Timothy Sun

Associate Attorney

Timothy Sun is an associate in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He is a member of the Litigation, and Appellate and Constitutional Law Practice Groups

Timothy has been recognized for Appellate Practice in the yearly editions of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America since 2023.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Timothy served as a law clerk to the Honorable Michelle T. Friedland of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the Honorable Ronnie Abrams of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

He earned his Juris Doctor in 2013 from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif. At Berkeley, Timothy was a notes & comments editor on the California Law Review. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude from Dartmouth College in 2006.

Timothy is admitted to practice in the State of New York.

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Credentials

Education:
  • University of California - Berkeley - 2013 Juris Doctor
  • Dartmouth College - 2006 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
  • New York Bar
Clerkships:
  • US Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, Hon. Michelle T. Friedland, 2015 - 2016
  • USDC, Southern District of New York, Hon. Ronnie Abrams, 2014 - 2015