Spencer W. Vaughan is an associate in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s New York office.
Spencer received his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 2023. At Harvard, Spencer was a J.D./Ph.D. student, with the Ph.D. program being in Biological and Biomedical Sciences at Harvard University. In lieu of pursuing a thesis, he paused the Ph.D. after completing Year 1 in good academic standing to pursue a J.D. at Harvard Law School. Spencer has contributed as a co-author to several scientific research articles relating to biological pathways underlying neurological diseases and immunological disorders. These articles have been published in Nature Neuroscience, Nature Genetics, Nature Communications, etc.
Spencer received his Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience and Molecular Biology, summa cum laude, from the University of Arizona in 2017. Prior to attending law school, Spencer was a biological research scientist working in the areas of neuroscience and immunology.
Spencer is admitted to practice in the State of New York.
Publications:
- Co-Author, "Mutations disrupting neuritogenesis genes confer risk for cerebral palsy," Nature Genetics (September 28, 2020)
- Co-Author, "Opposing peripheral fates of tissue-restricted self antigen-specific conventional and regulatory CD4+ T cells," European Journal of Immunology (October 3, 2019)
- Co-Author, "TSC2-deficient tumors have evidence of T cell exhaustion and respond to anti–PD-1/anti–CTLA-4 immunotherapy," JCI Insight (April 19, 2018)
- Co-Author, "Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery, Principles and Evidence-Based Practice, Ch. 28, Indications for and benefits of lumbar spinal hardware removal," JP Medical Publishers (February 1, 2018)
- Co-Author, "TDP-43 pathology disrupts nuclear pore complexes and nucleocytoplasmic transport in ALS/FTD," Nature Neuroscience (January 8, 2018)
- Co-Author, "Endocytosis regulates TDP-43 toxicity and turnover," Nature Communications (December 12, 2017)
Capabilities
- Litigation
- Antitrust and Competition
- Class Actions
- FDA and Health Care
- Intellectual Property
- Life Sciences
- Securities Litigation
- Technology Litigation
- Trials
Credentials
Education:
- Harvard University - 2023 Juris Doctor
- University of Arizona - 2017 Bachelor of Science
Admissions:
- New York Bar