New York partner J. Alan Bannister, Houston partner Hillary Holmes and Orange County partner James Moloney are the authors of "Parsing SEC's Rule Extension For Fixed-Income Issuers" [PDF] published by Law360 on December 5, 2022.
Article | December 6, 2022
Our lawyers write that the SEC recently delayed the application of Phase 2 of Exchange Act Rule 15c2-11, which affects trading in securities offered by non-reporting issuers in Rule 144A offerings.
Client Alert | December 1, 2022
Our lawyers discuss a recent SEC interpretation of Exchange Act Rule 15c2-11, which could impact the liquidity of issuers of fixed income securities.
Client Alert | November 21, 2022
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP has elected 37 lawyers to its partnership, effective January 1, 2023.
Press Releases | November 15, 2022
Gibson Dunn was recognized with seven firm and 20 individual rankings in the 2023 edition of Chambers UK.
Firm News | October 20, 2022
Expert Guides has named 22 Gibson Dunn lawyers to its 2022 Guide to the World’s Leading Women in Business Law, which recognizes top female legal practitioners advising on business law.
Firm News | October 6, 2022
Expert Guides has named 39 Gibson Dunn partners to the 2022 edition of its Banking, Finance and Transactional Guide, which recognizes the top legal practitioners in the industry.
Firm News | October 6, 2022
Gibson Dunn earned 18 practice area rankings in the 2023 edition of The Legal 500 UK.
Firm News | September 29, 2022
Texas Lawyer named Hillary Holmes one of its three 2022 Women in Energy, recognizing women lawyers in the energy space who had significant accomplishments in 2021.
Firm News | September 21, 2022
Please join our panel as they discuss current developments in private investment in public equity deals (PIPEs), including deal structures, legal considerations, business and governance terms, and special regulatory requirements as a result of the recent market volatility.
Webcasts | September 15, 2022
Law360 named eight Gibson Dunn partners among its 2022 MVPs.
Firm News | September 6, 2022
The Houston Business Journal named Houston partner Cynthia Mabry to its 2022 Women Who Mean Business list, which honors “women in leadership roles who have demonstrated excellence in their careers and community.”
Firm News | August 26, 2022
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Cynthia M. Mabry has joined the firm as a partner in the Houston office.
Press Releases | August 22, 2022
Best Lawyers® named 11 Gibson Dunn partners as the 2023 Lawyer of the Year in their respective practice areas and cities.
Firm News | August 18, 2022
Gibson Dunn has surveyed the comment letters submitted by public and private energy companies and related industry associations regarding the proposed rules by the Securities and Exchange Commission on climate change disclosure requirements for U.S. public companies and foreign private issuers.
Client Alert | August 10, 2022
Three Gibson Dunn partners were recognized in their respective practice areas in Who’s Who Legal 2022.
Firm News | August 3, 2022
Seven Gibson Dunn partners were featured by Who’s Who Legal in its Energy 2022 guide.
Firm News | June 16, 2022
Best Lawyers and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in the United Kingdom 2023 have recognized 18 Gibson Dunn attorneys, and 15 Gibson Dunn attorneys have been recognized as leading lawyers in their respective practice areas.
Firm News | June 9, 2022
Issuers are facing increasing calls from stakeholders and regulators, as well as within their own organizations, to proactively address ESG across their business footprint. The heightened focus on ESG impacts the way issuers, underwriters and lenders participate in capital raising. Join us in a recorded presentation for a discussion on the new opportunities, products, challenges and requirements.
Webcasts | May 19, 2022
This client alert provides an overview of, and our current perspectives on, the SEC’s recently proposed rules that would establish a new climate change reporting framework for U.S. public companies and foreign private issuers as well as practical recommendations on what companies should be doing now.
Client Alert | April 15, 2022
On March 30, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, by a three-to-one vote, issued a press release announcing proposed new rules intended to enhance disclosure and investor protections in initial public offerings by special purpose acquisition companies and in subsequent business combinations between SPACs and private operating companies.
Client Alert | April 6, 2022
Gibson Dunn received 32 rankings in Chambers Europe 2022: 23 individual rankings and nine firm rankings.
Firm News | March 17, 2022
In the current market environment, strong pre-IPO readiness can position companies to more swiftly access IPO market windows. This recorded presentation explores preliminary planning, structuring and governance considerations for private companies considering an IPO.
Webcasts | February 24, 2022
We offer our observations on new developments and recommended practices for calendar-year filers to consider in preparing their Form 10‑K. This alert reviews the recent amendments to Regulation S-K adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and discusses how public companies are reacting to these new requirements.
Client Alert | January 21, 2022
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that the firm will expand its London corporate team with four new partners.
Press Releases | December 15, 2021
In this webcast, members of Gibson Dunn's Capital Markets and Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance practice groups, as well as Chuck Park of Goldman Sachs’ Equity Capital Markets Group, as they provide an overview of market activity in 2021 and how companies reacted to the market impact of these developments.
Webcasts | December 14, 2021
On November 17, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved amendments to the federal proxy rules to mandate the use of a universal proxy card in public solicitations involving director election contests. Our lawyers discuss why they believe that the new rules are likely to embolden activists and increase the incidence of contested director elections.
Client Alert | November 18, 2021
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that the firm has elected 27 new partners, effective January 1, 2022.
