Austin M. Gassen

As a member of the firm’s Litigation Associates Group, Austin methodically approaches his clients’ problems to help them navigate even the thorniest disputes.

Prior to joining Stinson, Austin worked as a litigation associate at an AmLaw 15 law firm in New York where he worked on a range of commercial litigation, arbitration and investigations matters. He has second-chaired depositions, prepared witnesses for testimony, drafted briefs at all stages of litigation and handled various aspects of discovery. Some of his notable achievements include drafting arbitration briefs for a heart pump manufacturer, successfully assisting in opposing a temporary restraining order for the Republic of Ecuador to prevent default on sovereign debt and working on antitrust class actions for a major multinational bank.

Austin served as a law clerk to Judge Robin M. Meriweather of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Judge Nanette K. Laughrey of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri and Judge Veronica S. Rossman of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He applies the insights and skills he learned working with federal judges to help his clients succeed in and out of court.

Austin is also fluent in Spanish.