# Trial Lawyer To The Stars: Orin Snyder

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Podcast: [Original Jurisdiction](https://stenobird.com/podcast/original-jurisdiction-5705421)
Published: 2025-10-15T16:49:35+00:00
Episode link: https://davidlat.substack.com/p/orin-snyder-gibson-dunn-podcast-interview
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit davidlat.substack.com Who’s the Biglaw partner with the most star-studded client roster? Orin Snyder, co-chair of the Trials Practice Group at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, has to be up there. Consider this: at least a half-dozen of his clients have performed at the Super Bowl halftime show, in Times Square on New Year’s Eve, or both. (In case you’re wondering, they are Marc Anthony, Mariah Carey, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, The Rolling Stones, and Bruce Springsteen.) Most lawyers would be thrilled to have just one famous client. But Orin Snyder isn’t most lawyers. A former federal prosecutor, he has been recognized as one of the nation’s leading litigators—not just by Chambers and Partners and Forbes, but by entertainment-industry publications like Variety and The Hollywood Reporter. In our conversation, we covered Orin’s family history in the entertainment industry; his service as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York; why celebrity clients are often a joy to represent, not annoying or aggravating (which was my guess); and his forthcoming memoir. As a longtime Biglaw partner and member of Gibson’s executive committee, Orin is an expert on the business of law. So we discussed the virtues of boutique practice (he had his own boutique before joining Gibson), why so many Biglaw firms are shifting away from litigation, and why he thinks that’s a mistake. Finally, Orin told me how he came to represent the family of the late Professor Dan Markel, pro bono—for which I am, as a friend of Dan, especially grateful. Show Notes: * Orin Snyder bio , Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP * Orin Snyder profile , Chambers and Partners * Meet Orin Snyder, the Deadliest Trial Lawyer in Tech , by Greg Sandoval for The…

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