Press Releases | November 4, 2021
Gibson Dunn was recognized with six firm and 18 individual rankings in the 2022 edition of Chambers UK. The firm was recognized in the categories: Competition Law – London; International Arbitration: Commercial Arbitration – UK-wide; International Arbitration: Investor-State Arbitration; and Real Estate Finance – London.
Firm News | October 21, 2021
Expert Guides has named 38 Gibson Dunn partners to the 2021 edition of its Banking, Finance and Transactional Guide, which recognizes the top legal practitioners in the industry.
Firm News | October 7, 2021
Gibson Dunn earned 16 practice area rankings in the 2022 edition of The Legal 500 UK. Six partners were named to Legal 500’s Hall of Fame, recognizing individuals who receive consistent feedback from the market for continued excellence, and seven partners were named Leading Lawyers in their respective practices.
Firm News | October 7, 2021
Expert Guides has named 17 Gibson Dunn partners to its 2021 Guide to the World’s Leading Women in Business Law, which recognizes top female legal practitioners advising on business law.
Firm News | October 7, 2021
Recently, the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance has issued a number of comment letters relating exclusively to climate-change disclosure issues. Gibson Dunn's lawyers share their observations.
Client Alert | September 20, 2021
Best Lawyers® named 10 Gibson Dunn partners as the 2022 Lawyer of the Year in their respective practice areas and cities: Theodore Boutrous, Jr.
Firm News | August 19, 2021
Four Gibson Dunn partners were recognized by Who’s Who Legal in their respective fields. Who’s Who Legal Asset Recovery 2021 recommended Dubai partner Graham Lovett.
Firm News | August 13, 2021
On July 13, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced a partially settled enforcement action against a Special Purpose Acquisition Company, the SPAC sponsor and the CEO of the SPAC, as well as the proposed merger target and the former CEO of the target for misstatements in a registration statement and amendments concerning the target’s technology and business risks.
Client Alert | July 14, 2021
On June 11, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission released Chair Gary Gensler’s Spring 2021 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. Gibson Dunn lawyers summarize the key and noteworthy aspects of the Agenda.
Client Alert | June 21, 2021
Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom 2022 has recognized 10 Gibson Dunn attorneys as leading lawyers in their respective practice areas: Cyrus Benson – International Arbitration; Gregory Campbell – Private Equity Law; James Cox – Employment Law; Patrick Doris – International Arbitration; Penny Madden – International Arbitration; Mitri Najjar – Corporate Law; Philip Rocher – Litigation; Alan Samson – Financial Services, Real Estate Finance, and Real Estate Law; Jeffrey Sullivan – International Arbitration; and Steve Thierbach – Capital Markets Law.
Firm News | June 3, 2021
Seventeen Gibson Dunn partners were named among the 2021 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America.
Firm News | May 13, 2021
Join a panel of Gibson Dunn lawyers for a discussion of the latest developments, best practices and predictions for ESG (environmental, social and governance) capital markets.
Webcasts | April 21, 2021
On April 6, 2021, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law Senate Bill 297B/Assembly Bill 164B, the long anticipated New York State legislation addressing the cessation of U.S. Dollar LIBOR.
Client Alert | April 8, 2021
On March 31, 2021, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a statement addressing certain accounting, financial reporting and governance issues related to SPACs and the combined company following a SPAC business combination.
Client Alert | April 7, 2021
On March 5, 2021, regulators and industry groups provided market participants with much anticipated clarity by announcing the dates for the cessation of publication of, and non-representativeness of, various settings of the London Interbank Offered Rate which will allow market participants to identify the date that their financial instruments and commercial agreements that reference LIBOR will transition to an alternative reference rate (e.g., a risk free rate).
Client Alert | March 9, 2021
Gibson Dunn lawyers offer their observations on new developments and recommended practices for calendar-year filers to consider in preparing their 2020 Form 10-K, including COVID-19-related disclosure issues.
Client Alert | February 3, 2021
In this webcast, a panel of Gibson Dunn lawyers reviews the principal issues that management teams and their advisors are likely to confront when they structure a spin-off transaction,
Webcasts | January 28, 2021
Denver magazine 5280 named partners Beau Stark and Robyn Zolman to its annual “Denver’s Top Lawyers 2021” list, which recognizes “the best attorneys in the region.” The list was published in January 2021.
Firm News | January 21, 2021
Gibson Dunn presents a panel discussion regarding recently adopted and proposed SEC rulemakings and what to expect for the upcoming proxy season.
Webcasts | January 20, 2021
Gibson Dunn lawyers provide a guide to direct listings, which have increasingly been gaining attention as a means for a private company to go public. A direct listing refers to the listing of a privately held company’s stock for trading on a national stock exchange (either the NYSE or Nasdaq) without conducting an underwritten offering, spin-off or transfer quotation from another regulated stock exchange.
Client Alert | January 8, 2021
Direct listings have emerged as one of the new innovative pathways to the U.S. public capital markets, thought to be ideal for entrepreneurial companies with a well-recognized brand name or easily understood business model.
Client Alert | January 8, 2021
On December 1, 2020, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC announced that it filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a proposal to advance board diversity and enhance transparency of board diversity statistics through new listing requirements.
Client Alert | December 4, 2020