Jennafer Tryck is a litigation associate in the Orange County office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.  Ms. Tryck’s practice focuses on complex business and commercial litigation at both the trial and appellate levels.  She has argued numerous appeals to the California Court of Appeal, including Celia S. v. Hugo H., 3 Cal. App. 5th 655 (2016), in which she obtained complete reversal of an adverse trial court ruling for the client.

Other recent representative matters include:

• Munro, et al. v. University of Southern California, et al.:  Defend the University of Southern California in a putative class action challenging how the University manages its retirement plans and alleging breach of fiduciary duties under ERISA.
• City of Dallas v. Delta, et al:  Secured a preliminary injunction allowing Delta Airlines to continue operating at the Dallas Love Field Airport.
• U.S. v. Obaidullah:  Attained release of an Afghan detainee held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba.
• Acosta, et al. v. Shell Oil Co., et al.:  Defended Dole Food Company, Barclay Hollander Corporation, and Oceanic Properties in suits brought by more than 1,500 property owners and other individuals alleging property damages and personal injuries due to the development of homes on allegedly contaminated property.
• G.C. v. S.C.:  Obtained affirmance of a custody award for the father of a young child with learning disabilities.  (Ms. Tryck presented oral argument to the California Court of Appeal.)
• Nike, Inc. v. Dekovic, et al.:  Secured a favorable settlement for Nike in a suit brought by Nike against Adidas and three former Nike footwear designers alleging misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract, and various business torts.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Ms. Tryck served as a law clerk to Chief Justice Dana Fabe of the Alaska Supreme Court and as an extern to Judge John W. Sedwick of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska.  Ms. Tryck received her law degree from the University of California, Irvine where she graduated cum laude.  In law school, Ms. Tryck served as Lead Article Editor of the UC Irvine Law Review.  Ms. Tryck also holds a Master of Public Administration from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University.

Ms. Tryck is a member of the California and Alaska bars and is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the United States District Court for the Central District of California, and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.