Alon H. Sugarman is a litigation associate in Gibson Dunn’s New York office. His practice is focused on representing clients in their most important disputes in federal and state court, throughout the country. Alon has also participated in several highly expedited trials in the Delaware Court of Chancery. Alon thrives on the creative aspects of litigation, working with clients to develop unique theories of issues and the law to promote the ultimate goal of achieving results for his clients. He has deployed this approach in cases ranging from breach of contract to securities class actions, land use, and public policy disputes.
Alon is involved in several high-profile matters, including representing the historic Forest Hills Stadium in Queens in a series of lawsuits involving challenges to the concerts put on at the stadium and the stadium owner’s breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and tort claims against objectors. Rulings in one of the lawsuits—denying a preliminary injunction to a group of plaintiffs and granting the stadium owner’s motion to dismiss, respectively—were named Decision of the Day by the New York Law Journal. Alon is also the lead associate bringing a federal disability discrimination lawsuit in the Southern District of New York on behalf of a New York City tenant seeking a reasonable accommodation from his landlord under the Fair Housing Act. Alon’s involvement in bringing the case was profiled on the front page of the New York Law Journal. Alon’s pro bono practice also includes working alongside Legal Services NYC and Sanctuary for Families in New York City Housing and Family Court.
Prior to becoming a litigator Alon was an associate in the Corporate Department at Gibson Dunn. In that role, he regularly advised public companies in connection with securities compliance matters and participated in numerous capital markets transactions
He received his Doctor of Jurisprudence, in 2021, from Vanderbilt University Law School. During law school, he was on the Dean’s List and member of the Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law (JETLaw). While he was the Senior Symposium Editor of JetLaw, he published his note entitled Grown from the Shadows: How Technology and Taxes Can Bring Private Companies into the Public Light. During law school, he was an SEC honors program intern with the Enforcement Division of the Atlanta Regional Office. Alon was also a research assistant to corporate law Professor Amanda Rose, a Gibson Dunn alumna.
Alon graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 2016, where he received his Bachelors of Arts degree in history (with an emphasis in economic history) with high distinction and high honors, and a minor in public policy. While at Berkeley, he studied abroad at the University of Cambridge, Pembroke College.
When Alon is not working, he enjoys cooking for his friends and family, fishing and exploring the great outdoors, and hand restoring antique furniture.
Capabilities
- Litigation
- Appellate and Constitutional Law
- Business Restructuring and Reorganization
- Class Actions
- Liability Management and Special Situations
- Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Data Innovation
- Securities Litigation
- Tech and Innovation
- Trials
Credentials
Education:
- Vanderbilt University - 2021 Juris Doctor
- University of California, Berkeley - 2016 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- New York Bar