Phil Shapiro is a senior associate in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He practices in the Firm’s Litigation and International Arbitration Departments.

Phil’s practice encompasses complex commercial litigation, arbitration and regulatory and criminal investigations for clients spanning a range of industries, including financial services, infrastructure, consumer packaged goods, social media, biotech and environmental technology. His litigation practice focuses on contract and antirust disputes. In his investigations practice, he has represented clients before the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the Securities and Exchange Commission, State Attorneys General, and the N.Y. District Attorney’s Office, and has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® as “One to Watch” in the area of Criminal Defense: White – Collar. He also specializes in investor-state and international commercial arbitration, representing clients from across the globe in arbitrations brought under a variety of institutional rules, including ICSID, ICSID Additional Facility, and ICC.

Recent engagements include:

• Global financial institution in connection with a variety of litigations in federal court related to foreign exchange, sovereign debt and precious metals trading;
• U.S. investment bank in investigations stemming from a network security compromise related to potential insider trading;
• Middle Eastern company as claimant in investor-state and commercial arbitrations; and
• Latin American company in an ICC arbitration concerning a joint venture.

Phil also maintains a very active pro bono immigration practice, using his fluency in Spanish to represent Central American asylum seekers, neglected children and victims of domestic violence in immigration proceedings. He has helped more than 15 clients obtain asylum or Special Immigrant Juvenile Status. Phil was named a 2018 Pro Bono Attorney of the Year by Kids in Need of Defense (KIND).

Phil received his Juris Doctor from New York University School of Law, where he was a Dean’s Scholar and served as a Notes Editor on the New York University Journal of Legislation and Public Policy. He graduated with distinction from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government and minors in Spanish and International Relations.

Phil is admitted to practice in the State of New York and before the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.