:

  • Panelist, “Developments in Federal Securities Litigation and Enforcement,” The Bar Association of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
  • Panelist, “Smart Approaches to Cost Control in eDiscovery,” The Masters Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Wynne Leahy is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.  She practices in the firm’s Litigation Department with a particular focus on white collar defense investigations, food and drug regulatory matters, and complex commercial litigation.  Wynne has experience representing multinational companies in investigations conducted by the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the United States Congress, and other regulatory and enforcement agencies.  She has conducted internal investigations involving alleged violations of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, Anti-Kickback Statute, and False Claims Act.

She received her law degree cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center, where she served as Senior Notes Editor of the Georgetown Law Journal and received Exceptional Pro Bono Recognition.  Wynne earned her undergraduate degree from Bowdoin College with department honors of magna cum laude in Government & Legal Studies and a minor in Biology.  Before law school, Wynne worked in the U.S. Senate.

She is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia.

Alexandria Johnson is a corporate associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher where she currently practices in the firm’s Capital Markets Group.

Ms. Johnson’s practice includes the representation of foreign and domestic issuers and underwriters in equity and debt offerings, including IPOs and secondary public offerings.  She also advises clients on a wide variety of general corporate and securities law matters, including corporate governance and disclosure issues.

Ms. Johnson earned her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 2017.  She graduated from the University of Southern California in 2014, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Ms. Johnson was a corporate associate Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP and practiced in the firm’s New York and Frankfurt am Main offices.

Ms. Johnson is admitted to practice law in New York and California.

Eric A. Menist is an associate in the New York office and part of the IP litigation group.

Eric focuses on patent litigation, and hybrid cases involving patents and other IP related disputes, such as trademark infringement and ownership, unfair competition, and other commercial claims. For patent cases, Eric immerses himself in the technology and translates it to themes easily understood by the court and jury. Eric also has particularized trademark litigation experience dealing with business divorces and trademark ownership disputes. Eric’s diverse litigation background allows him to handle complex cases involving multiple types of related IP and commercial claims to help resolve each client’s diverse business needs unique to their case.

Eric has represented companies in the software, semiconductor, pharmaceutical, consumer products, and cosmetics industries, including Amazon, Intuit, Lumileds, Almirall, Lashify, Novo Nordisk, and UCB Pharma. 

Eric primarily handles cases at the U.S. International Trade Commission in Section 337 investigations and federal courts around the country, including in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, District of Delaware, Western District of Texas, and Central and Southern Districts of California. Eric also assists with matters at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, including inter partes and post grant reviews, both for patent owners and challengers.

Eric has also counseled on a range of non-litigation matters, such as patent prosecution, trademark and copyright clearance and procurement, due diligence of IP for corporate transactions, licensing of IP, and other commercial contracts. Eric’s knowledge about how issues may resolve before the court help him devise strategies that try to avoid potential pitfalls should future litigation become necessary.

Eric also has represented clients in various pro bono matters for individuals in need, including litigation defending constitutional rights and securing immigration protection.

Eric graduated with honors, including valedictorian, order of the coif, and summa cum laude, and was a senior editor for the Rutgers University Law Review. While in school, Eric worked full time as a litigation paralegal and law clerk at a boutique IP firm in New York, assisting with IP litigation and procurement. Before law school, Eric was a paralegal at a boutique commercial firm in New York, working on both litigation and transactional matters focused on franchising and its related commercial and real estate aspects.

Representative Litigations

  • Won rare summary judgment of no willful patent infringement for Amazon before Judge Albright in the Western District of Texas, effectively removing unsubstantiated assertions of alleged bad acts from the case and jury trial.
  • Represented Lashify, Inc. in a hybrid IP case against competitor Urban Doll in the Central District of California involving patents, trademarks, false advertising, unfair competition, and tortious interference. Obtained a preliminary injunction against defendants for use of Lashify’s trademark; crafted complex tortious interference and unfair competition claims that survived multiple motions to dismiss; and obtained favorable claim construction.
  • Represented Lashify, Inc. in hybrid patent and false advertising cases against overseas manufacturers in the Western District of Texas and obtained a favorable claim construction.
  • Represented Shinmax Indus. Co. in a hybrid patent, trademark, unfair competition, and cyberpiracy case related to the parties’ business divorce and IP ownership disputes in the Central District of California. Won landslide claim construction victory and secured highly favorable settlement for Shinmax.
  • Assisted Intuit’s appeal victory at the Ninth Circuit regarding the validity and enforcement of its online TurboTax software terms and conditions. The Circuit Court held customers assented to the browsewrap conditions and remanded the case to the district court to compel arbitration.
  • Tried and won high-profile patent case for Lumileds before the U.S. International Trade Commission for claims involving semiconductor light-emitting diodes. The Commission held Lumileds did not infringe the patents, and that certain patents were invalid for lack of priority and anticipated by the on sale bar.  Assisted with the Federal Circuit appeal resulting in dismissal, a settlement, and complete victory for Lumileds.
  • Represented transgender inmate against the California Department of Corrections in the Eastern District of California involving constitutional protections provided by the First, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments for failure to provide her with proper medical treatment, including gender reassignment surgery. Survived the Court’s mandatory inmate complaint screening, obtained a favorable settlement, and helped the individual receive her necessary surgery.

