Marc Aaron Takagaki is an associate in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. His practice focuses on securities, class action, and complex commercial litigation. He also works on matters involving derivatives, corporate governance, and cryptocurrencies.
Marc maintains an active pro bono practice. He is currently prosecuting a federal civil rights action for a prison inmate and regularly represents asylum applicants fleeing persecution.
He received his Juris Doctor in 2017 from the University of Michigan Law School where he was a Contributing Editor of the Journal of Law Reform. Marc was the winner of the 2016 University of Michigan Law Transactional Competition and was awarded “Best Drafting for Buy-Side Counsel.” In 2017, he represented the University of Michigan Law School in a national transactional law competition, where he was a semi-finalist. During law school, Marc also worked with low-income individuals as part of the General Civil-Criminal Litigation Clinic and worked with criminal defendants on appellate matters in the Advanced Civil-Criminal Litigation Clinic.
Marc received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and History from the University of California Los Angeles in 2011.
He is admitted to practice in the State of California and the State of New York.
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Credentials
Education:
- University of Michigan - 2017 Juris Doctor
- University of California - Los Angeles - 2011 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- California Bar
- New York Bar