Katie Townsend

Katie Townsend is a Partner in the Los Angeles office of Gibson Dunn, advising clients in the media, entertainment, and technology industries. Katie recently returned to Gibson Dunn after serving as the Deputy Executive Director & Legal Director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, where she oversaw the non-profit organization’s legal services portfolio, including its amicus curiae practice and the litigation and legal advising work of Reporters Committee attorneys. She began her career at Gibson Dunn, handling contract disputes, intellectual property issues, defamation claims.