Eric is admitted to practice in the State of New York, the Southern District of New York, Eastern District of New York, and Western District of Texas.

Tyler Lavigne is an associate in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where he is a member of Gibson Dunn’s Real Estate Group.

He received his Juris Doctor in 2023 from the University of Michigan Law School.  Tyler received his Bachelor of Arts with a major in Public Relations and a minor in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2020.

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

Nicole Opendo is an associate in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Los Angeles office. She is a member of the firm’s Litigation Department.

Nicole earned her law degree from the University of California, Davis School of Law, where she was elected as a member of the Order of Barristers and earned the Academic Excellence Scholarship. While in law school, Nicole was the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Editor of the UC Davis Law Review, External Competitions Chair for the Moot Court Honors Board, and teaching assistant for Civil Procedure. She earned first place at the Irving J. Neumiller Moot Court Competition and was awarded Outstanding Oral Advocate. Nicole served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Todd W. Robinson of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

Nicole earned her undergraduate degree in Political Science from California State University, Long Beach.

Nicole is a member of the California Bar. She is also admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Stevie Thackeray is a litigation associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. In additional to working on complex litigation matters, she maintains an active Pro Bono practice.

Stevie earned her law degree from Southwestern Law school graduating magna cum laude and with a public service distinction. While in law school, she served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Judge Dean D. Pregerson in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. She was a member of the Southwestern Law Review, a Moot Court Oralist, and member of the Moot Court Board of Governors. She worked as a Legal Writing and Civil Procedure teaching assistant. She worked as a Research Assistant for Professor Christopher David Ruiz Cameron. She served as the Academic Chair of the Latino Law Student Association. She participated in the Community Lawyering Clinic and received a Clinic Leader recognition.

She graduated magna cum laude from Florida State University, with a double Bachelors’ of International Affairs and Criminal Justice with a French minor.

Stevie is admitted to practice law in the State of California and before the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Jane Lu is an associate in Hong Kong and is a member of the Litigation Practice Group.

She primarily focuses on contentious and non-contentious financial services regulatory matters, which includes advising clients on regulatory investigations by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission and Hong Kong Monetary Authority, internal compliance investigations, licensing applications, regulatory compliance and reporting matters. Jane also has experience in assisting leading industry associations with their responses to regulatory reforms and consultations.

As part of her litigation practice, Jane works on civil and commercial litigation. She has advised companies and high net-worth individuals in a range of contractual, trust, and company matters.

Jane obtained her law degree from University of Cambridge, Peterhouse with full scholarship. She is admitted to practice in Hong Kong and is fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin.

Andrew Kuntz is a litigation associate in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.

Andrew graduated as a James Kent Scholar from Columbia Law School in 2019. At Columbia, Andrew served as the Executive Production Editor on the Columbia Human Rights Law Review and a Teaching Assistant to the Honorable Jed S. Rakoff.

Andrew earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from the State University of New York at Geneseo in 2012. After obtaining his undergraduate degree, Andrew served as an AmeriCorps Legal Assistant at a non-profit legal service provider in Rochester, New York.

Andrew served as a law clerk to the Honorable Victor Marrero of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and is admitted to practice in the State of New York.

Lili Italiane is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where she currently practices in the firm’s Litigation Department.

She graduated with high honors from the University of Southern California, Gould School of Law in 2023, where she was elected to the Order of the Coif. While in law school, Lili advocated for clients at parole hearings and habeas corpus proceedings as a member of USC’s Post-Conviction Justice Project. She was also the champion of USC’s Hale Moot Court Honors Program competition in 2022.

In 2020, Lili graduated magna cum laude from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science.

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

Linsha Qi is an associate in the Orange County office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She currently practices in the firm’s Litigation Department.

