Alon H. Sugarman is an associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn, where he serves as a member of the firm’s Litigation Department. His practice is focused on representing public and private companies in both federal and state court litigation, throughout the country. He is especially interested in the creative aspects of litigation, working with clients to develop unique theories of issues and applications of the law to support their factual circumstance. He has had the opportunity to deploy this approach on issues ranging from, securities and corporate governance, data privacy and cybersecurity, to land use, lending disputes, and product liability.
As a member of the firm's litigation department, Alon has served high-profile clients in cases related to commercial and contract disputes, class actions, securities compliance and SEC enforcement, appeals, and data privacy. Prior to joining the Litigation Department, Alon was an associate in the Corporate Department at Gibson Dunn. In that role, he regularly advised public companies in connection with securities compliance matters and a wide array of corporate transactions. In his first year of practice, Alon participated in nearly $30 billion of capital markets transactions.
He received his Doctor of Jurisprudence, in 2021, from Vanderbilt University Law School. During law school, he was on the Dean’s List and member of the Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law (JETLaw). While he was the Senior Symposium Editor of JetLaw, he published his note entitled Grown from the Shadows: How Technology and Taxes Can Bring Private Companies into the Public Light. During law school, he was an SEC honors program intern with the Enforcement Division of the Atlanta Regional Office. Alon was also a research assistant to corporate law Professor Amanda Rose, a Gibson Dunn alumna.
Alon graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 2016, where he received his Bachelors of Arts degree in history (with an emphasis in economic history) with high distinction and high honors, and a minor in public policy. While at Berkeley, he studied abroad at the University of Cambridge, Pembroke College.
When Alon is not working, he enjoys cooking for his friends and family, fishing and exploring the great outdoors, and hand restoring antique woodworking.
Capabilities
- Litigation
- Appellate and Constitutional Law
- Business Restructuring and Reorganization
- Class Actions
- Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Data Innovation
- Securities Litigation
- Tech and Innovation
Credentials
Education:
- Vanderbilt University - 2021 Juris Doctor
- University of California - Berkeley - 2016 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- New York Bar