Michael Klurfeld

Michael Klurfeld is a litigation associate in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He has represented clients in high-stakes litigation at the trial and appellate levels. His matters have touched on areas including media and entertainment, technology, the First Amendment, commercial disputes, and class actions. He has particular experience with complex substantive and procedural legal issues. Michael has also advised clients on the constitutionality of desired legislation.

Michael has litigated a number of high profile First Amendment cases on behalf of journalists, including CNN v. Trump and Karem v. Trump, in which he helped secure the return of White House correspondents’ suspended press credentials. He also aided the Firm’s representation of Mary Trump, the niece of former President Donald Trump, in successfully opposing the Trump family’s attempt to stop the publication of her bestselling memoir.

In his pro bono practice, Michael has represented non-profits and public interest groups on a variety of policy matters. His immigration work includes having secured asylum for an LGBTQ+ individual who fled persecution in her home country.

Michael served as a law clerk to the Honorable Eunice C. Lee of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and as a law clerk to the Honorable Vernon S. Broderick of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Michael graduated from New York University School of Law magna cum laude in 2018, where he served as the Executive Editor of the Proceedings journal for NYU’s Moot Court Board and was elected to the Order of the Coif. He also worked as a research assistant for Professor Arthur R. Miller and helped revise the leading treatise on civil practice and procedure in the federal courts. In 2012, Michael graduated with honors from the University of Chicago with a B.A. in Mathematics.

Michael is a member of the New York bar. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

Capabilities

• Appellate and Constitutional Law
• Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice
• Media, Entertainment, and Technology

Credentials

Education:

• New York University - 2018 Juris Doctor
• University of Chicago - 2012 Bachelor of Arts

Admissions:

• New York Bar

Clerkships:

• US Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit, Hon. Eunice C. Lee, 2022 - 2023
• USDC, Southern District of New York, Hon. Vernon S. Broderick, 2021 - 2022