THEANE EVANGELIS

Partner and Co-Chair of the Litigation Practice Group Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Theane Evangelis has spent close to 20 years honing a practice that has positioned her as one of the country’s leading appellate, employment, class action, and general commercial litigation lawyers. She serves as co-chair of Gibson Dunn’s global Litigation Practice Group and previously served as co-chair of the firm’s Class Actions Practice Group.

Evangelis has played a lead role in a wide range of high-profile, groundbreaking litigation matters and has been a leading lawyer who has helped shaped how companies serving the “gig economy” operate. As the achievements highlighted in this submission showcase, Evangelis has emerged as a go-to class action lawyer for businesses whose business models are under attack. In these instances, the stakes couldn’t be higher for these clients. Evangelis’ recently secured a landmark arbitration ruling for Uber and also secured the reversal of a record-setting $102 million judgment in an employment class action and PAGA case.