Diane McGimsey is a member of the Firm’s Litigation Group and a co-head of the Firm’s Employment Law Group. Before joining S&C, she served as a law clerk to Justice Clarence Thomas of the U.S. Supreme Court and to Chief Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Ms. McGimsey represents clients in a wide range of federal and state litigation matters at both the trial and appellate level, with a particular focus on the defense of private class action securities and antitrust litigation, employment litigation and whistleblower litigation, as well as handling matters for clients as plaintiffs in significant commercial disputes. Her practice also includes internal workplace investigations and investigations by the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Community Service
- Member of Board, Western Justice Center
- Member of Board, Salvatori Center for the Study of Individual Freedom
- Member of Resource Board, National Association of Women Judges
Speaking Engagements and Publications
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“Navigating Leadership Opportunities: the Board, C-Suite, Investors and Legal,” TechGC Los Angeles Women’s Collective Dinner (February 2024)
- “United States Supreme Court Updates,” 2023 Institute for Corporate Counsel (December 2023)
- “What To Expect From High Court’s Whistleblower Case,” Law360 (co-author) (July 2023)
- “The Evolving Workforce: Remote and Hybrid Work, Unionization Pressure, Act Your Wage, and Quiet Resignation,” 28th Annual Stanford Directors’ College (June 2023)
- “Employers’ Guide to Return-to-Work Considerations During the COVID-19 Outbreak,” Reuters Westlaw (co-author) (April 2020)
- “Expert Q&A on Seeking or Opposing Certiorari in the US Supreme Court,” Practical Law Litigation (co-author) (February/March 2018)
- “Expert Q&A on Best Practices for Amicus Briefing,” Practical Law Litigation (author) (August/September 2016)
