Orin Snyder > Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP remains active across contractual, intellectual property and First Amendment issues, as well as commercial lawsuits and internal investigations. The firm’s breadth in expertise, coupled with its major trial and appellate victories, has attracted major industry clients that trust the firm with their high-stakes legal disputes. Scott Edelman chairs the team from Century City, where he is applying his deep litigation experience to numerous ongoing trials and arbitrations. Orin Snyder co-chairs from New York and is widely respected in the space, having achieved landmark victories for tech media clients and celebrities, as well as large broadcasting and network organizations. Also based in Los Angeles is Theodore J. Boutrous Jr. , who is renowned for his crisis management expertise and trial ability in appellate courts. Ilissa Samplin, of LA, possesses impressive trade secrets expertise and has represented her corporate and individual clients in complex commercial and IP litigation. Based in the firm’s New York office, Brian Ascher complements his contractual and IP focus with a deep knowledge of the First Amendment and its legal implications. Jillian London in Los Angeles has assisted the practice’s commercial abilities with her experience at all stages of corporate disputes and a particular emphasis on antitrust and class action matters.

The trade secrets offering at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is led by media and tech, AI and IP expert Ilissa Samplin from its Los Angeles office. Among the attorneys there are a range of specialisms, from labor and employment to criminal, and there is considerable experience litigating big-ticket cases on behalf of both defendants and prosecutors. The team’s caseload includes handling matters of alleged misappropriation by high-level executives and employees, advising clients in relation to investigations of criminal breaches of IP laws at federal and state level, and conducting internal investigations where a breach of contract is suspected. Its client roster features such names as TikTok and HSBC. Orin Snyder is a litigator to note, as is Brian Rosenthal who has a particular focus on computer software, electronics and medical devices-related cases; both are based in New York. Working from the firm’s Los Angeles office, Blaine Evanson stands out for his litigation capabilities.

Based in New York, Orin Snyder is co-chair of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP‘s global trial practice group and brings with him experience gained in a former position as federal prosecutor. A veteran trial lawyer, Snyder recently helped land a significant judgment victory and a trial win in a dispute in Bankruptcy Court in Texas in relation to a transaction in early 2020. Among his standout clients are Meta, Invesco, and PayPal. Snyder is also a key contact for Silicon Valley clients and other clients in the technology industry.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP handles high-stakes, business critical litigation on behalf of a blue-chip client base, appearing before every level of the United States court system, including the Supreme Court and state supreme courts. The group also frequently undertakes disputes before federal and state agencies alongside complex international arbitration. New York’s white-collar crime expert Reed Brodsky, Los Angeles’ class action specialist Theane Evangelis, and Washington DC-based Helgi Walker jointly lead the team. In Los Angeles, Theodore Boutrous is a highly experienced trial lawyer and has a very strong track record when it comes to trying cases at all levels of both the state and federal court systems. In New York, Orin Snyder handles a broad range of complex commercial litigation, with particular expertise in disputes arising out of the media, entertainment, and technology sectors. Veronica Moyé left the firm in February 2024.