Danielle Abouseif is an associate in the Orange County office of Gibson Dunn. She practices in the firm’s Litigation Department and is a member of the firm’s Appellate and Constitutional Law and Media, Entertainment, and Technology Practice Groups.
From 2024-2025, Danielle served as a law clerk for the Honorable Holly A. Thomas of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She received her Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School in 2022, where she was awarded the Judge Thelton E. Henderson Prize for Outstanding Performance in her Organizations & Transactions Clinic and the Susman Godfrey Prize for academic excellence. Danielle also served as an Articles Editor for the Stanford Law Review and externed at the Civil Rights Enforcement Section of the California Department of Justice.
Danielle graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from Harvard College in 2019.
Danielle is a member of the California Bar and admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Capabilities
Credentials
Education:
- Stanford University - 2022 Juris Doctor
- Harvard University - 2019 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- California Bar
Clerkships:
- US Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, Hon. Holly A. Thomas, 2024 - 2025