Linsha earned her law degree from the University of California, Irvine School of Law in 2023, where she graduated magna cum laude. During law school, she served as an Articles Editor for the UC Irvine Law Review and a Research Assistant to Professor of Law Summer Kim, Clinical Professor of Law Jane Stoever, and Chancellor’s Professor of Law Christopher Leslie. She was also a Certified Law Student in UCI Law’s Domestic Violence Clinic, where she represented abuse survivors in restraining order trials and immigration matters. Linsha also received the UCI Law Pro Bono Independent Spirit Award. Linsha earned her bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley in 2017.

Linsha is a member of the California bar and is admitted to practice before the Central District of California.

Jiayi Lin is a corporate associate in the Beijing office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. She is a member of the firm’s Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Practice Groups. Jiayi advises corporate clients and private equity funds on a variety of cross-border M&A transactions, strategic acquisitions and investments, private equity transactions, joint ventures, restructuring, going private transactions, de-SPACs, PIPEs, and other securities and general corporate matters.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Jiayi was an associate in the Beijing office of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. Jiayi received her Juris Doctor in 2020 from Harvard Law School and her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Economics in 2017 from University of California, Berkeley with Highest Distinction in General Scholarship.

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

Selected Experience

  •  Alibaba and Ant Group in their investments and corporate transactions.
  • Primavera Capital Acquisition Corporation in its de-SPAC merger with Lanvin Group.
  • Primavera Capital Group in its acquisition of the Greater China Business of Mead Johnson Nutrition and its various pre-IPO investments.
  • The buyer consortium in the going-private transaction of BlueCity Holdings Limited.
  • The buyer consortium in the going-private transaction of New Frontier Health Corporation.
  • A majority shareholder in the restructuring of an autonomous driving truck company.
  • GreenTree Hospitality Group Ltd. in its acquisition of Da Niang Dumplings and Bellagio.
  • A convenience store chain in its pre-IPO financing.

* Includes matters handled prior to joining Gibson Dunn.

Pleasant Garner is an associate in the Houston office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She currently practices with the firm’s Litigation Department.

Pleasant received her J.D., with honors, from the University of Texas School of Law in 2023. As a student, she served as an editor of The Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law and Texas Law Review, where her co-editors selected her note for publication. While in law school, she interned for Justice Jane Bland of the Supreme Court of Texas. She graduated from Princeton University in 2018, where she concentrated in the School of Public and International Affairs. 

Pleasant is admitted to practice in the State of Texas.

Publications

A Cautionary Tale Out of West Virginia: A Call for Robust Federal Financial Assurance Requirements for Hardrock Mining, 101 Tex. L. Rev. 1205 (2023).

Joseph Evall is a litigation partner in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and a member of Gibson Dunn’s Litigation, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences, Product Liability, and FDA and Healthcare Practice Groups.

Joseph primarily litigates cases that involve complex science and technology, including patent lawsuits, product liability actions, and commercial disputes, with an emphasis on pharmaceutical, biotech, and chemical patent litigation. Joseph has led successful courtroom challenges to “junk science,” with his examination and cross-examination of expert witnesses resulting in significant client victories. In 2016, litigation on which he was co-lead counsel was recognized by LMG as the most significant Hatch-Waxman case of the year. In 2017, he received a “Research In Action” Award from Treatment Action Group, a research and policy think tank in New York, for his work defeating an “HIV denialism” lawsuit. Joseph’s training in science included laboratory research in physical chemistry and DNA technology; one article on self-assembled monolayers (J. Am. Chem. Soc., 111, 321 (1989)) was featured in the 125th anniversary issue of the Journal of the American Chemical Society as the 50th most cited paper to date.

Joseph works closely with organizations that promote diversity in the legal profession. He is a member of the Board of the Lesbian and Gay Lawyers of New York Foundation, and was previously on the board of a non-profit organization that provides housing and social services to LGBT youth, and another that combats violence against LGBT people. Joseph has been honored for his work on diversity and inclusion, including a 2010 award by the LGBT Rights Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. He leads the Diversity Committee of Gibson Dunn’s New York office.

Joseph graduated summa cum laude from Harvard College in 1982 and received a master’s degree in Physical Chemistry from Harvard in 1984. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1990. From 1992-93, Joseph served as a law clerk for the Honorable Sonia Sotomayor, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Joseph is admitted to practice in New York.

