Sarah L. Pongrace

Sarah Pongrace is an associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn and a member of Gibson Dunn’s White Collar Defense and Investigations, Litigation, Securities Enforcement, National Security, and Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Data Innovation practice groups. Her practice focuses on the intersection of law and technology, particularly in the context of civil and criminal enforcement proceedings, internal investigations, litigation, and crisis management.

She has represented clients across a diverse range of sectors, including telecommunications, technology, energy, aerospace, pharmaceuticals, and banking and financial institutions. She has experience with fast-paced, high-stakes internal investigations, as well as with all aspects of discovery, including witness interviews and depositions, responses and objections, and document collections, reviews, and productions. She has also advised clients in other regulatory matters, including securing trade licenses and approvals, filing voluntary self-disclosures, responding to administrative subpoenas, and working with clients to improve their compliance programs.

Sarah received her Juris Doctor in 2020 from Harvard Law School, where she served as a Staff Editor of the Journal on Legislation and as a member of the Research Committee for the Women’s Law Association. During law school, she served as an intern for the Peace Corps Office of the General Counsel and worked as a research assistant on topics related to constitutional law, corporate accountability, and educational equal rights protections. Prior to law school, she received her B.A. in history and romance languages from Boston College and worked in education in the Boston area. Sarah is fluent in French and conversant in Italian. She is admitted to practice in the State of New York.

Capabilities

• Litigation
• National Security
• Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Data Innovation
• Sanctions and Export Enforcement
• Securities Enforcement
• White Collar Defense and Investigations

Credentials

Education:

• Harvard University - 2020 Juris Doctor
• Boston College - 2016 Bachelor of Arts

Admissions:

• New York Bar