Gabrielle is an associate on the firm's intellectual property and business litigation team, with broad experience across intellectual property, commercial contracts, privacy, and employment law. She advises and represents clients in matters involving breach of contract, partnership disputes, trademark infringement (plaintiff and defense), trademark prosecution, copyright, trade secrets, class and PAGA representative actions, and a variety of commercial agreements, including data processing agreements, intellectual property agreements, and settlement agreements. Gabrielle is also a Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US) and advises on privacy compliance and data protection issues. 

Before joining Chan + Punzalan, Gabrielle gained experience in transactional and litigation matters, focusing on trademark and domain name disputes and enforcement. She also dedicated her efforts to pro bono legal work at Start Small Think Big, where she helped find legal services for start-ups and developed educational materials on legal issues affecting small businesses and entrepreneurs. While in law school, Gabrielle worked at USF’s Internet & Intellectual Property Justice Clinic, handling trademark prosecution, contract review, and privacy policy drafting. She served as Senior Survey Editor for the Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal, Co-President of the Business Law Association, and competed in the Saul Lefkowitz Trademark Moot Court Competition.

Gabrielle is an active member of the California Lawyers Association’s IP Section, Women Lawyers of Alameda County, Asian American Bar Association, Filipino Bar Association of Northern California, and the Earl Warren American Inn of Court.