Alana Bevan is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where she currently practices in the firm’s Litigation Department.
Prior to joining the firm, Alana served as a law clerk to the Honorable Harris L Hartz, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (2022-2023), and the Honorable Anita B. Brody, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2021-2022).
She graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where she was a Levy Scholar and served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Law & Public Affairs. She also externed at the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Federal Community Defender’s Capital Habeas Unit and served as a Littleton Writing Fellow for the Legal Practice Skills Program.
Alana also holds a PhD in History from the Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Arts with Honors from the University of Alberta.
She is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia.
Capabilities
- Litigation
- Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice
- Appellate and Constitutional Law
- Class Actions
- Labor and Employment
Credentials
Education:
- University of Pennsylvania - 2021 Juris Doctor
- Johns Hopkins University - 2009 Doctor of Philosophy
- University of Alberta - 2003 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- District of Columbia Bar
Clerkships:
- US Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit, Harris L. Hartz, 2022 - 2023
- USDC, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Anita B. Brody, 2021 - 2022