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Theane Evangelis

Theane Evangelis

USA 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Theane Evangelis is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Gibson Dunn and Co-Chair of the firm’s Global Litigation Practice Group. She has served as lead counsel in a wide range of appellate, constitutional, media and entertainment, and crisis management matters, as well as a variety of employment, consumer, and other class actions.

Career

Theane represents clients in federal and state courts throughout the nation in a wide spectrum of cases and has argued and won high-profile, groundbreaking appeals across the country, including in the Supreme Court of the United States. Theane joined Gibson Dunn after serving as a law clerk to Justice Sandra Day O’Connor during October Term 2004 and was a law clerk for Alex Kozinski on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Personal

JD, New York University, summa cum laude, 2003. Bachelor of Arts, Georgetown University, cum laude, 1997.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Litigation: Appellate - California

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial

Theane Evangelis boasts an impressive and varied appellate practice, leading challenges before the Ninth Circuit and US Supreme Court on constitutional and commercial matters, including labor and employment concerns. She co-chairs the firm's global litigation practice group and its class actions practice.

Appellate Law - USA - Nationwide

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Theane Evangelis, co-chair of Gibson Dunn's litigation practice, is a highly-regarded appellate lawyer. Alongside experience arguing before the Supreme Court, Theane regularly represents clients in the Ninth Circuit and in state courts.

Strengths

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  • Theane is sharp, well prepared, and does a fantastic job. She is also good with client contact, making sure we get what we need.

    Litigation: AppellateChambers Guide to the USA
  • She’s the person we turn to in a crisis, and the one who always picks up the phone, no matter the issue.

    Litigation: AppellateChambers Guide to the USA
  • Theane is incredibly smart.

    Litigation: AppellateChambers Guide to the USA

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California

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