Gabriel Lee-Sanchez is an associate in Pillsbury’s Litigation practice with experience in general and complex litigation in financial services/securities, labor and employment, and general business disputes.

Representative Experience

  • Represented a multinational investment bank in a complex California False Claims Act action with alleged damages over $500 million.
  • Obtained dismissal of $260 million claim against a Fortune 500 multinational financial services company in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California and summary affirmance in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
  • Obtained dismissal of fraud, breach of contract, and negligence-based action against broker-dealer in San Francisco Superior Court.

Professional Highlights

  • Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (published by BL Rankings LLC) for Litigation – Labor and Employment and Litigation – Securities (2026)
  • Selected as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers for Civil Litigation: Defense (2025)

Education

  • J.D., University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, 2022
    cum laude, Editor, Hastings Law Journal

    LL.M., European Law, Université Paris-Pantheon-Assas, 2022
    high honors (magna cum laude)

    B.A., Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 2015

Admissions

  • California

Courts

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

    U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Central, and Eastern Districts of California

Languages

  • Spanish