Gillian T. Farrell is a counsel in the firm’s Intellectual Property Litigation and Trial Practice Groups.  She has represented clients in state and federal court and in cases involving a wide range of technologies.  She is experienced in all stages of litigation, including discovery, taking and defending fact and expert depositions, motion practice, trial and appeal. Ms. Farrell also maintains an active pro bono practice, with an emphasis on reproductive rights.  

Ms. Farrell served as a law clerk for the Honorable Sanket J. Bulsara of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. She was previously a summer associate at WilmerHale.

During law school, Ms. Farrell was a legal intern in the Organized Crime and Gangs and General Crimes units of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. Before attending law school, Ms. Farrell was a management consultant at Bain & Company. She also previously worked as a research associate with Everytown for Gun Safety.

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  • Education

    • JD, Columbia Law School, 2019

      James Kent Scholar, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar

      Blog Editor, Science and Technology Law Review

    • BA, Chemistry, minor in Government, Harvard University, 2013

      cum laude
  • Admissions

    • New York

    • Massachusetts

    • US District Court for the District of Massachusetts

    • US Court of Federal Claims

  • Clerkships

    • The Hon. Sanket J. Bulsara, US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 2020 - 2021

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