Monica Paladini is an associate in the Orange County office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where she currently practices in the firm’s Litigation Department.

Monica earned her Juris Doctor from the Pepperdine University School of Law, where she graduate magna cum laude and was elected to the Order of the Coif and the Order of the Barristers. She served as the Business Production Editor for the Pepperdine Law Review, a legal writing teaching assistant to Professor Mireille Butler, and a research assistant to Professor Peter T. Wendel. Monica also served as an extern for the Honorable John A. Kronstadt in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Public Address from Liberty University, where she graduated summa cum laude.

Prior to law school, Monica worked in marketing where she taught training seminars on cutting-edge marketing strategies and tools, developed and implemented digital marketing campaigns for an array of businesses of various industries, and served as the director of marketing for a national manufacturer of building materials. She authored a monthly column in a print magazine focused on emerging technology. She also holds her private pilot license and motorcycle license.

Monica 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.