Advising corporations, sovereigns, public entities and international organizations involved in cross-border activity to develop strategies in navigating geopolitical risks, cross-nation politics, and policy issues, leveraging the full breadth of our knowledge and experience in all aspects of international law.

Team members consistently recognized and ranked in legal directories including, Chambers, Legal 500, Law360 and Best Lawyers.

Our multi-jurisdictional practice has lawyers located in multiple offices around the globe who combine knowledge of the law and international and domestic institutions to strategize and gain an edge in helping clients with an eye on the horizon

Team includes former President of the European Court of Human Rights, U.S. State Department Chief of Investment Arbitration, UK Lord Chancellor, first Secretary of State for Justice and General Counsel of an International Organization

Unmatched multidisciplinary offering that covers international economic law, international human rights, international environmental and treaty law and European Union law

Premium Sponsor of A&D Industry Conferences

Represents 9 of the Top 15 Government Contractors Worldwide

#4 in Cross Border Announced Deals by Volume in 2025 Q1

$283 billion+ in Deal Value for Completed Deals in 2024

Lawdragon named multiple partners to its 500 Leading Dealmakers in America 2025, which honors “the consiglieres of capital markets”

#3 for US Equity Offerings (Ranked by Volume) – Bloomberg, 2024 Global Legal Adviser

2025 “Law Firm of the Year” in Securities/Capital Markets Law – Best Law Firms® US

Our Capital Markets partners earned 17 individual rankings – Chambers USA (2024)

Connecting the deep bench of expertise in litigation, real estate, finance, land use, tax, and bankruptcy, the real estate disputes practice group advises and represents clients through all stages of real estate transactions, development, enforcement actions and other disputes.

Ranked Band 1 for Real Estate Nationwide – Chambers USA

Real Estate Department of the Year – Chambers USA 2024

Ranked Tier 1 for Real Estate Nationwide – Legal 500 U.S.

2024 Real Estate Group of the Year – Law360

Gibson Dunn’s Consumer Protection practice excels in delivering top-tier defense and strategic counsel on a global scale for clients facing high-stakes investigations, regulatory scrutiny, and complex litigation related to alleged consumer fraud, privacy, health, and safety matters.

Gibson Dunn has a distinguished track record advising clients on complex domestic and cross-border data center and digital infrastructure projects and transactions.

Gibson Dunn is a leader in royalty finance, including royalty monetizations and synthetic royalty financing transactions.

We bring decades of industry experience to defend and advise technology platforms and innovators in their most critical business strategies and disputes, creating option value, protecting freedom to operate and empowering our clients as key business partners amidst an increasingly complex and competitive threat landscape.

Led by three former industry executives from Apple, Meta, and Google

Defended first FTC algorithmic inspection and investigation focused on the potential for algorithmic bias in AI systems, avoiding enforcement following two year investigation

Supported business transformation strategies for numerous online platforms, leading regulatory engagement, product design and choice architecture, internal escalations and management approval, customer, partner and consumer terms and policies

Our global team has successfully handled more disputes and contentious regulatory matters for companies in the technology sector than any other law firm, obtaining rulings that shape the landscape for new technology and avoiding regulatory enforcement even in top priority matters

100+

Lawyers in offices across the globe

$42+ billion

in deal value in the past 12 months

45

Countries covered in 2023

10

Deals of the Year in 2023

Gibson Dunn’s Private Company M&A Disputes practice excels in achieving significant financial results for private equity and corporate clients by leveraging top-rated trial expertise and extensive experience, while working seamlessly with our M&A and Private Equity transactional teams to protect deal terms throughout the deal lifecycle.

Gibson Dunn’s Government Contracts practice excels in high-profile matters, offering unmatched expertise in government contracts litigation, compliance, and corporate transactions.

The lawyers of Gibson Dunn’s Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Group also provide strategic counseling on all aspects of IP transactions.