Elizabeth Penava is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She practices in the firm’s Litigation Department.
Elizabeth earned her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, where served on the University of Pennsylvania Law Review and The Regulatory Review. Elizabeth also served as a Littleton Fellow for the Legal Practice Skills program. Elizabeth earned Bachelor’s degrees, summa cum laude, in Political Science in Spanish from the University of Kentucky in 2017. Prior to law school, she taught English in the Spanish Basque Country before directing volunteers at a civic engagement nonprofit.
Elizabeth is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia.
Capabilities
- Litigation
- Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice
- Antitrust and Competition
- Appellate and Constitutional Law
- Artificial Intelligence
- Environmental Litigation and Mass Tort
- Fashion, Retail, and Consumer Products
- Intellectual Property
- Media, Entertainment, and Technology
- Tech and Innovation
- Technology Litigation
- Trials
Credentials
Education:
- University of Pennsylvania - 2023 Juris Doctor
- University of Kentucky - 2017 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- District of Columbia Bar