Poonam Kumar

Poonam Kumar is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and a member of its White Collar Defense & Investigations, Litigation, and Trial practice groups. She is a former federal prosecutor with significant trial experience and an extensive background in handling high-stakes criminal and civil matters across a broad range of practice areas.

Poonam’s practice focuses on internal investigations, regulatory and criminal investigations, complex commercial litigation, and trials across a range of industries, including financial services, technology, media and entertainment, sports, telecommunications, energy, automotive, and healthcare. Recently, Poonam was named by AmLaw Litigation Daily as one of their “Litigators of the Week” in a jury verdict win for Nike in its endorsement contract dispute with NFL wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. She has also been recognized by The Daily Journal in its annual feature for “Top Verdicts in California” for 2023, with the publication naming Stitch Editing Ltd. v. TikTok Inc. et al. among its Top Defense Results.