Gail Westover, a member of Sutherland’s Litigation Practice Group, has more than 12 years of legal experience in federal and state court litigation and in arbitration. Her litigation experience is broad based, covering several substantive areas including energy, insurance, reinsurance, construction law, employment law, intellectual property, and general contract disputes.

Gail recently completed a seven-week jury trial litigating a trade secret misappropriation case in California against a major pharmaceutical company in which her client was awarded $38 million. Gail has also been involved in other trials and hearings in the state and federal courts of several states including Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia. She has conducted arbitrations in the District of Columbia, Pennsylvania and New York.

Prior to joining the firm, Gail worked for the National Treasury Employees Union for seven years where she served in several capacities, including Director of Membership and Benefit Programs.