Ms. Gray is a Partner with Paul Hastings, practicing in the Financial Services – Investigations, Regulation, and Litigation Group.
Throughout her professional career, Ms. Gray has specialized in work with banks, non-bank financial institutions, and other companies providing financial products and services. She works with some of the largest bank and non-bank financial institutions, emerging companies such as fintechs, and retailers whose business operations include consumer and commercial finance. Ms. Gray’s work is focused on representing corporate clients in high-stakes legal proceedings, including matters initiated by federal and state regulators, private civil litigation, and internal investigations. Ms. Gray’s work includes particularized focus on matters related to consumer protection and corporate compliance. Ms. Gray routinely provides strategic advice to senior corporate leaders, including Boards of Directors, as they navigate complex, and often unexpected, business and legal challenges. In view of the nature of her practice, this work often involves crisis management.
Ms. Gray has been deeply professionally engaged as a leader in her industry. She is the Past Chair of the American Bar Association’s Banking Law Committee, which had over 2,000 members during her three-year term. She now sits on the Leadership Council for the American Bar Association’s Business Law Section. She is a frequent industry speaker and author, having delivered over 250 speeches in the past few years alone. Ms. Gray is recognized as a top practitioner in financial services by Chambers USA, Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, and Thomson Reuters.
Outside of her professional work, Ms. Gray has served as a Director and as a senior leader for numerous organizations. Her current affiliations include serving as a member of the Board of Directors for Marriott Vacations, the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors for The Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia, and the Banking Law Executive Council for the Federal Bar Association.
Prior to joining Paul Hastings, Mrs. Gray was a Founding Partner and Governing Board Member with Buckley LLP. She holds a BA from the University of Virginia (Phi Beta Kappa) and a JD from Yale Law School.
It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Cal LaRoche, a brilliant and dedicated advisor and champion of the Ron Brown Scholar Program, who left us on Wednesday, April 9th, 2025.
Born in New York in January 1946, Cal graduated from Central State University in Ohio, where he joined the Eta Gamma Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. His career spanned decades of leadership and innovation, beginning at the National Security Agency and continuing through key roles at IBM, SkyTel Communications, and The Orkand Corporation.
A visionary entrepreneur, Cal later co-founded DC Ventures and Associates.
His commitment to service was unwavering. Cal chaired the Boards of Trustees at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda and Norwood School and served with distinction for 15 years on the Advisory Board of the Ron Brown Scholar Program. His leadership extended to the Beta Mu, Boulé Foundation Board, where he served as Chair, and to Patients For Affordable Drugs, where he was a founding board member and Treasurer.
An avid golfer and advocate for equity in the sport, Cal co-founded the Pro-Duffer/Carter Foundation Scholarship to promote diversity in golf. A long-time member of TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm, he was as passionate about creating opportunity as he was about the game itself.
Cal’s legacy is carried on by his beloved family: his mother, Lucille “Gloria” David; his wife, Esperanza, and their sons, CJ and Ethan; his former wife, Cheryl LaRoche; their daughters, Gina LaRoche, Renee LaRoche-Morris, and Danielle LaRoche; six grandchildren; and his siblings. His wisdom, warmth, and unwavering belief in the potential of young people will remain an enduring part of the Ron Brown Scholar community.
We are forever grateful for Cal’s enduring support, leadership, and love. He leaves behind a legacy of excellence, generosity, and deep humanity. He will be deeply missed.