Representative Matters

Patent Litigation

  • Nalco v. Wisconsin Public Service Corp. (W.D. Wis.); Nalco v. Wisconsin Power and Light Comp. (W.D. Wis.): Represent defendants in patent infringement suits relating to method for reducing mercury in flue gas emissions from coal-burning power plants; Nalco v. Chem-Mod et al. (N.D.Ill.): Represented defendant in case dismissed by plaintiff after four years of litigation.
  • Ferring v. Allergan et al. (S.D.N.Y.):  Defended Allergan against inventorship challenge to patents directed to low-dose desmopressin products. See 932 F. Supp.2d 493 (2013)(dismissing all 14 state law claims); 4 F.Supp.3d 612 (2014)(denying motion for leave to file a second amended complaint); 253 F.Supp.3d 708 (2015)(dismissing plaintiffs’ inventorship claims as barred by equitable estoppel); 166 F.Supp.3d 415 (2016)(permitting trial of inventorship counterclaims directed to plaintiffs’ patents).
  • Sanofi-Aventis v. Eli Lilly and Co. (D.Del.):   Represented Sanofi in a 505(b)(2) Hatch-Waxman lawsuit concerning its diabetes treatment, Lantus SoloSTAR, one of the best-selling drug products in the world. The morning of trial, Lilly stipulated to infringement, an injunction, and royalties. In 2016, LMG recognized the litigation—which involved patents on formulations and delivery devices—as the Hatch-Waxman Litigation Impact Case of the Year.
  • Isis Pharmaceutical v. Santaris Pharma A/S (S.D. Cal.):  Represented defendants in patent lawsuit involving drugs based on LNA (locked nucleic acid) antisense oligonucleotides; secured dismissal of claims premised on alleged sale or offer for sale of patented methods.
  • Medicis v. Actavis (D. Del.):  Represented plaintiff in Hatch-Waxman lawsuit concerning patented topical dermatological gel formulation.
  • Alcon Laboratories. Represented Alcon in three patent infringement cases involving glaucoma medications. The technical issues involved organic chemistry, ocular anatomy and physiology, solution chemistry, and statistics. Each case settled on favorable terms just before trial.*
  • Chemical Manufacturing Process. Defended an agricultural products company in an E.D. Tenn. patent infringement lawsuit directed to a process used in manufacturing cyclohexanedione herbicides. Summary judgment of non-infringement was affirmed on appeal.*
  • Other Patent Matters. Joseph has also developed patent, litigation, IPR, and regulatory strategies, and handled litigation and appeals, in matters involving novel “NCE” drug substances; microalgae; pharmaceutical formulations; real-time weather systems for insurers; DVR “time-shift” technology; screen printing machines for fabricating circuit boards; biologics; oligosaccharides and carbohydrates; PCR; silicon carbide crystals; polymers; and transgenic crops. He has advised clients and represented parties in the mediation and arbitration of disputes concerning patent licenses and drug development agreements.

Product Liability Litigation

  • Vaccines. Joseph directed the efforts relating to expert witnesses and scientific and medical issues in defending hundreds of cases alleging that routinely-administered vaccines caused some children to develop autism. In one Maryland case, he handled five expert witnesses in a ten-day Frye hearing that resulted in the preclusion of all of plaintiffs’ expert witnesses from testifying, and the dismissal of the case. The Court of Appeals of Maryland affirmed the decision in May 2009, leading scores of other Maryland plaintiffs with similar claims to dismiss their cases. An earlier Daubert hearing in the E.D.Tx, was also successful. *
  • Prop 65. Joseph won a one-week trial in California Superior Court in People v. Altaire, establishing that the presence of the preservatives thimerosal and phenylmercuric acetate in certain nasal spray products did not create an obligation to include Proposition 65 warnings. This case was the first in California to establish a maximum allowable dose level under Proposition 65, and the first defense trial victory in a Prop 65 case brought by the California Attorney General.*
  • Other Product Cases. Joseph has defended against product liability claims directed to a variety of products ranging from manufacturing equipment to the earliest cases involving talc, and participated in a successful appeal challenging the restructuring of a mass tort settlement trust.*

Commercial Litigation

Many of Joseph’s cases involve complex commercial disputes relating to joint venture agreements, joint development agreements, patent licenses, and other contractual rights. He defended telecommunications companies against a putative class action challenging their management of nationwide cellular markets, and against an Article 78 claim challenging a large service contract. He was a member of the team representing the co-owners of the largest oil refinery in Germany in an eight-week trial before the International Chamber of Commerce.

Pro Bono Matters

Joseph leads a team of attorneys representing dozens of LGBT persons seeking asylum in the United States, and supervises all of the office’s matters involving name-change applications brought by transgender people. He is leading a team challenging New York’s regulations permitting familial DNA searching of the State’s DNA databank. He recently represented a Muslim inmate in a religious freedom challenge to accommodations provided during Ramadan. In a case involving “HIV denialism,” Joseph obtained summary judgment dismissing defamation claims brought by a journalist against his client, a well-known AIDS policy expert, a ruling unanimously affirmed on appeal. Farber v. Jefferys, 941 N.Y.S.2d 537 (N.Y.Sup. 2011), aff’d, 103 A.D.2d 514 (1st Dept. 2013). Joseph has obtained the dismissal of libel claims brought against a non-profit LGBT services organization, and another victory on behalf of that client that vindicated the right to provide rape crisis services in New York State without fear of suit.

