Michael Corcoran is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He practices in the firm’s Litigation Department where he is a member of the Appellate and Constitutional Law, and Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice groups.
Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Michael served as a law clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas on the Supreme Court of the United States, Judge Stephanos Bibas on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and Judge Jerry E. Smith on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Michael also practiced as a litigation associate at another national law firm, where he litigated appeals and complex commercial disputes.
Michael graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2017, where he was a member of Order of the Coif and received the Roger and Madeleine Traynor Prize for the best written work by a graduating student. While there, he also served as an Articles Editor for the Virginia Law Review. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Villanova University in 2014.
He is admitted to practice in New York, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia. He is also admitted to appear before the United States Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Capabilities
- Appellate and Constitutional Law
- Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice
- Litigation
- White Collar Defense and Investigations
Credentials
Education:
- University of Virginia - 2017 Juris Doctor
- Villanova University - 2014 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- District of Columbia Bar
- New York Bar
- Pennsylvania Bar
Clerkships:
- US Supreme Court, Hon. Clarence Thomas, 2022 - 2023
- US Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit, Hon. Stephanos Bibas, 2018 - 2019
- US Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, Hon. Jerry E. Smith, 2017 - 2018