DEBRA WONG YANG
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Boston College Law School
Few if any, can rival Debra Wong Yang’s distinguished background – first Asian-American woman to serve as a U.S. Attorney, former California state judge, and now serves as Co-Chair of Gibson Dunn’s firm-wide Crisis Management Practice Group. Given the depth of experience and record of success, Yang focuses part of her practice on strategic counseling. She leads critical representations, both high profile and highly confidential, involving a wide variety of industries, economic sectors, regulatory bodies, law enforcement agencies, global jurisdictions and all types of proceedings. Her clients are in the private and public sectors. She guides teams of attorneys and outside consultants in the development and implementation of strategies to achieve the most favorable outcomes, greatest protection of reputational interests and minimalizing of harm to the business assets. She has a strong background in addressing and resolving problems across the white collar litigation spectrum.
