James Lavery is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.  He currently practices with the firm’s Corporate Department.  James has represented clients in connection with matters related to data privacy, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, regulatory inquiries, mergers & acquisitions, and securities regulations.

James received his Juris Doctor from Duke University School of Law and was inducted to the Duke Law chapter of the Order of the Coif; he also received a Masters of Laws (LL.M) in International and Comparative Law.  While at Duke, he served as an Articles Editor for the Duke Law Journal  and was a member of both the Moot Court and Mock Trial Boards.

Prior to law school, he graduated cum laude with Honors and Distinction from Whitman College, with a Bachelor of Arts in Politics, and a minor in Chinese.  After graduating from Whitman, he worked as a college English instructor at Yunnan University in Kunming, China, and for a startup in Portland, Oregon.

James is admitted to practice law in the state of California.