Recent Publications and Presentations

  • Co-Author, “Don’t Count On PREP Act To Defend Pandemic IP Infringement,” Law360 (July 2, 2020).
  • Moderator, “Illusory Safe Harbors: Exploring Uncertainties in the Boundaries of 271(e)(1),” at ACI Paragraph IV Disputes Conference, New York (April 2017)
  • Panelist, “FDA Update—Survey of Agency Activity Impacting Paragraph IV Litigation,” at ACI Paragraph IV Disputes Conference, New York (April 2015)
  • “Unanimous Supreme Court Decides That Induced Infringement Requires a Direct Infringer” (Gibson Dunn Client Alert, June 3, 2014)
  • Speaker, “Biologics and Biosimilars,” at ACI Paragraph IV Disputes Conference, New York (April 2013)
  • Guest Speaker, “Vaccine Litigation,” at Stanford undergraduate seminar on “The Measles Safari” (2012)
  • “En Banc Federal Circuit Expands Liability for Induced Infringement of Method Claims,” Gibson Dunn Client Alert (September 5, 2012)
  • “Leahy-Smith America Invents Act Revises Patent Law,” Gibson Dunn Client Alert (September 22, 2011)
  • “What Every Product Liability Lawyer Needs to Know About Patents and the Company’s Defense of Patent Litigation,” DRI Drug and Medical Device Seminar (May 2010)
  • Co-Author, “Defending Causation Claims Brought By Plaintiffs Asserting ‘Genetic Susceptibility’,” DRI Drug and Medical Device Seminar (May 2009)

* Representations occurred prior to attorney’s affiliation with Gibson Dunn.

Nicole Waddick is an associate in the San Francisco office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She currently practices in the firm’s Litigation Department.

Nicole earned her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, where she graduated Order of the Coif. While at Berkeley, Nicole was the Senior Submissions Editor of the Berkeley Journal of International Law. Nicole was a student leader of the International Human Rights Workshop and spent three semesters in the International Human Rights Law Clinic. Nicole’s pro bono practice includes international human rights, immigration, and civil matters.

Nicole graduated cum laude from the University of Notre Dame, with a B.A. in Political Science.

Nicole is admitted to practice in California and the Northern District of California.

Milene Minassians is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She practices in the firm’s Litigation Department.

Milene earned her Juris Doctor from the University of California Davis, School of Law, where she was a Dean’s Merit and Academic Excellence Scholarship recipient. While in law school, Milene served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Marsha Berzon of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and for Judge Laurel Beeler of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Milene also served as co-chair of King Hall’s Moot Court Honor’s Board.

Prior to attending law school, Milene received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science & International Relations from UC Berkeley.

Milene is a member of the California Bar. She is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Jordan Rose is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She is a member of the firm’s Litigation Department, as well as the Labor & Employment, Crisis Management, and White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice Groups.

Jordan has helped multinational companies across a variety of industries conduct internal investigations, respond to regulatory inquiries, and litigate complex commercial matters. Her cross-disciplinary practice includes experience with employment, consumer protection, cybersecurity and data privacy, securities, sports, and anti-corruption laws.

She graduated from New York University School of Law and New York University Stern School of Business with her JD/MBA in 2021 where she served as Co-Chair of the Law School’s Black Law Students Association. Jordan graduated summa cum laude from Spelman College in 2017, where she received a bachelor’s degree in philosophy.

Jordan is admitted to practice in the State of California.

Elise Blegen is a litigation associate in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.

She received her Juris Doctor from Vanderbilt University Law School, where she was elected to the Order of the Coif and served as Symposium Editor of the Vanderbilt Law Review.

She graduated magna cum laude and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa at New York University, where she received her Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Anthropology. At NYU, she was a Presidential Honors Scholar and received the Department of Anthropology Prize.

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

 

Publications:

Elise Blegen, Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll: Effectively and Equitably Moderating Vice and Illegal Content Online, 76 Vand. L. Rev. 1265 (2023).

Juliana Stone is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.

She received her J.D. from Harvard Law School and a B.A. in History and Political Science from Williams College. Prior to joining the firm, she worked in television and news at NBC; on Democratic presidential and statewide campaigns; and for Arianna Huffington.

She is admitted to practice law in in California.