Carissa H. Zidell is an associate in the Century City office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She currently practices in the firm’s Real Estate Department. Carissa represents private equity funds, developers, operators, and institutional and non-institutional investors in all aspects of real estate transactions, ranging from acquisitions and dispositions, financings, preferred equity investments, development matters, and joint ventures in a variety of asset types, including hospitality, office, student housing, multi-family, industrial, and data center.
Carissa was recognized as a Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™ 2025 and 2026 in Real Estate.
Carissa earned her Juris Doctor from UCLA School of Law, where she was elected to the Order of the Coif. She graduated cum laude and with College Honors from UCLA, earning Bachelor of Arts degrees in History and Classical Civilizations.
Carissa is admitted to practice law in California.
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Credentials
Education:
- University of California, Los Angeles - 2017 Juris Doctor
- University of California, Los Angeles - 2014 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- California Bar