Christine Demana is a partner in Gibson Dunn’s Dallas office. Her practice focuses on high-stakes trade secrets, restrictive covenant, and commercial litigation matters for clients in the tech, gaming, biotech, and professional services industries. She excels in fast-paced litigation for these clients nationwide—including for matters involving preliminary and expedited relief. Christine is consistently recognized for her cutting-edge legal work. The Legal 500 USA names Christine as a “Recommended Lawyer” for Trade Secrets. She has been repeatedly recognized by The Best Lawyers in America© in Commercial Litigation, as a Super Lawyers “Rising Star,” and The American Lawyer | Litigation Daily included her as a “Litigator of the Week” Runner Up after she helped “secure a sweeping injunction” in a trade secrets and restrictive covenant lawsuit on behalf of DraftKings. Alongside Christine’s commercial docket, she proudly maintains an active pro bono practice. The New York Legal Aid Society twice awarded her its outstanding service award for her work on behalf of New Yorkers with disabilities in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, and she has represented individual clients charged with federal crimes as lead counsel both in trial and on appeal in federal district and circuit courts around the country.