MARCELLUS McRAE
Partner
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Among the region’s leading trial lawyers, Marcellus McRae has first-chaired numerous jury trials, bench trials, and arbitrations in both federal and state courts. During his tenure as a partner with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, McRae has honed his litigation and white-collar criminal defense practices to focus on a wide variety of complex business disputes, internal investigations, and criminal prosecutions including defense of individuals and corporations in cases involving allegations of: financial fraud, False Claims Act violations, public corruption, violations of federal and state environmental laws, health care fraud, wrongful death, criminal antitrust violations, and other matters.
Recently, McRae and a Gibson Dunn team secured reversal from the California Court of Appeal of a judgment against the City of Santa Monica under the California Voting Rights Act and the California Constitution. The decision marked the first victory for any defendant in a California Voting Rights Act case.
