Michelle Zhu is an associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn, where she primarily practices in the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group with a focus on patent litigation.
Michelle previously served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Leonard P. Stark of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. She earned her Juris Doctor from Cornell Law School, where she was an Honors Fellow and an Articles Editor for the Cornell Law Review. While in law school, she also served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Denny Chin of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. She received her Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Duke University.
Michelle is admitted to practice law in the State of New York, Washington, D.C., and before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. She is also registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Capabilities
Credentials
Education:
- Cornell University - 2021 Juris Doctor
- Duke University - 2018 Bachelor of Science
Admissions:
- District of Columbia Bar
- New York Bar
Clerkships:
- US Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, Hon. Leonard P. Stark, 2022 - 2023