August 15, 2018
Best Lawyers® named 20 Gibson Dunn partners as the 2019 Lawyer of the Year in their respective practice area and cities: Jeffrey Chapman – Dallas Securities / Capital Markets Law Lawyer of the Year, Miguel Estrada – Washington, D.C. Appellate Practice Lawyer of the Year, Stephen Fackler – San Jose Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law Lawyer of the Year, Oscar Garza – Orange County Litigation – Bankruptcy Lawyer of the Year, Scott Kruse, Los Angeles Employment Law – Management Lawyer of the Year, Ronald Kirk – Dallas Sports Law Lawyer of the Year, Jonathan Layne – Los Angeles Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year, Stewart McDowell – San Francisco Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year, Farshad Morè – Los Angeles Real Estate Law Lawyer of the Year, Karl Nelson – Dallas Litigation – Labor and Employment Lawyer of the Year, Trey Nicoud – San Francisco Antitrust Law Lawyer of the Year, Douglass Rayburn – Dallas Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year, William Rooklidge – Orange County Litigation – Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year, M. Sean Royall – Dallas Litigation – Antitrust Lawyer of the Year, Douglas Smith – San Francisco Corporate Governance Law Lawyer of the Year, Orin Snyder – New York Entertainment Law – Music Lawyer of the Year, Beau Stark – Denver Corporate Governance Law Lawyer of the Year, Charles Stevens – San Francisco Bet-the-Company Litigation Lawyer of the Year, Jeffrey Thomas – Orange County Litigation – Antitrust Lawyer of the Year and Robert Walters – Dallas Antitrust Law Lawyer of the Year. The lawyers that were selected received particularly high ratings in Best Lawyers’ survey by earning a high level of respect among their peers for their abilities, professionalism and integrity. Only one lawyer in each legal community is selected as the Lawyer of the Year for each practice area.